You Were Bold Enough to Begin.
We’re Here to Help You Win.
Join Us at Our Next CEO Day℠
Saturday, February 7, 2026
You Were Bold Enough to Begin.
We’re Here to Help You Win.
Join Us at Our Next CEO Day℠
Saturday, February 7, 2026 Ontario, CA
Urban Business Council
Advertising solutions designed to grow your business and deepen your community impact
Reaching People. Growing Business. Making Impact.
Break through today’s marketing challenges and build meaningful connections with the people who matter most. Our solutions are thoughtfully designed to help you be seen, heard, and achieve real results. These include:
Brand Building
Increase visibility and recognition through storytelling, presence, and meaningful connection.
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Real People. Real Insight.
Position your leaders and teams as trusted voices through thoughtful, credible storytelling.
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Reaching the Right Audiences
Bring your message to the people it’s meant for through thoughtful, well-placed content.
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Building Meaningful Connections
Build relationships that matter through meaningful, face-to-face engagement.
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Business Development
Drive growth through direct audience engagement.
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Business Intelligence
Insights that inform strategy and leadership
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Explore Our Branding & Advertising Resources
We’ve put the right tools at your fingertips. From our Editorial and Event Calendars to our Client Portal and Advertising Product Specs, everything is designed to help you plan smarter and get better results.
Display Advertising & Sponsored Content
Strategically align your company's messaging with UBJ's Annual Editorial Calendar
In-Person Conferences & Signature Events
Extend your messaging at live In-person conferences, awards programs & signature events
Thought Leadership via Podcast Guesting
Amplify your influence as a expert in your field as a UBJ Live! podcast guest
Real-Time Engagement UBJ's Online Community
Engage real-time with our audience of subscribers via UBJ's Online Community
The Struggle is Real —
And You Still Keep Showing Up!
Balancing everyday responsibilities while building something that matters — whether it’s a business, a program, or work that strengthens your community. You’re figuring out funding, structure, and traction as you go — learning, adjusting, and staying committed even on the hard days. And yes, there are moments of fatigue, pressure, and feeling like you’re carrying more than most people realize.
- Funding isn’t always accessible — especially when systems doesn’t yet fully recognize your potential.
- Not everyone around you sees what you see— but you keep moving courageously forward.
- You face hard choices every day
— often without guarantees — and still choose to lead.
- Your responsibilities continue to grow
— yet you rise to meet them with tenacity and grit.
- The work is challenging and the stakes are high — and yet somehow, you keep showing up.
You deserve support that respects your journey — practical guidance, real community, and partners who walk alongside you.
The Struggle is Real — And You Still Keep Showing Up!
Balancing everyday responsibilities while building something that matters — whether it’s a business, a program, or work that strengthens your community. You’re figuring out funding, structure, and traction as you go — learning, adjusting, and staying committed even on the hard days. And yes, there are moments of fatigue, pressure, and feeling like you’re carrying more than most people realize.
- Funding isn’t always accessible — especially when systems doesn’t yet fully recognize your potential.
- Not everyone around you sees what you see — but you keep moving courageously forward.
- You face hard choices every day — often without guarantees — and still choose to lead.
- Your responsibilities continue to grow — yet you rise to meet them with tenacity and grit.
- The work is challenging and the stakes are high — and yet somehow, you keep showing up.
You deserve support that respects your journey — practical
guidance, real community, and partners who walk alongside you.
Our Impact...
Urban Enterprise Offers . . .
Urban Enterprise Offers...
Training & Strategy
Our learning experiences are practical, real-world oriented, and interactive. You don’t just hear ideas — you work with them, try them on, and see what fits your experience. We focus on clarity, real-world skills, and strategies that help you take steady, confident steps toward a business that grows, evolves, and begins to reflect the vision you carry.
Training & Strategy
Our learning experiences are practical and down-to-earth, designed for entrepreneurs who are still figuring things out. We focus on clarity, real-world skills, and strategies that help you take steady, thoughtful steps toward building something sustainable.
Networking & Community
Connection matters. Our curated online community creates space for collaboration, shared learning, accountability, and encouragement—so leaders don’t have to build alone.
Networking & Community
No one should have to build alone. Our community spaces — both virtual and face-to-face — bring together entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders — to share ideas, learn side-by-side, stay accountable, and build relationships that support real progress.
