GETTING YOU THE FUNDING RESOURCES YOU NEED
BUSINESS GRANTS, COVID RELIEF, CUSTOMERS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUY BLACK-OWNED, BUY WOMEN-OWNED
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Let's Grow Together
Get The Bag is about encouraging and financially powering up Black women entrepreneurship.
- Putting you, your financial and funding needs at the center
- Getting cash into the accounts of Black businesses
- Knowledge, resources, tools and connections needed to get the bag
Fill Your Bag & Grow Our Community
When you buy Black, you power-up the ability of Black businesses to secure business capital in the form of customer sales, loans or investments.
- Discover the best, most exciting, dopest products and services from Black and women-owned brands
- Increase visibility for your brand
- We promote and support socially responsible Black-owned businesses
Join Our Boss Community!
Become a Get The Bag Boss member or gift a membership to your boss friend with and enjoy monthly programming, member sales, and full access to our funding resources PLUS a "quarterly bonus"!
- 4-6 items of thoughtfully selected brands
- Education on funding, sales and business development
- Curating for your unique needs and style
- Gift and quarterly subscription boxes
- Giving you what you need to be inspired, feel appreciated, valued and to be great in business.
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Gloria Ware
Founder and Chief Rainmaker, Get The Bag
"My mission is to aspiring and existing black women business owners, the financial information and funding resources they need to be successful in business and to promote their goods and services to increase sales."
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Our Boss Lady II boxes are inspired by the black business greats of the past and our love for today's Black women business owner - the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U. S! These lovingly curated products provide essential customer capital and visibility to Black women business owners during these challenging times. The box is packed with essential self-care, professional development, family friendly activities and snacks to get you through it all!
Includes:
A One on One "Get In-Formation for Funding Assessment" Call!
A business book curated or our boss ladies, 24 Shades of Business Adult Coloring Book, Multicultural Colored Pencils, SenTeamental Blue Skies Black Dessert Tea OR Caribbrew Organic Haitian Coffee, Haitian or Ghanain fair trade dark chocolate bar, Blackbird Botanical soy wax 5oz candle, Black woman themed office item -
Also includes:
"50 Most Underutilized Funding Sources download, 45 minute Funding Readiness Assessment Call
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Power-Up Your Finances
Money Talk
This Black Woman Entrepreneur Wants To Get You Paid Your Worth
Women have chronically been paid significantly less than men for comparable work and this gap is widest for Black and Latina women. Meet Adeola Ajani, Founder of a start-up with a mission to close this gap for good!
Pitch Competition Insider Tips - We're Spilling The Tea
"What makes our competitions different are that we infuse technical assistance and pitch training into the process. We also follow a cohort based model to increase support and encourage collaboration and partnership among our finalists. We also engage the local community to provide additional resources for the finalists and winners to further maximize their prize money. We bring the high tech pitch experience to Main St. business owners who historically were not eligible for opportunities like this" - Tamika Otis
7 Questions With A Black Woman FemTech Founder
What is it like to be a Black woman working at the intersections of feminine health and technology?
Start A Business And Grow A Business With Government Grants Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series about leveraging government grant funding directly or indirectly to start or grow your business.
Five Questions With A Black Woman Fractional Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing is an essential component of any business and given today's complex environment, you need someone to help you make sense of it all and provide some direction. This type of expertise has traditionally been out of reach for the average small business owner, particularly if you are still early and not flush with extra cash. This is where a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer can provide value.
4 Steps To A Greener Small Business
Grow your customer base and profits by taking these steps to incorporate sustainability into your business practices.
Making The Most Of The Intern Experience In Your Business by Sierra Smith
Internships are supposed to be mutually beneficial for both the employer and the intern. Here are some tips to making sure you and your intern are both fulfilled in your professional relationship, and how to attract more applicants!
Securing A Business Grant - 5 Strategies To Securing The Grant Bag
It's 2021 and the grant bags keep multiplying! So many grants, so little time. Here's how to make the most of the many new business grants on the market.
How To Maximize Your Ability To Receive COVID Relief For Your Business
Will 2021 bring more equitable opportunities in securing bank loans, government funding and investments for Black women entrepreneurs? What you can do to improve your odds.
CHIP - Financial and Investment Professionals Who Want You To Prosper
"We believe that starting the conversation is great, but we want Black women to be able to take action. CHIP is a safe place where we are ensuring people of color are seen and heard in a way we haven’t seen in the financial industry before. We want black women to know that building wealth is for you too and financial professionals are willing to help you at any stage of your financial journey." - Dana Wilson, Founder and CEO of Changing How Individuals Prosper (CHIP)