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Newly sworn-in SBA Administrator Steve Preston met with over 150 African-American business owners in New Orleans to discuss progress of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP) initiative in the Gulf Coast. Read More
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The Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP) is a public-private initiative launched by President Bush in October 2004. This initiative is meant to foster entrepreneurship and business development to spur wealth and job creation in historically neglected and economically underserved urban areas nationwide.

In an effort to leverage existing community resources, the White House brought together the National Urban League, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Business Roundtable (together the UEP Founders) to create means to improve the success and sustainability of urban businesses. The White House has also tasked the Small Business Administration and Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to assist the UEP Founders with this effort.

The UEP Founders have established one-stop UEP Centers in urban communities across the country to provide business training, intrusive coaching, mentoring and counseling, and open up financing and contracting opportunities. The first center was opened in Kansas City on July 18, 2005. Seven more pilot centers have been established in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Baltimore, and New Orleans.

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This web site (UEP.gov) is a cosponsorship initiative between the UEP Partners, SBA and MBDA. This site is meant to provide an overview of the UEP initiative and provide information on the resources available to the small business community through the UEP initiative. SBA’s participation in this cosponsorship is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs, services and cosponsored activities are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Cosponsorship Authorization #: 05-6510-78.This website may contain hypertext links to information and websites created and maintained by other public and private entities. This information and these links are not owned or sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency and are provided for the user’s convenience. The Federal Government, Department of Commerce, MBDA or SBA is not responsible for the content, accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of any websites or information that may be accessed from this site. Furthermore, the inclusion of such links does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Federal Government, Department of Commerce, MBDA or SBA of any organizations or company, or its opinions, products, or services. Please use caution and use your best judgment when considering a product, service or opinion offered by a linked website.