🔥 MAY EVENTS ARE HERE
This is your moment to move forward with intention. 💛
At SpringGR, our alumni don’t wait for opportunities—
they create them.
This May, step into spaces designed to help you:
✨ Sharpen your strategy
✨ Expand your network with purpose
✨ Strengthen your business decisions
Because growth isn’t optional, it’s a choice you make every day.
You’ve already started. Now it’s time to elevate.
🔗 Secure your spot:
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We’ll see you in the room. 🤝
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✨ Real people. Real businesses. Real transformation ✨
At SpringGR, we believe success isn’t reserved for a few; it’s built step by step by people who decide to start. Our Signature Stories spotlight local entrepreneurs who began with an idea, a side hustle, or a dream… and turned it into something real.
These stories aren’t just inspiration: they’re proof that with the right support and community, anyone can change their life through entrepreneurship.
Full stories coming soon on YouTube. Each month, we’ll release a complete story that reflects a different stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
SpringGR applications will be open again in the Fall, and your story could be next. If you’ve been thinking “one day”, let this be your sign to start today.
👉 Watch the stories.
👉 Get inspired.
👉 Learn more and build your path to success, just like they did, during our next cohort. /application-page
Your journey starts here.
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🔥 Our Saturdays at SpringGR are all about growth, learning, and taking action.
Today, our Small Business Accelerator (SBA) entrepreneurs focused on mastering the sales process — learning how to connect with customers, communicate value, and grow their businesses with confidence. 💼✨
Every Saturday is an opportunity to strengthen ideas, build skills, and move one step closer to long-term success. 🚀
Would you like to be part of this program?
Applications are now open: SpringGR SBA Application Page
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🎉 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
SpringGR is ready to help you grow, no matter where you are in your business journey. Choose the program that fits YOU:
💡 Idea Lab: Turn your idea into a real business plan.
💼 SpringGR en Español: Emprende & Avanza — Build and grow your business in Spanish.
🍳 Kitchen Accelerator: Designed for food entrepreneurs ready to launch or expand.
🚀 Small Business Accelerator: Take your existing business to the next level.
🌟 Next Level: For advanced entrepreneurs ready to scale big.
📅 Applications open TODAY, Friday, May 15!
🔗 Apply now → /application-page/
👉 Apply today and share this with every entrepreneur ready to grow!
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🚀 Next Gen Entrepreneurs
Michelle Johnson, founder of Sweet Kisses Bakery, is boldly expanding her vision and elevating her business through SpringGR’s Kitchen Accelerator Program (KAP). 🍰💡
By stepping forward and sharing her journey, Michelle is demonstrating leadership, confidence, and the mindset it takes to build a thriving brand. 💜
Through KAP, she’s strengthening key areas of her business like pricing, operations, product development, and strategic growth — transforming passion into a business built for long-term success. 📈✨
Sweet Kisses Bakery is more than baked goods; it’s creativity, dedication, and the courage to grow with purpose. We’re excited to watch Michelle demonstrating the leadership, confidence, and visionary mindset needed to build a thriving brand while creating powerful momentum and new opportunities for her future. 🚀👏 ✅ /share/18zNnRdSMj/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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🚨 The wait is almost over!
Tomorrow at noon — SpringGR applications officially open!
Don’t wait to take your business to the next level.
📅 Applications open Friday, May 15!
👉 Set your alarm ⏰, be ready to apply, and share this with an entrepreneur who needs to see it!
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🚨 ¡La espera casi termina!
Mañana se abren oficialmente las inscripciones de SpringGR.
No dejes pasar la oportunidad de llevar tu negocio al siguiente nivel.
📅 Las inscripciones abren este viernes 15 de Mayo.
👉 Activa tu alarma ⏰, prepárate para aplicar y comparte con un emprendedor que necesite verlo.
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🚨 Atención, dueño de negocio: El marketing de tu negocio no debería ser improvisado… debería ser estratégico.
