We’ve all heard the story of how hard it is for small businesses to qualify for lending, especially when it’s a traditional bank in this post-Great Recession environment. Are more neighborhood business looking to their neighbors - literally - to finance their business? If you’re a neighborhood and value your local business - would you do this? Owner of Sip and Savor Trez Pugh III joins our host in studio to unpack this issue. Later on the phone, Amanda Barbara, who is currently the V.P. of Pubslush, a global crowdfunding platform, contributes to the conversation. Photo Credit: Flickr/Dell’s Official Flickr Page