LION was featured as part of the panel discussion at the event presented by the Washington State Microenterprise Association.

For many years, local investors have been joining together to support local businesses in several rural communities in Washington state. As part of the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Global Entrepreneurship Month Series, WSMA presented a panel discussion bringing together new and established Local Investment Networks (LINs) and statewide partners to raise awareness about how the power of local investment in entrepreneurship can improve the economic vitality of their region.

Watch the recording and see the slide deck at WSMA.

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Featuring local LION panelist:

Earll Murman has lived in Jefferson County for 15 years after retiring from MIT as a Ford Professor of Engineering. He is active in a number of community organizations and efforts including the local investing network LION and the Jefferson Community Foundation’s Housing Solutions Network. The Murmans have invested in over a dozen local businesses and nonprofits.