GrandValli is on a Mission!

Hey Hey,

Have you ever wanted to buy something from a small business, but did know a local business to buy from?

Did you learn about local or small businesses that were creating great stuff from an online directory, a farmer’s market, or from a friend?

Have you ever wanted to shop a product from a local business but forgot their name and you couldn’t find them again?

These are just some of the experiences I have had trying to support local businesses and other small businesses. I know you or someone you know have had similar experiences as well. For me, I found trying to find a small business or local business that I wanted to support that had a specific item I wanted was hard. Some businesses had no online presence, some businesses only had an outdated Facebook page, while others had the social media and the website, but they weren’t the business I needed. I found that it took so much time to do the research and the digging to find a business. Additionally, you had to rely on a friend who so happened to know about this business or went to that business to tell you about the business to even learn what local business existed (word of mouth is a great marketing tool - plus its free). It’s a process and it takes time. I wanted to save myself and other time and energy, so I created GrandValli.

GrandValli’s mission is to provide a central online platform for curated local and small business items to be made available to the general public in one spot. Think of GrandValli being a one stop shop and a narrowed down Etsy.

GrandValli’s vision is to be an empowering platform for vendors and consumers who are connected through products and services.

GrandValli’s mission and vision will be what I use as a guide going forward. Things may adapt and change but GrandValli will always be about connecting small businesses to customers.

Salina Edwards, Founder of GrandValli

P.S. If you would potentially be interested in joining the GrandValli platform when it becomes live, visit www.grandvalli.com.