We are more than money.

UP Community Fund inspires hope for small business owners, primarily entrepreneurs of color and women, and strives to break the socio-economic barriers of disparity. We have a mindset for growth, and appeal to those with that same mindset. We promote that growth by seeing beyond the numbers - taking a holistic look at each business’s unique position, and instill continued trust by showing empathetic understanding, staying true to our word, and providing a relationship to a vast network of knowledge and expertise.

We change the mindset.

Our greatest satisfaction is seeing business owners experience a mindset and outlook transformation. Whether going from hopeless to hopeful, from the brink of giving up to a spirit of relief, or from lacking direction to plowing ahead with a solid plan in place, we want to partner in the journeys of our clients’ growth.

We stimulate growth.

We work best with businesses that want to grow inside and out. We look upward and forward to what our clients can achieve with our resources and support, and journey with them toward established goals. This requires us to approach our business relationships from a specific context – not on empty goals or as just maintenance, but as a family who wants to see growth – a communal support system of real solutions and a compassionate disposition.