BerkShares Digital Media Ambassador Program
A free educational program for teens to learn skills in digital marketing and support local businesses with social media!
Join us at our Annual Membership Meeting at No Comply Foods!
The Annual Meeting will be held on January 14, 2026 at No Comply Foods in Great Barrington from 5:30 – 7:30 PM!
Frames on Wheels – May 2025
Hilary Sutcliffe gives an inside look into the world of framing.
Join us at our Annual Membership Meeting featuring Doug Crane
Note: The 2024 Annual Meeting took place on October 22, 2024. For information on upcoming annual meetings, please refer to the home page or contact us. 2024 BerkShares, Inc. Annual Meeting featuring Doug Crane BerkShares, Inc., the non-profit issuer of our local currency for the Berkshire region, will hold its annual meeting from […]
You’re invited to BerkShares, Inc.’s Annual Meeting!
Note: The 2023 Annual Meeting took place on October 11, 2023. For information on upcoming annual meetings, please refer to the home page or contact us. Time: 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 Where: Lee Bank’s new Pittsfield branch 180 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hear an annual update on our local currency from […]
The first of BerkShares, Inc.’s upcoming autumn events is happening next Thursday in Great Barrington. Join food justice advocate and community entrepreneur Ismail Samad at the Berkshire Food Co-op’s community space. We invite you to become a Member, or renew, and join us in this gathering. About Ismail Samad A social entrepreneur and food systems expert, Ismail […]
Autumn 2023 Member Events
From its founding in 2006, BerkShares, Inc. has pursued a vision of a more self-reliant, sustainable Berkshire economy. With over B$140,000 currently in local circulation, our currency continues to encourage area recirculation and foster face-to-face relationships between buyers and sellers. Whether by celebrating our area’s exceptional entrepreneurs in our Business of the Month series, or […]
2022 Annual Membership Meeting – BerkShares
Note: The 2022 Annual Meeting took place on November 16, 2022. For information on upcoming annual meetings, please refer to the home page or contact us. We’re pleased to once again convene our membership for an in-person annual meeting—our first face-to-face since 2019. To fit this convivial atmosphere, we’ve chosen to host the meeting at Cove […]
Bill McKibben on BerkShares
The following foreward to Follow the Money: Stories from a Local Economy was contributed by climate and environmental activist Bill McKibben. The book is a finely-printed collection from the entire BerkShares Business of the Month series to date, encapsulating the stories of the local economy and highlighting the importance of BerkShares local currency in uncertain […]
Card fees place a burden on small businesses. BerkShares offer a solution.
While it can be easy for us to reach for our credit card in- store, all those processing fees add up, creating a burden on our small businesses as money trickles out of our local economy. Credit and debit card processing fees can range from 2.5% to 4% of each transaction, and rates have recently […]