Muchos emprendedores trabajan duro todos los días, pero sin un sistema claro de marketing, el crecimiento se vuelve lento, inconsistente y frustrante.
Si sientes que tu negocio podría dar mucho más, pero no tienes una estructura que te guíe… este programa es para ti.
El Bootcamp de Marketing Digital en Español regresa para ayudarte a pasar del caos a la claridad en solo 6 semanas.
Aquí no vienes a aprender teoría…
👉 Vienes a construir un sistema real para tu negocio:
✔️ Definir una estrategia de marketing clara
✔️ Crear contenido alineado con tus objetivos
✔️ Integrar herramientas digitales e inteligencia artificial de forma práctica
✔️ Implementar sistemas que te ayuden a atraer y retener clientes
Este es un proceso estructurado para transformar la manera en la que haces marketing en tu negocio.
📣 Cupos limitados
📅 Inicia: Junio 15
💰 $250
👉 Regístrate aquí: https://forms.gle/FPNdSfrn8CahLoTK6
💻 Trae tu laptop. Esto es 100% práctico.
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At SpringGR, we close ✨ Small Business Week ✨ with deep gratitude and pride for every entrepreneur and graduate who is part of the SpringGR community.
This week, we shared just a few stories, but behind them are many more journeys filled with courage, growth, and determination.
To every entrepreneur who has trusted the process, taken the risk, and kept moving forward, this celebration is for you.
Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey. We are proud of you, and we will continue to support you every step of the way. Keep building, keep growing, keep believing.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your journey, join the SpringGR community of graduates and continue growing your business with the support, tools, and guidance you deserve. Don’t stop here, your next level is waiting.
Learn more at
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📚✨ El crecimiento de un negocio comienza con acceso a la información correcta y estrategias inteligentes.
Los emprendedores de los programas Emprende y Avanza de SpringGR vivieron una experiencia de alto valor junto a Steven Assarian, Business & Career Librarian de la Grand Rapids Public Library, quien compartió herramientas clave para investigar un negocio de manera estratégica, tomar decisiones con más claridad y aprovechar recursos que fortalecen el camino empresarial. 🚀
Durante la visita, los participantes descubrieron cómo utilizar datos, tendencias y recursos especializados para construir negocios más sólidos, competitivos y preparados para crecer. 💡📈
Porque cuando un emprendedor aprende a investigar con intención, transforma información en oportunidades y visión en resultados. 🔥
Gracias a Steven y a la biblioteca por abrir espacios que impulsan el conocimiento, la innovación y el éxito de nuestra comunidad emprendedora. 🙌
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At SpringGR, we are proud to celebrate ✨ Small Business Week ✨ by lifting up the voices and journeys of entrepreneurs.
Today, we highlight Phalesha Kyes, founder of By Phalesha Events. Her journey began with a vision to create meaningful, community-centered experiences — and through commitment and growth, she transformed that vision into a thriving business with purpose.
Phalesha’s story reflects the power of building something that goes beyond income — something that creates connection, representation, and impact.
🎥 Discover her full story here: https://youtu.be/yX0HXKMcn-Y?si=zRdcvTY5VA40IlCG
To all SpringGR entrepreneurs, we want to say congratulations. Your perseverance and dedication inspire everything we do
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✨ Los sueños sí se cumplen cuando se trabaja con pasión, constancia y propósito.
En nuestra más reciente clase de Avanza, vivimos un momento muy especial junto a Ailin Gutierrez y Edilverto Gutierrez, quienes compartieron con orgullo la primera edición de su periódico 📰👏
Ver cómo nuestros emprendedores transforman sus ideas en proyectos reales es una de las mayores satisfacciones para toda la comunidad de SpringGR. Historias como la de ellos nos recuerdan que cada paso, cada clase y cada esfuerzo vale el esfuerzo. 💙
Nos sentimos orgullosos de acompañarlos en este camino y de ver cómo están dejando huella en su comunidad a través de su visión, esfuerzo y dedicación.
✨ ¡Felicidades por este gran logro! Esto es solo el comienzo.
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