Entrepreneurs in a remote corner of Vermont are trying to capture lighting in a bottle from an inspirational co-working space – The Lightning Jar.

What may make this center unique is that it is housed under the same roof of a branch of the $740 million VSECU in Bennington, Vt.

Vermont's largest state-chartered credit union played a critical role in the opening of The Lightning Jar a year ago that has already signed up about 30 members and helped two entrepreneurs position their businesses for growth opportunities. "Bennington is in a fairly remote area that's had its ups and downs," VSECU President/CEO Rob Miller said. "It's about an hour and a half drive from Albany, N.Y., which is the closest metropolitan area. That makes it difficult for the traditional recruitment of businesses to the area, which really raises the importance for Bennington to create its own infrastructure to support new business development from within the community itself. That's really the basis, if you will, for the concept around The Lightning Jar."