G rand R apids O pportunities for W omen

3. Grand RapidsOpportunities for Women

4. What we are about… • Mission • 3 Categories of GROW services • Sliding Scale Fees • Statistics & Success Stories • Why we need your help!

5. Mission • G.R.O.W. provides education, connections and resources that create and strengthen women-owned businesses • Non-profit organization specializing in training and advising women starting, maintaining or expanding a small business in the Grand Rapids area • Goal: To help women in transition achieve economic and financial independence

6. Business Training • MYOB • Smart Start • Business Readiness Counseling

7. Financial Management • Economic Literacy • Individual Developing Accounts (IDA) • Up Close Workshops

8. Business Support Services • 1 0n 1 Business Counseling • Lunch with Punch • Up Close Workshops

9. Sliding Scale Fees • Applied to MYOB tuition Economic Literary class fees • Amount determined by the person’s total income and number of people in the household

10. 2008 G.R.O.W. Statistics • 30 NEW businesses opened • 175 NEW jobs created • 1,869 clients were trained trained and counseled (72% started up businesses)

11. Success Stories

12. GVSU Organizations Can Help!