We Rise Businesses Strengthen Collaborations

On February 28, 2023, Local First’ We Rise businesses, current and alumni, met for the first quarterly We Rise Mixer of the year.

The We Rise business accelerator meets virtually every other Wednesday for six months. At the request of the alumni, the We Rise program holds quarterly mixers to strengthen the sense of community and foster collaboration.

For the first time, the mixer included the current business accelerator cohort. The hope is to create more opportunities for the cohort to meet with each other in person, build relationships, do business with one another, and collaborate.

At Local First Arizona, we believe that, by facilitating collaboration and mutual support among the local Black business community, we will keep more dollars in the local Black community, contributing to building an inclusive and less unequal local economy.

The next We Rise mixer will take place in May and will be co-hosted by one of the alumni businesses.