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The region’s most open pitch competition

5×5 gives startups a shot to win $5,000. All you need is an idea and 5 minutes to pitch it.

5×5 Night at Start Garden
October 29, 2024 5:00 pm
Location: Start Garden
Voting Closes: October 21, 2024 11:59 pm
5×5 Night at Start Garden
October 29, 2024 5:00 pm
Location: Start Garden
Voting Closes: October 21, 2024 11:59 pm

September 5×5 Night Winner!

Casita Sparkle

Congratulations to the winner of last night’s 5×5 in Spanish! Queen Arriola of Casita Sparkle took home the $5,000 check! It was great to connect with the lakeside community for this event!. We are extremely grateful for the partnership and support of Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP)!

Voting Closes: October 21, 2024 11:59 pm
Mental Health is your Wealth
Spreading the vital importance of youth mental health in all areas of Grand Rapids, Michigan. With an emphasis on the inner city youth. The stigmas of violence, drugs, and poverty, causes much attention that needs to be addressed. Being a minority, coming from the inner city drives me to want to passionately deliver more assets to my community.
Angels of Alanis LLC
ANGELS OF ALANIS LLC is a true home, not a facility, offering compassionate care for individuals with severe cognitive impairments. Our highly-trained CNAs provide personalized, round-the-clock support in a warm, family-like environment. We focus on comfort, creating spaces that feel like home, where residents are treated with dignity and respect. Families are welcomed to visit in privacy and comfort, fostering a sense of connection and peace. Our specialized care plans include daily living assistance, sensory therapies, and enriching activities that enhance residents’ quality of life. Angels of Alanis provides a haven where loved ones receive the care they need, while families can remain deeply involved in a supportive, private setting.
Skin Ascension Day Spa
Has your skin impacted your confidence and held you back from feeling your best? Imagine a space where skincare meets science, and beauty is more than just skin-deep. Welcome to Skin Ascension Day Spa—where we’re not just offering facials; we’re transforming lives.
Community Based Furniture Store
Locally crafted, transformational furniture designed to help you experience a "living large" lifestyle, even in the smallest of spaces.
The Nest: “The Community Nest: Where Families Grow Together”
A vibrant hub for families with play areas, educational workshops, a café, and local business showcases!
NANONIT
My goal is to pioneer clothing that combines fashion with cutting-edge technology, offering benefits such as healing and health tracking. I also seek to highlight the limitless possibilities of this technological synergy.
Helping Inspire Students Creative Academy
An organization that helps inspire students to be creative, confident, and compassionate while building a supportive community through performing and visual arts.
JHStudio Design and Printing
JHStudio offers graphic design, web design, digital marketing, and high-quality printing services, empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses in West Michigan.
Goodies Baby Food
All-natural baby food, crafted with recipes from cultures around the world, cultivating the taste buds of the next generation of foodies.
SheLeads GR
SheLeads GR is an afterschool program empowering high school girls through mentorship, leadership development, and community support.
Justice 4 All
We create comfortable apparel that encourages and promotes anti-racism so you can spread awareness with style.
Y.E.S Youth Entrepreneur Series
Welcome to the world of youth entrepreneurship! In this two week course series, I will empower and equip teenagers with the knowledge, skills and mindset required to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. My course are designed to provide youth with a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship, from ideation to execution. I will delve into various aspects such as identifying market opportunities. By the end of my two week course series, youth will leave with knowledge and skills necessary to thrive as teenage entrepreneurs. They will also have the confidence to turn their ideas into reality.
Pawpaws Pickles
A pickle craze is sweeping the nation, making pickles in high demand. Some pickles can take 42 days to make, lack fresh taste, crunchiness, and contain artificial ingredients such as preservatives and colors for shelf-life. There are not enough healthy choices available.
The XKBE Experience
The XKBE Experience Provides a NEW way to experience & enjoy Self-Care & Self-Love in a soft girl setting. While allowing you to create, vibe and Just Be You!
Community Inner City Fashion
Our high-end fashion brand focuses on providing, high-quality apparel to inner city youth consumers who value luxury, and competitively priced. The brand will emphasize its unique identity rooted in its five core values: God, Education, Fun, Respect, and Freedom. These values shape the business culture but also offer a unique selling point that differentiates us from other luxury fashion brands.
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