The stockholders agreed to finance the Pilgrims voyage by
•selling additional stocks
•giving ships for the journey
Thomas Weston was the owner of an iron company. He had the idea of selling shares to finance the Mayflower, the ship that would transport the settlers to the new world. With this, He would guarantee that he would have profits from the settlers once they arrive to the new world. They would have to pay back with fur, fish or any other product that would guarantee the returning of the investment.