Please look at the calendar and note the upcoming events.  First, we have the chance to join Net Impact DFW and City Square in a great event NIDFW has organized.  Details and sign up at Eventbrite.

Next, we have a fundraiser at Elevation Burger on October 20.  Elevation Burger offers sustainable foods and is moving towards the Slow Money vision.  

Also, mark your calendars for November 15 for a community film night.  Details to follow in about a week when it is all firmed up.

Look forward to seeing everybody at these events!

Slow Money had it's first Texas Funding Forum on September 20 in Austin. There were two North Texas Ventures represented.  In the room were approximately 50 total investors and spectators. There were a minimum of 10 accredited investors including some representatives from Venture Funds and Family Offices. Most of the investors were there in their individual capacity.  

Matt Hamilton of Local Yocal presented his expansion proposal and had a good response as measured by the questions that were asked and the individual contact information that was given to him after his presentation. We are hopeful that an investment can be made and Local Yocal can expand and do even more for the local food system and the grass fed livestock business in North Texas. This is a business worth getting behind.

Another Slow Money favorite, Greenling, one of our Austin Slow Money members, also presented an investment opportunity for their expansion. In addition to this presentation, Greenling…

Brian Cummings of Eat Green DFW alerted me to this article on Slow Money.  It is worth a read.

With food prices lingering near an all time high, rebuilding the economy from the ground up takes on a greater precedence, and new meaning.  Slow money emphasizes a localized approach that recognizes the need for a focused economic approach that embraces carrying capacity, care of the commons, and a dedication to changing economic practice from extraction and consumption to preservation and restoration.

Slow Money and the Texas Entrepreneur Networks are hosting a Slow Money/Social Impact Funding Forum in Austin on September 20.  Attending will be investors specifically selected for their interest in this space.  As an example, the manager of the Whole Foods Market Local Producer Loan Program will be on the panel along with other qualified and interested parties.  We would like to have both investors and projects from North Texas.  

There is a deadline of August 30 to apply.  My recommendation is that any North Texas applications be vetted with me before submitting to the Texas Entrepreneur Networks.  There is an administrative fee associated with the event for presenters to help cover the costs of the event.  So I would want to make sure that the proposal will be worth your time and investment.

Please note that while food related enterprises are…