The Florida Blue Foundation: Mental WellBeing Goal: Advance mental well-being for families and community members to mitigate the stressors associated with issues that often impact entire families and/or communities Target Issues: … Read More
How To Support The LGBT Community (all year long)
Even though St. Pete can’t come together in person to celebrate Pride this weekend, we want to recognize the importance of this date and provide you with resources to support … Read More
Million Dollar Mission
The Million Dollar Mission is a plan that launched in mid-April to encourage 50,000 locals to each spend at least $20 on a local business through a new online marketplace, buylocaltampabay.com … Read More
Sparking Action | Danielle LeTendre
Local Artist Does Her Part During COVID What made you decide to help the community in this way? During times of uncertainty, I find it’s best for me to lean … Read More
Resource Support and Community Investments
Grow Smarter’s goal is to build a vibrant, diversified economy that benefits all. Now more than ever, this mission is crucial. With the support of our community partners, Grow Smarter created a comprehensive response to COVID-19: one … Read More
St. Pete’s Business Resiliency Team
What is the BRT? The Business Resiliency Team (BRT) program is a partnership between Grow Smarter, the St. Pete Chamber, and the Greenhouse. This team is comprised of Business Resiliency Navigators … Read More
Understanding St. Pete’s COVID Economy
Nearly 10,000 small businesses throughout St. Petersburg are currently working to adapt to the new COVID economy. Since mid-March, Grow Smarter has been collecting data on how these businesses are doing through a combination of conversations with … Read More
COVID-19 and Small Business Resources in St. Petersburg
As St. Petersburg navigates COVID-19, Grow Smarter wants to help build connections to resources. Today we’re featuring a few that can benefit small businesses. Smaller businesses with hourly employees, like … Read More
Growing Smarter: St. Pete‘s 2019 State of the Economy Address
St. Petersburg’s 2019 State of the Economy address took place Wednesday, January 15th at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art. The presentation illustrated a vibrant city with growth … Read More
Grow Smarter is hiring an intern!
Grow Smarter Social Media and Marketing Intern Grow Smarter is an inclusive, multi-sector initiative to create equitable economic growth in St. Petersburg. The initiative works is … Read More