Urban Strategies, Inc. (USI) believes opportunity comes in many forms, including accessing capital to start and grow your business.
Urban Strategies, Inc. believes opportunity comes in many forms, including accessing capital to start and grow your business.
The USI CDFI fund is designed to overcome persistent barriers to economic mobility.
We aim to propel entrepreneurs to prosperity by creating middle-income and wealth-generating jobs and thriving businesses.
As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we strive to remove obstacles, create opportunities and promote conditions for self-sustaining businesses that can power a community’s economy.
We know there’s more to an emerging entrepreneur’s story than what’s on paper, which is why we look at everything brought to the table (not just credit scores) before we decide to lend.
We aim to propel entrepreneurs to prosperity by creating middle-income and wealth-generating jobs and thriving businesses.
As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we strive to remove obstacles, create opportunities and promote conditions for self-sustaining businesses that can power a community’s economy.
We know there’s more to an emerging entrepreneur’s story than what’s on paper, which is why we look at everything brought to the table (not just credit scores) before we decide to lend.
USI looks at the whole picture when deciding to lend our small business and microloans rather than focusing solely on credit.
All children and families will
be stable and thriving.
USI is a national nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of technical assistance, data-driven tools and cross-functional resources to families and communities across the U.S.
Headquartered in St. Louis and serving urban communities nationally, USI delivers transformation and economic prosperity through data-driven, people-centered strategies, fostering self-sufficiency and resilience.
All children and families will be stable and thriving.
USI is a national nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of technical assistance, data-driven tools and cross-functional resources to families and communities across the U.S.
Headquartered in St. Louis and serving urban communities nationally, USI delivers transformation and economic prosperity through data-driven, people-centered strategies, fostering self-sufficiency and resilience.
Our approach is multifaceted: engaging residents with knowledge and skills to take action, influencing policies to achieve long-term results, and applying Results Count® framework to every project to ensure investment eq
USI is committed to the following:
Our approach is multifaceted: engaging residents with knowledge and skills to take action, influencing policies to achieve long-term results, and applying Results Count® framework to every project to ensure investment equals tangible progress.
USI is committed to the following:
Executive Vice President
CDFI Loan Fund Manager
Credit Analyst
Associate Project Manager
We hope you’ll consider us as a partner in your journey to growing your business. Start today by submitting a pre-application request to talk with our team.
If you are a startup or emerging business, a business plan should include a business overview, operations plan, sales and marketing plan, competitive market analysis, product/service overview, financial plan, projections, and management team summary.
Lenders will need to ask for information about your personal history, including your credit profile, experience, and financial position.
At what stage is your business? We'll want to understand whether you're a startup or an established business to match you to an appropriate lender. If you're established, we want to understand how the business performs with financial statements and tax returns.
Most lenders will want to understand your cash flow to size a loan that makes sense for you.
