GB shareholders are not a substitute for a deep pockets owner as much as they are a substitute for a large city that can contribute for the building or renovation of a stadium or other infrastructure needed to run a team. The shareholders enable the team to stay in small town GB more that anything else.

The Packers are still at a disadvantage compared to teams that have wealthy owners who can, if they so chose, contribute money to every aspect of team expenses. The Packers are limited to what the team earns for paying player expenses.

Between share sale campaigns, the Packers have no source of income other than the team operations itself. That's why developing other sources of team income is so important to the long term viability of the Packers. That's also why a significant cash reserve is absolutely necessary for them.