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09/02/2026

What a great feature on Tata's Day Care! Take a look at this story and learn more about this great business.

Tata’s Day Care in Grand Rapids with families participating through Great Start to Quality.

08/31/2026

Grow extends our condolences to the Woodrick family on the loss of Aleicia Woodrick. Aleicia was an early and strong support of Grow/Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women.

We are grateful for Aleicia's commitment to ensuring a more inclusive West Michigan.

GRCC remembers Aleicia Woodrick, a longtime advocate for women and girls whose generosity and commitment to inclusion created a lasting legacy at the college.

08/31/2026

We are so excited that FOX 17 invited the Grand Rapids Public Library and Grow to come and and share more about our upcoming classes we are hosting together. Thank you to Steve at GRPL for being such a great resource to our business community! Check out the story to learn more.

It's no secret it's a competitive job market right now. Whether you're looking for your next opportunity, or simply want to revamp your resume, the Grand Rapids Public Library has free resources that can help.

08/13/2026

Congrats to our Business Development Officer, Paola R. Mendivil on her well deserved recognition as one of 25 Most Influential Latinos in West Michigan. Thank you Vive Michigan Magazine for the recognition and congrats to the 24 others on your recognition! We look forward to celebrating Paola and the entire class.

08/10/2026

Grow's August newsletter is now available! Check out upcoming classes and future events.

08/08/2026

Paola R. Mendivil and Milinda Ysasi joining the 100 at Start Garden bootcamp weekend.

Looking forward to the announcement on the top 50! Good luck to everyone.

08/08/2026

Join Southtown CID and other community partners for a business mixer next wee Wednesday. See you there!

Southtown CID is inviting the businesses within our 6 business districts to a mixer to learn about the valuable business resources, connect with other businesses, while enjoying refreshments. Let us know you will be joining us, by registering here: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/e/1FAIpQLSexS6l9baci5lwEUFmZ7W8-xDudvn_macqdMisOXfrmvf6r6Q/viewform

07/23/2026

Congrats to the 100 Semi-finalists! We will see you on August 7th and 8th. Excited to talk all things capital access. Thanks to Start Garden for your continued investment in entrepreneurs.

Huge congratulations to this year’s The 100 semi-finalist! Please check your emails to see if you made it to the next round this year.

Thank you again to everyone who submitted an idea this year.

07/08/2026

You still have time to apply to Start Garden 100. Grow is proud to continue as a capital partner. Be submit your video or share with a friend, the due date is Sunday, July 12th!

Thanks to our business development officer Paola R. Mendivil for highlighting the opportunity!

07/07/2026

Check out our latest newsletter to learn more about Start Garden 100, apply by July 12th, for an opportunity to secure capital for your small business. Plus check out our borrower story featuring, Green Leap LLC.

Check out this story on Green Leap LLC. Take a listen to this story on Michigan Public featuring Green Leap and their cricket protein powder.