Our Mission

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Founded in 2024, ThirdGrade Partners is comprised of life-long friends who have shared business interests and similar professional experiences. 

We are dedicated to bringing business expertise and investment support to entrepreneurs who demonstrate work-ethic, community values, passion for their business, and dedication to constant improvement. 

With a mix of over 60 years combined corporate, small business, and non-profit experience, our management team has experienced many of the same challenges small business owners are facing. 

Our Mission is to partner with qualified entrepreneurs and apply expert perspective, network resources, and strategic planning to support growth and expansion. 

ThirdGrade Partners will engage where we can apply our expertise to drive value in two key areas: 

(1) Stabilizing consistent income [Banking, Staffing, Inventory, Sales] 

· Standardizing Operations / Efficiency

· Expense evaluation / reduction

(2) Growth and Business Scaling

· Marketing / brand development

· One, three, and five-year growth planning

· Ecommerce

· Role scoping and hiring model

While each of us bring different experiences, we align on key values that we've learned (in many cases the HARD way) drive long-term business results and growth. 

(1) Work-ethic & commitment have to exist before anyone chooses to invest more in a business.

(2) Self-Awareness & Continuous learning defend against stagnancy and burnout.  Change is the way.  Acceptance is the foundation, and personal accountability fuels growth.

(3) We use data to decide. While anecdotes bridge the customer/employee/owner understanding gap, we make decisions with data. If data isn't available, we invest in establishing data before finalizing the decision. 

(4) Trust is earned.  Transparency, messaging, engagement will be measured as keystones in all business planning strategies.