Over 400 small business owners and employees attended Connect Local GR: A Buyer’s & Business Exchange. This is Grand Rapids’ first-ever reverse vendor fair where, instead of small businesses promoting themselves, over 50 city departments, public agencies, institutions, private-sector companies, and buyers host tables, sharing contracting bid opportunities.
Amaad Hardy is a business developer for the city.
“You have the city saying, ‘This is what each of our departments is going to purchase over your next fiscal year.’ If you’re a small business, you can learn about what we actually buy.”…