By Tyler Hamilton Energy and Technology Columnist Toronto Star Tyler Hamilton, author of Mad Like Tesla, writes weekly about green energy and clean technologies. Banks? Venture capitalists? Private-equity investors? Bah! Who needs them? Well, most of us do. But at least 2012 brought us some more democratizing alternatives to financing innovative ideas – those often radical business
“Green” community bonds gather momentum in Ontario
There is plenty of good news happening around community bonds in my home province. SolarShare, for example, announced on Dec. 6 that it had been approved by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to sell bonds (which offer a 5 per cent annual return) beyond a cap of $1,000. It is now selling up to $25,000,
