Why We Do It

Small business finance is broken.

This is about a broken system. The financial system just isn't built for the smallest businesses that make our neighborhoods special. The places we spend our lives. Small business lenders can’t make enough money from Mom ‘n Pop unless they squeeze them to death on interest rates or just ignore them altogether.

We think there's a better way.

We think it's up to all of us to build the communities we want to live in. With Smallknot, you can chip in a little bit of money to help a local business achieve projects that will spur growth and help your community prosper.

You already eat local and shop local. With Smallknot, now you can invest local.