24+ Years
Empowering entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders to launch, grow, and succeed.
$20 Million
Revenue dedicated to advancing emerging businesses, nonprofits, and social impact ventures.
500+
Community-based enterprises and social impact organizations across 31 states completing our programs.
Join Our Community
Urban Enterprise has created a space where entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders come together to learn, share, and rise — together. If you’re building something that matters, this is a space designed to connect you with support, perspective, and people who help you move your mission forward.
Our Impact
35+ Years
Empowering entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders to launch, grow, and succeed.
$20 Million
Raised to help emerging businesses, nonprofits, and social impact ventures move their visions forward.
500+
Community-based enterprises and social impact projects launched across 31 states after completing our programs.
Join Our Community
Urban Enterprise has created a space where entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders come together to learn, share, and rise — together. If you’re building something that matters, this is a space designed to connect you with support, perspective, and people who help you move your mission forward.
Our Impact
35+ Years
Empowering entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community builders to launch, grow, and succeed.
$20 Million
Raised to help emerging businesses, nonprofits, and social impact ventures move their visions forward.
500+
Community-based enterprises and social impact projects launched across 31 states after completing our programs.
Our Founder's Why . . .
I founded Urban Business Journal because I understand what it means to carry a big vision without access to the rooms, resources, or recognition that make growth easier. I’ve lived the journey—building while balancing real-life responsibilities, learning business by doing business, and moving forward even when visibility felt out of reach.
Over the years, I’ve gathered hard-earned insights, lessons, and relationships from working across business, nonprofit, and community leadership spaces. Urban Business Journal exists so that knowledge doesn’t stay locked away—and so visibility isn’t reserved only for those who can afford it.
This platform was created to spotlight emerging entrepreneurs, small businesses, and community builders who are doing meaningful work but are often overlooked. Here, stories are told with dignity, businesses are seen with intention, and growth happens in community—so no one has to figure it out alone.
Kim Anthony
Founder, Urban Excellence, Inc.
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Kim Anthony
Founder & Executive Director
Urban Enterprise, Inc
"I created Urban Enterprise because I know what it feels like to carry a big vision, yet not have the necessary resources, connections, or visibility to support it. I’ve been there — building while making ends meet, learning as I go, and pushing forward even when others didn’t quite see it yet.
This work exists so emerging entrepreneurs and social impact leaders have a place to learn, grow, and be seen — without having to figure it all out alone."
Kim Anthony, Founder,
Urban Enterprise, Inc.
[More About Kim]
"I created Urban Enterprise because I know what it feels like to carry a big vision, yet not have the necessary resources, connections, or visibility to support it. I’ve been there — building while making ends meet, learning as I go, and pushing forward even when others didn’t quite see it yet.
This work exists so emerging entrepreneurs and social impact leaders have a place to learn, grow, and be seen — without having to figure it all out alone."
Kim Anthony
Founder, Urban Excellence, Inc.
[Learn More about Kim]
Will You Partner with Us?
We are proud to partner with corporations, philanthropic organizations, CRA initiatives, financial institutions, government agencies, and mission-aligned individuals who are committed to investing in emerging entrepreneurs.
Through financial support, in-kind resources, and shared expertise, our partners help create pathways for founders to learn, grow, and access opportunities that might otherwise remain out of reach. In return, sponsors receive meaningful visibility and engagement through Urban Business Journal—including online and in-print features, podcast guesting opportunities, and participation in live events where stories, relationships, and impact come together.
Together, we build a shared ecosystem where investment goes beyond dollars, knowledge is exchanged generously, and emerging entrepreneurs are seen, supported, and positioned to succeed.
Join Our Family of Partners
We are thrilled to partner with corporations, philanthropic organizations, CRA initiatives, financial institutions, government agencies, individuals and organizations who want to invest in entrepreneurs through financial support, in-kind resources, knowledge sharing, and teaching. Together, we create pathways for emerging founders to learn, grow, and gain access to opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
Will You Partner with Us?
We are thrilled to partner with corporations, philanthropic organizations, CRA initiatives, financial institutions, government agencies, individuals and organizations who want to invest in emerging entrepreneurs through financial support, in-kind resources, knowledge sharing, and teaching. Together, we create pathways for emerging founders to learn, grow, and gain access to opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
