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berrnwer rnnsl be a eonn-rbnror laeriye rnveslrnenll.
The skills guup help lo seleer quupmlrnl, lesl rnrrrhob
lpresale or prodners rs ldeall. IrMn yuung ennopreneurs
in bookkeeping, and lied resounes and malerlals Very
few ol snen pobliely needed, pnbliely londed and
publicly open busrnesses Tall Everybody rs sell-
lnlensled rn lherrsneressz
As eonhdenee m The loeal lurid glows, loens ran slarl
lo rover enereyoavine horrso addrlrons, rnsulallon, or
new welldzngmd housmg small vehleles, snlall luel
supply leehnology, and land parehase lor approved
propels Even so, hrnds snbserlbed may always ereeed
dernand (businesses are slow ro dzvllop). so lhe hind
manages should always be ready lo herd 1hr smelly
n; mm! adnrnred money syslrrn. srreh as rnyeslmenl
advrsors rn elhreal lnrsrs, lneal rnsrrranee and banklng,
and a local "mim" lo prrnr a drsrrrer eorreney nl
non nllalable rnnney, whreh rn lne end is also
nunrlnltltsl bearing.
Ehery phm where (hls has scarred (and slnee I980.
There are dozens or hundreds al lunds, rnrreneies.
barler lalrs,and inyesernenr lensls eslablisned lo build a
soslrrnable runner has benelrled lrnparls aro greally
deereaeed, loeal omplayrnenl rises rapidly, good
pnrdners (and seenrrryl are readable, and nnnmnnrly
morale rs enhanesd
Thus, tommnmty savings and loans assoeranons are
approprrale for redrrerng eomrnnnrry and household
eosls, and lreernp rnore enprlal rnrn lhe communrly,
whldl leads us To The s H A R z and c s L T. syslems
or "wealth-pwdufing“ loans. These are revolving lnan
lllnds lhal provide saprral ro mmmunnyrbiyad gmups,
enrrehrne lhe mmmumly and [arming a slrnna sappon
base lur lhe brrsrnessss oslabhshed
5 H A R 5 slands lax SeHHelp Abxnclaunn Tor a
lieglonal Emnomy ll is a loeal nonprolrl eerpnraben
lormed |0 help Enmurage small businesses lhal are
pruduring neeessary goods and services lor lhe
eornrnrrnrly (in This case. lbe Berkshlw area ln
Mamhuwls, USA i. ll warks rn eonnlnmbn wllh a
loeal bank ln The area Members ol lhe eommrlnrry ean
beeorne s H.A.R.E. members, wlneh rneans rhey open a
5 H.A.R.E. 1mm aeeonnl wrlh lne bank. They reserve
only on rnleresr lbul lhls means small loans can be
elven our al "1% lnreresll The person reeervlng lhe
loan mnsr lrrsl rolleel relerenees lrorn people who
know rhem as responsible and eonserennrnrs They
rnrrsl show mal lhe proposed business will anrael
enslomers lrorn lhe eommnnlly or even Trnm oublde
lhe cummumty. By doing lhls pmllmmary worlr. lhe
bnrrnwer gus lo know many people, and me
eommllnrly has a keen mterlsl in seeing lhal lhe
bnsrnesssrreeeeds.
c.[ LT. .srands lor Cummumly snlerprlse Loans
mm. a New Zealandwlde chanlable lmsl lo promore
and supporl small bllsrnesses and eooperalives, c u T,
helps people lorm and run eooperalrves and olher
enlerprrses by Plovldlng advice, (“mung naming
sessions so lnal people (an learn sooporallve buslness
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slrills, and by pmvldlng loans.
c E LT. servrees are nrnded by sobeedpbans lnorn lhe
prrbl ($57, by donanons, and by governmenl speeral
sehernes sdneallon and olher work is lnnded by The
rnleresl lrorn deposlrs and loans c E LT uwpls rash
deposlrs, and lends onl lo enrerpl-lses working eloeely
wrlh rhern nnbl They are on lherr leer
neposrlors reeerve [mm mm lnleresl per year
depending on lhe amoonl ol lrme lhe money ls rn lhe
aeeorrnl, and whelhee lhe deposilorwanls lnleresl pard.
The bamwmg erilerra rs lhal lhe enneprenelrrrnnsr be
w|||ing rn work elosely and regularly wllh cm drrr-lng
lhe loan so lhar a business has lbe grealesl chance in
sneeeed CELT has now aebreved lhe srallls bl a bank,
and ran oller semeessneh asa baukoikrs
sarrllrenr Cross cayrlal Extllange LM, operalrne onl ol
Wenrwonh Falls, New, Auslralia. is a nonprom
organisallon lhal brings loeelher These who wanl lo
bonow lmm speqlle lsoelally eonseronsh propee, and
lhoee wbn have money lo loan lo sneh proreers.The role
or rhe s.c.c E is lo review applrealrnns lnr loans and lo
mmmrnd lndrviduals and busmkses Io nselve "use
loans ll ls nor a bank or lrnanee company, and so loans
\hmngh lhe 5.: c a are nel seemed, However, lhey are
yrrarrrrrnd by lhe Exdunge {lhuugh unly rl loans are
made mmugh scc E, nol dlremy lo lhe prnyeell The
borrowers malre personal goaranrees, and "gnawing:
rrrele are sel up in spread lhe Mk leg parenls whn
wanl lo brrrld a sehnol wrll all guaranm |0 pay back lhe
loanl Tins sorl ol eaprlal erehange lorrnal may be one
way in whren eommnnrly sehnols and olher
surlally conscious proleers ran beenrae llnanrlally
elable
laxalmrreney
A5 lhe eomrnnnrly earns skiHs .n lrnaneral
mamgumml. «here is no reason why an lnrernal and
drslrlel eeonomy shonld nol be bolsrered by a
nonlnllallne ellrleney primed by lhe mmmuully Alnady
This is done by Individual: and businesses who have a
prodoel er sklll lo sell lrerl valnel. and whn pnnl up
yonehers nr eonpens To pay lor selling up lhen
bllsrness For examplr, a publlshmg eornpany sends um
prepllblleanon order slips lo people [>1be a parlrrular
book is published, people buy or preporehase lhe book
al a slightly rednred pnee. whreh enables lhe pnbhsher
rd pnnl lhe book «his is how rhe book yorr are reading
was pl-lnledl
ln anolher example, a reslanranl (Zoo Zoos) rn
Washineron slale, USA, in lranslernne lrorn jingle
ownership lo a work mperanve, needed To raue mods
lo blly our lhe owner They prlnled rneal vollehers.
redeemable up ln one year, and sold lhem lo illnrre
naslomers and lerends. Mool people eame in lo ear lheir
promised rneal,bnl sonle vooehers were leaded Inmhcr
people ror sorne orher ser m The eornrnnnrry, and
"ms lhe "currency“ slarls clrculallng as vonehers
relanng loa Twl eommodrly
There are many errrrenrres in every soerely. snrh as