Attah Obande is the director of dream fulfillment at SpringGR, a nonprofit that offers resources to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Obande has been with SpringGR since the organization formed in 2014, and he recently helped kick off a new initiative called The 250 Project to help minority entrepreneurs scale up their businesses.
The program started after SpringGR found that less than 1 percent of Grand Rapids businesses generating at least $250,000 a year were owned by people of color. SpringGR will partner with 13 local business owners in The 250 Project’s first seven-month cohort that started last month, following a curriculum that provides business education, networking and access to capital and contracting. Obande recently discussed the new project with MiBiz, as well as the ongoing need to support minority entrepreneurs.
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