White River Investment Club

A group of local Vermont investors providing financing to small businesses that contribute to a stronger local economy and sustainable growth across the White River Valley in Vermont.

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How it works

1

Read

Read these 2 documents to get a sense of what the process is like.

Decision Rubric
Loan Application

2

Share

Send us an email with a high level summary of your business and what you are looking to do with a small influx of funds.

3

Pitch

We will schedule a time for you to come and speak about your business to the group.

4

Sign

We will start the process of getting all the necessary documentation & agreements together.

5

Grow

Funds are transferred to your business and we help you grow!

WRIC Investments

Learn about some of our key investments in the White River Valley.

Vermont Bike & Brew

Investment: equipment
Electric Bike Rentals, Sales, and Tours in the Upper Valley.
Read more.

Z Botanicals

Investment: personnel
Herbal medicines and natural wellness products.
Read more.

Roma's Butchery

Investment: equipment
A whole animal butcher shop. Read more.

Piece Meal Pies

Investment: construction
A British inspired meat pie and hard cider bar.

Kiss the Cow Farm

Investment: equipment

Local farm producing organic food with a focus on improving the land, and passing knowledge on to the next generation through education and internships.

Luce Farm

Investment: startup funds
Producers of hemp based wellness products.

West Crescent Farm

Investment: startup funds
The farm grows and sells cannabis and produces tinctures and salves.

Brownsville Butcher

Investment: construction
Read about how Peter Varkonyi and Lauren Stevens' butcher and pantry business grew with help from WRIC.
Read more.

Konrad Pre-Fab

Investment: equipment
Designs and produces "purpose-build environments" such as Mamava.

EC Fiber

Investment: startup funds
Rural fiber optic developer in central Vermont.
Read more.

About Us

Our mission is to enable our members to make local investments which help themselves and their communities. Our focus is to improve the overall quality of life in the White River watershed. We invest in a variety of businesses - farms and agriculture, services, telecom, and so on. Our cornerstone criterion is that your business is located and serve Vermont.

Read more about us.

Contact

Reach out with questions about joining the group or requesting investment.

White River Investment Club
PO Box 243
East Randolph VT 05041

(802) 728-6521

wric2@googlegroups.com

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