Urban Business Support

Our vision is "Development without Displacement." Investment in our developing communities should come to the benefit of people who live and work there. We recognize the benefits of economic development, and we aim to curb the displacement of minority-owned businesses and to equalize the distribution of capital.

Urban Business Support provides business plan training and financial assistance to entrepreneurs in gentrifying neighborhoods. Using a mobile app, business owners can create a business plan in just one day. In our Entrepreneurship Program, we build upon that plan, putting meat on the bones, and the best plan wins a $5,000 grant! The Rental Assistance Program awards up to $250/month to brick-and-mortar businesses to help alleviate rising rent. We also have a Business Advisor Program for our graduates- an expert who works one-on-one to help implement their plan.