Black-owned Coffee Brand Named Top Ten Semifinalist
Bold and Gritty was just selected as one of 10 semi-finalists for the UPS Store and Inc. Magazine Small Biz Challenge. This is an opportunity to compete for $25,000 and a featured article in Inc. Magazine. Vote now to help us advance to the final round.
Vote now for Bold and Gritty!
At Bold & Gritty, we’ve been thinking outside the box – especially with respect to providing ready to drink and single serve coffee options that are environmentally sustainable, highlight our locally roasted coffee, and serve as a canvas for illustrating beautiful stories. We have this crazy idea that by honoring Black people’s contributions to the history of coffee and using it as a vehicle to tell inspiring stories we can liberate a group of people and inspire them to be the change they want to see in the world. The $25,000 award would jumpstart our efforts to launch our single serve coffee, and to develop a shelf-stable ready to drink option so that we can share our stories with a much broader audience. We strongly believe that we are the vanguard of the fourth wave of coffee. The fourth wave is about making coffee accessible to everyone and trying to pursue justice in all of the relationships from bean to cup. This includes developing the communities and neighborhoods in our backyard with the same vigor that we approach just labor practices when sourcing green coffee. If we are not also pursuing social justice and reconciliation in our own neighborhoods, then it’s not worth it. This award helps us bring coffee full circle by building a sustainable model for using coffee and stories to make the world a better place.
Consider voting for Bold and Gritty to help us advance to the final round. Let’s show the world just how awesome the #boldandgrittygang is.
We highlight successful Black Men ages 18-40, who embody what it means to be Bold and Gritty. Black coffee is the vehicle for sharing these stories. If you or someone you know embodies these core values and would like to use our platform to shine a light on #Blackmale excellence and encourage future Bold and Gritty men, please fill out our feature application.
