Fair Exchange - Equity Return When Government Invests in Businesses
“Fair Exchange: Providing citizens with equity managed by a community trust in return for government subsidies or tax breaks to businesses”, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy (2006) – for policy conference at George Washington University Law School
Scan of Community Based Enterprise Innovations and their Application to Detroit, C2BE 2009.
"Building a Strong Green Community-Based Economy through Cooperation: Innovations of the Metro Detroit Community Economy Group” Presentations by Deborah Groban Olson at the US Economic Development Administration, Michigan State University Regional Economic Innovation Program “2012 Innovate Michigan! Summit”
Report (PDF) Innovation Brokering for a Community-Based Economy
Webinar Recorded on June 21, 2012 (streaming video cannot currently be accessed) but you can get the Transcript
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TESTIMONIAL
“Our firm would not be the strong, participative, growing ESOP company it is today without Atty. Deborah Groban Olson’s guidance over the past 15 years. When we hired Deb, our company was undergoing major changes and the employees almost lost ownership of the company. Deb helped us work through complex legal matters to make difficult, but necessary decisions. She helped labor and management understand necessary changes and took the heat out of many discussions between them which led to our current cooperative relationship. Deb’s work has been thorough and prompt and she has been available to speak with us whenever needed." -Mary Landry, Board Chair, MBC Ventures, Inc.
