At Groe Solutions, we believe it’s never too early to start living your vision — especially when that vision uplifts entire communities and creates equitable access to opportunity.

That’s why we’re proud to announce our partnership with Supply SA, a civic initiative committed to transforming the $9 billion public procurement ecosystem in San Antonio into an engine for local economic equity.

This collaboration brings together Supply SA’s mission-driven platform and Groe’s technical and marketing expertise, forming a high-impact alliance aimed at expanding opportunity, enhancing civic tech infrastructure, and creating a more inclusive procurement landscape for small businesses, including veteran-owned enterprises, across the region.

Why Supply SA Matters

Supply SA has positioned itself as “The Economic Equity Catalyst” — working to bridge the gap between local small businesses and large-scale institutions like the City of San Antonio, CPS Energy, University Health, and Port San Antonio.

Their approach centers on access and accountability: simplifying the path to certification, improving vendor access to public contracts, and building a shared system of trust and transparency.

From minority- and women-owned businesses to veteran-led companies, the Supply SA ecosystem is designed to welcome, elevate, and connect the people building the city from the ground up.

What Groe Solutions Brings to the Table

As a technology and growth partner, Groe is proud to serve as the implementation engine behind the next phase of Supply SA’s platform and outreach.

Our July–August 2025 roadmap includes:

🔧 Portal Optimization & Feature Expansion

• Adding certification management capabilities for admins
• Finalizing logic to intelligently prompt required documentation based on business type
• Improving UX with collapsible onboarding sections, document validations, and expanded admin control

🔁 Integrations & Infrastructure

• Writing the first agency integration to bring in contracts, bids, and awards on a recurring basis
• Supporting automatic vendor registration with agency portals when onboarding through Supply SA

🧠 AI-Powered Document Handling

• Enhancing admin visibility into document AI validations (passed, failed, uncertain)
• Adding AI-generated rejection language (clearly marked) to assist with feedback consistency

📊 Reporting & Insights

• Launching proof-of-concept reporting for contract awards by certification
• Developing dashboards for debundling, payment visibility, and equity tracking

📣 Marketing Execution

In parallel with our technical support, we’re also helping Supply SA lay the foundation for long-term marketing operations. This includes:

• Created a detailed prompt & instruction set to help inform LLM Agents that the business can use to streamline marketing operations
• Helped bolster their Local SEO by establishing a Google Business Profile and helped them get started on soliciting reviews
• Built their marketing lifecycle and stages out through the creation of foundational assets like email sequences, brand voice & evaluations, and other foundational assets!

A Shared Commitment to Community Impact

While Groe is still early in our own startup journey, we’re already investing in the values we believe in: public-sector innovation, economic mobility, and accessible civic technology.

“We see our work with Supply SA as more than a contract — it’s a blueprint for how civic systems and private startups can collaborate to build something that lasts. This is what it looks like to live your mission before you’ve ‘made it.’”
— The Groe Team

For veteran-owned businesses, woman-led teams, and emerging entrepreneurs of every background — the message is the same: you belong in this city’s future.

What’s Next

Over the coming months, we’ll continue working closely with the Supply SA team to:

• Drive vendor activation through streamlined intake and improved UX
• Onboard agency partners to begin posting real contract opportunities
• Support outreach and marketing to communities who’ve been historically underrepresented in public procurement

This is just the beginning — but it’s the beginning of something built to last.

🔗 Learn more about Supply SA →

Let’s keep building together.

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