ABOUT

Founded in 2017

Connected St. Louis is creating a cultural atmosphere for supporting Black businesses and promoting unity. We are an action-based network that fosters alliances between organizations, businesses, and individuals who are community and action-oriented, aligning to create change. Oftentimes, there are many organizations and groups throughout St. Louis working towards the same goals, but never come together to create one effective initiative. We believe such an effort will have more impact on our city. Our network believes in togetherness. Our mission is to come together, plan together, and build together. There is no “I” in Connected, and you can’t have community without the “Unity!”. Together WE will be the change we want to see in our city.

The Connected Way

Economic Empowerment

  • Collectively supporting black businesses by going out in groups to shop at each location

  • Creating platforms that promote local businesses through in-depth interviews and social media campaigns

Community Unity

  • Strengthening relationships between community and local business by enabling entrepreneurs to support community initiatives

  • Creating structured events that combine resources and talent of local organizations

Networking Opportunities

  • Providing resources to aspiring entrepreneurs through Connected’s robust network

  • Host networking events that bring together visionaries, artists, activists, organizers, and entrepreneurs in the community

  • Events serve as an incubator for radical change in the community