Established in 2005 to encourage and advance high growth minority business owners in underserved urban-core neighborhoods, the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP) is an $11M program that educates and coaches entrepreneurs, fosters job creation, and promotes opportunities for economic profitability, success and organizational sustainability.
In each location, the UEP’s unique and comprehensive approach combines intensive business education and one-to-one coaching by UEP staff and other experienced entrepreneurs. Using a sophisticated, real-time data collection process, coaches assess each new client’s business strengths and challenges; monitor business growth, development, and profitability; track measurable outcomes; and report trends. To ensure client confidentiality and safeguard proprietary information, all data is processed and reported in aggregate form.
Entrepreneurs participating in our program receive a personalized development plan (PDP) incorporating relevant goals and outcomes, including: proving the business concept, identifying the market, developing a marketing strategy, developing a financial system, accessing financing through viable financing strategies, and capitalizing on technology.
Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by public, private and nonprofit-sector resources, the UEP is a program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world’s largest foundation dedicated to entrepreneurship.
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For more information, please feel free to contact a member of the UEP team at 816-581-2900.
