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March 7, 2018 By Slow Money

How an artisanal ice cream maker grew their business year over year with funding from Slow Money investors. by Christine Rico In 2007, Blue Marble Ice Cream set a new standard in the ice cream industry. Jennie Dundas and her partner noticed a trend (first set by chefs, then adopted by the coffee industry) of […]

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Spotlight Recap: The Vector of Money and Marketing

January 30, 2018 By Slow Money

Finding the right money for your growing business is inextricably linked to finding the right audience who will pay you what your products or services deserve. As most entrepreneurs know, a growing customer base attracts investment. Being creative in your approach to these intertwined challenges is essential. This is just one of the key themes […]

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Good Food Spotlight at Project Farmhouse

December 11, 2017 By Slow Money

On November 13th, Slow Money NYC and GrowNYC partnered to host the Good Food Spotlight at Project Farmhouse. GrowNYC’s Project Farmhouse was a fantastic location to bring together food entrepreneurs in a central, supportive, and collaborative environment. Project Farmhouse is based on the idea of creating a central space for New Yorkers to “get closer […]

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Case Study: Home Sweet Homegrown

November 10, 2017 By Slow Money

How a farm-centric company built a profitable business using investor capital by Christine Rico Home Sweet Homegrown is a Farm-centric company, founded in 2013 by Robyn Jasko. The company started as a farm, grew into producing hot sauces and recently added a local cafe/restaurant to increase their profitability and sustainability. They began the business by […]

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A Slow Money Journey: Eric Becker

August 7, 2017 By Slow Money

Slow Money was founded on a core set of principles that differ from the way most investors make decisions. These principles emphasize patient capital and investing in local community – whereas the mainstream typically highlights quarterly earnings and profit maximization. This series of three blogs seeks to better explain why some investors – in this […]

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Q&A with Claude Arpels: Investing with the Principles of Slow Money

June 22, 2017 By Slow Money

by Logan Yonavjak Slow Money was founded on a core set of principles that differ from the way most investors make decisions. These principles emphasize patient capital and investing in local community – whereas the mainstream typically highlights quarterly earnings and profit maximization. This series of three blogs seeks to better explain why some investors – […]

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Good Food Spotlight Presents at Entrepreneur Space

June 16, 2017 By Slow Money

by Brittany Barton On June 12th, Slow Money NYC and Entrepreneur Space partnered to host Good Food Spotlight. Entrepreneur Space was an ideal location for this event as their space is an incredibly supportive environment of food business incubation. One of the companies pitching in the evening’s lineup, Grown in Brooklyn/Barry’s Tempeh, utilize the resources […]

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Good Food Spotlight Travels to Hot Bread Kitchen

April 6, 2017 By Slow Money

By Patricia Duffy, Slow Money NYC Board On April 3rd, Slow Money NYC teamed up with Hot Bread Kitchen (HBK) to host a standing-room-only Good Food Spotlight event. HBK’s incubator kitchen was an ideal and inspirational setting to showcase and support the start-up food companies who took the stage. HBK Incubates currently has 70 […]

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You’re an Investor in Food, Whether You Know it or Not

April 4, 2016 By Brian Kaminer

“Everyone is an investor in food.” by Brian Kaminer “Everyone is an investor in food.” That’s the motto of Slow Money NYC, and it has rung true for me from the first time I heard it. As I started learning how interconnected everything is in life, the principles of Slow Money (a national organization that has inspired […]

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Down to Earth Markets Features SMNYC at Annual Vendor Meeting

March 28, 2016 By Margie Lempert

Nicole Reed, Communications Manager at Down to Earth Markets, shared a report on their Annual Vendor Meeting. SMNYC Board members Jon Zeltsman, President of Down to Earth Markets, and Claude Arpels were on hand to offer history and perspective on the demand for local food as it relates to impact investing. How Does Your Farm […]