Local Economy Incubator

The Local Economy Incubator (The Incubator) fostered collaborative strategies, solutions and economic resilience by providing a space to explore, discuss and innovate ways to more fully embrace the Solidarity Economy in its many manifestations and possibilities.

Community Supported Micro Loans

The Community Revolving Loan Fund (CRLF) supported community revitalization by providing community-supported, low interest micro-loans of $500 to $5,000 to eligible Time Bank members to build their small businesses. As an experiment in complementary currency, the loan fund utilized both federal dollars and time credits. The fund loaned federal dollars to ASNTB members through a credit union, while members paid associated loan fees for processing in time credits.