A Local Bank in Amish Country Flourishes Amid Dearth of Small Lenders

→ A Local Bank in Amish Country Flourishes Amid Dearth of Small Lenders – WSJ

One of the first articles that I linked to after starting this website was about the opening of the unique Bird-In-Hand Bank. It’s inspiring to know that the bank is succeeding with $60 million in loans to the local community in the first year. I was out in the area recently on a trip to another locally owned and operated nearby business, Millers Natural Foods. Driving by I noticed a fresh pile of horse misht in the bank’s drive through window lane and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Bank of Bird-in-Hand is Bucking the trend

→ Bank of Bird-in-Hand is Bucking the trend - FT.com

13 Amish Money Secrets

→ Money Secrets of Amish People - Business Insider

Financial secrets of the Amish

→ Financial secrets of the Amish - MarketWatch

Review: V.I.P. Tour by The Amish Experience

→ Getting to know Lancaster's Amish: Not far by car - PennLive.com The V.I.P. tours run by The Amish Experience will give you a snapshot of life as lived by the Lancaster ...

The Amish Are Looking for a New Home

→ The Amish Are Looking for a New Home | OZY. It's true that some of the Lancaster County Amish are leaving. The average family has around seven children and the ideal ...

Dutch Meadows Organic Dairy in Paradise PA is a breed apart

→ Organic dairy in Paradise is a breed apart - LancasterOnline The 40 strong purebred Dutch Belted herd that produces the milk for Amish-owned Dutch Meadows Organic Dairy thrive on the 100% grass-based ...

Cell phones, computers more and more part of Lancaster County Amish’s real world

The realities of running a business responsible for softening stance to many technologies. Most Amish teens now have cell phones. Source: Cell phones, computers more and more part of Lancaster County ...

The Amish Market at Sandy Ridge Farm: A touch of Lancaster in Doylestown Township

→ A touch of Lancaster in Doylestown Township - Bucks County Courier Time More info on Sandy Ridge Farm's Amish Market.

Rich Amish Lured Into Florida Land Investment Scheme

→ Rich Amish Lured Into Florida Land Investment Scheme - Businessweek

The Amish Effect: Unique cultural strengths help Plain Sect businesses thrive

Amish scholar Don Kraybill calls it a riddle, or a paradox. How can the Amish be such successful entrepreneurs today, when they end their formal education at eighth grade and forswear ...