About Us

We are a mentoring and marketing community that help minorities, underprivileged, and women small business owners scale and grow their businesses with the right resources. Our community benefit by obtaining knowledge from experts in the same industry or similar line of business, to sustain market positions, grow their operations, and scale to their full potential.

Why This Matters

20%

Fail in the First Year

20%

Fail in the First Year

20%

Fail in the First Year

Source: U.S. Burea of Labor Statistics

Top Challenges We Address

Lack of Role Models and Mentors

Lack of Funding and Cash Flow

Lack of Marketing and Advertising

Systemic barriers and the impact of COVID-19 have made it even harder for minority and women owned businesses to suceed.

Our Mission

To increase opportunities for people of color and women-owned small businesses. To provide a diverse and inclusive community that appreciates, emboldens and cultivates people of color and women-owned businesses. Hence changing the future!

Our Vision

See a future where minority and women small business owners in underserved communities can strengthen their knowledge, improve their marketing, gain access to capital and grow beyond their unimaginable potential. Thus, changing their future!

Who We Are

Synergy4WBO, Inc., is a non-profit organization that is changing the future! By empowering people of color and women-owned small businesses to be equally profitable, sustainable, and successful compared to their non-minority counterparts.

What We Do

Mentoring & Coaching

Educational Support

Marketing Support

Access to Funding

Top Challenges We Address

Funding

Strengthen relationships with financial institutions and CDFIs to provide access to capital.

Provide education on various funding options available in the market

Master your finances with expert guidance through individualized coaching, helping you manage and optimize your business finances effectively.

Marketing

Create custom digital video asset for every mentee for business promotion purposes.

Facilitate networking events and selling within the community.

Promote member businesses on Synergy’s social media platforms.

Lack of Role Model

Create a mentor-mentee match based on the area of expertise and need. This will be one on one mentoring sessions addressing specific growth needs.

Providing education and learning opportunities to learn from the SMEs and thought leaders in the industry.

Provide personal coaching services to address social and emotional challenges and to ensure maximum member benefit.

Executive Director

Our Executive Director, Dr. Kim R. Grimes has worked tirelessly for the enhancement of minority and woman business owners by forging long-standing relationships with minority and underserved communities. She has envisioned Synergy4WBO, Inc., with the sole purpose of encouraging small business owners to draw strength from our community by helping them to build sustainable and thriving businesses.