Grow

Grow

How it Works

Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women is a community development financial institution focused on entrepreneurs at various stages of business ownership. Grow empowers women (and men) entrepreneurs to launch, advance, and sustain their businesses.

Funding Focuses On

Lending options including microloans backed by the Small Business Administration are available to support business equipment, inventory, working capital, and leasehold improvements. Rates are determined by loan size. Grow is an intermediary lender for the Michigan Good Food Fund.

Funding Limit

$50,000

Qualifications

Must provide credit history and personal guarantee in the form of personal and/or business assets as well as evidence the loan can be repaid.

Financing Geographic Area 

West Michigan 

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