What is the smartest thing to do with $100? Shinobu Kato tried asking his supporters and fellow Brooklynites to invest in his craft sake brewery, Kato Sake Works – to support brick-and-mortar businesses shaping the community and also earn financial return.
“Everybody is like, hey, we want to help you. But we didn’t have a way to ask for their help,” said Kato, who lives in Brooklyn. Customers – mainly from the Bushwick neighborhood – have been actively looking for ways to back Kato Sake Works, including free video advertisements production, before he launched his latest crowdfunding campaign in December.
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