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High Five Co-op Brewery wants you! Michigan’s first cooperatively-owned brewery hosted their official investment launch party, seeking investors to help fund what will ultimately lead to a democratically-operated brewpub in Grand Rapids. High Five Co-op started in 2011 when founder Dallas McCulloch won $5,000 in startup capital from the Grand Rapids business competition 5×5 Night. Since then, they’ve been working at a modest, yet diligent pace to grow their membership base and network their collaboratively-brewed beers onto local breweries’ draft lists as rotating features. Jim Jones, High Five’s Director of Finances & Co-op, said some momentum was lost over the last four years primarily “due to navigating through an erratic process of legal challenges.” Simply, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission struggled with how to process High Five on paper. As a co-op, they are equally owned by all participating members so the MLCC is obligated to background check and vet everyone who applies … |
Source: Mitten Brew
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