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• Move over Kickstarter: Microfunding Sites Target Local Communities

  Entrepreneur  |  by Brian Patrick Eha

  Part of Smallknot's answer to this problem is to facilitate "the online-offline relationship" between a business and its investors. How? By requiring that any contributions be repaid "in kind and at a premium" -- but not in cash.

• Crowdfunding Goes Hyper-Local

  Shareable  |  by Beth Buczynski

  There used to be a time when, if you wanted money to create public art, produce your invention, or start a company, you had to appeal to higher authorities. Big banks, wealthy relatives, local governments--they had the green, and we the humble innovators had to prove we were worthy of it.

• Smallknot: Small business investing for anyone

  Mother Nature News  |  by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

  The buy local movement is growing in the United States but one new startup is adding a twist to this trend: investing local as well. Smallknot is a new small business investing site that lets everyday consumers support small businesses in our communities in exchange for good and services.

• From Around The Globe to Around the Block: An Interview with Jay Lee The Founder of Smallknot

  Killer Startups  |  by Christa Pagliei

  In the world of startups innovation can often become a hollow buzzword. With technology advancing at a speed only rivaled by the industrial revolution, many in the industry are looking to change not only the the technology that runs the system that we live by but the system itself. I sat down with Jay Lee the founder of SmallKnot, and I can firmly say that he is one of these people.

• Flash Sales for Wine Lovers and Docs at Your Fingertips

  Fox Business  |  by Ann Hynek

  Seeking a new way to support local businesses? If you live in New York City or Greenville, S.C., you may want to check out Smallknot.

• Summer is for swapping: startups boost the barter economy

  GigaOm  |  by Ki Mae Heussner

  The crowdfunding startup, which was also part of the recent NYC TechStars class, lets people invest in the businesses closest to their homes. But instead of forcing borrowers to repay lenders in cash, they can return the investment in kind, with special goods, perks or private parties (even an oil painting, in one case).

• Smallknot Helps You Invest In Local Businesses

  Tech Crunch  |  by John Biggs

  What do you get when you put an AIDS activist, an actor and two technologists in a coffee shop? An idea to make the world a better place. Their project, part of this year’s TechStars, is called Smallknot and it lets you invest a small amount into local businesses.

• Smallknot Raises Cash To Keep Your Favorite Small Biz Alive

  Business Insider  |  by Jill Krasny

  It's social lending, but with a twist: Whereas most donations typically end with a check and a handshake, on Smallknot consumers dole out loans which are fully repaid within a time frame agreed upon by Smallknot and the small biz asking for cash.