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Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (GROW), a nonprofit focused on empowering women entrepreneurs to launch, advance and sustain their business, is now expanding to the lakeshore thanks to two CMF members.
Content excerpted and adapted from a MiBiz article. Read the full article here.
Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (GROW), a nonprofit focused on empowering women entrepreneurs to launch, advance and sustain their business, is now expanding to the lakeshore thanks to two CMF members.
The Community Foundation of Muskegon County (CFMC) and the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF) have both provided funding to add a full-time GROW staff member to work in Muskegon County and the Grand Haven area.
Bonnie Nawara, CEO of GROW, said the funding from the community foundations will help the organization “improve resources for the area’s budding entrepreneurs and small business owners.”
“The community foundation exists to help people reach their full potential, and that shows up in many different ways,” Holly Johnson, president, GHACF said. “It’s really about helping to empower those who may not have all of the tools in their tool kit to be able to launch into their dreams.”
“GROW helps the foundation further its goal of creating an inclusive community where everyone with an idea or product and desire has a shot at receiving the training, information and financing to grow their business,” Chris McGuigan, president and CEO, CFMC said.
GROW’s latest Annual Report shows that in 2016 the organization helped create 68 new businesses and 251 new jobs, offering 806 hours of free business counseling and nearly 1,400 hours of entrepreneurial training.
GROW anticipates adding a staff member to the lakeshore this year.
