Due to circumstances out of our control we are cancelling our 2021 Sankofa Mixer. We will be working to reschedule the event. Thanks for all your support! #TheShift

Join us for our Monthly Meeting for Current and Aspiring Black Entrepreneurs. GRABB & Go Meetings provide Black entrepreneurs with the latest information about current events, resources, best practices and strategies on everything from product development, sales and selling, marketing, funding and finances. Register Here

Join us the evening of December 2nd we are excited to present our Annual GRABB Awards Reception. The GRABB Awards Reception is a one-of-a-kind, event designed to recognize those contributing to the forward progress of our community and advance the work of Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses. The GRABB Awards were created to recognize, affirm […]

Join us for this month's meeting featuring Regional Director of the West Michigan SBDC Ed Garner. Learn about the $409M to small businesses through Afflicted Business Relief Grant from State of Michigan and more.  The GRABB & Go Meeting are for Current and Aspiring Black Entrepreneurs. GRABB & Go Meetings were created to provide Black […]

As Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses continue to build up Black businesses and Black entrepreneurial culture in Grand Rapids and beyond, GRABB is excited to announce our continuation development series, the GRABB Breakfast. GRABB Breakfasts are a morning Chalk Talk and Development series for dreamers, makers, innovators, and current/aspiring business owners. This series not only […]

Join us for this month's meeting featuring Evette Pittman! Evette Pittman is Manager, Office of Special Events. for the City of Grand Rapids. Learn about Opportunities and Resources offered by the City of Grand Rapids' Office of Special Events.   The City of Grand Rapids is offering financial support for any events or activations happening […]

As Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses continue to build up Black businesses and Black entrepreneurial culture in Grand Rapids and beyond, GRABB is excited to announce our continuation development series, the GRABB Breakfast. GRABB Breakfasts are a morning Chalk Talk and Development series for dreamers, makers, innovators, and current/aspiring business owners. This series not only […]

We are excited to announce this year's GRABB Sankofa Mixer & Pop-up marketplace! Sankofa means "one must return to the past in order to move forward." Thus the Akan believe that the past serves as a guide for planning the future. To the Akan, it is this wisdom in learning from the past which ensures […]

The 30 Days 30 Dollars challenge aims to promote Black-owned businesses across the city and increase capital flow to neighborhoods they are located in. GRABB Local economic empowerment initiative primarily seeks to raise the community's awareness of Black-owned businesses while increasing the capital flowing to these businesses. Secondly, our intent is to aid in the […]

What happens when conscious consumers crowd and support black-owned businesses? How would local black-owned businesses benefit from that exposure? We're going to answer these questions by launching GRABB Mobbs! A GRABB Mobb is an intentional and focused effort to support black-owned businesses in the Greater Grand Rapids Area on a specific day. It's basically a […]

What happens when conscious consumers crowd and support black-owned businesses? How would local black-owned businesses benefit from that exposure? We’re going to answer these questions by launching GRABB Mobbs! A GRABB Mobb is an intentional and focused effort to support black-owned businesses in the Greater Grand Rapids Area on a specific day. It’s basically a […]

As we (Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses) continue to build up to Black businesses and Black entrepreneurial culture in Grand Rapids and beyond. We are excited to announce our next development series the GRABB Breakfast. GRABB Breakfasts is a morning Chalk Talk and Development series for dreamers, makers, innovators, and current/aspiring business owners. This series […]