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Join us online in celebration of Black History Month as we spend some family fun time learning how to approach a family wealth mindset for 2022. Transform your perspective and gain the tools you need to fuel the financial future you and your family desire.
Join entrepreneur and social justice funder, David Sharp, for an enlightening session on“The Wealth Mindset: How to Approach Family Wealth."

Saturday, February 19, 2022
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Join us online Saturday, February 19, 2022 for some family fun time learning how to approach family wealth using the Sharper Perspective of finance principles of the The Wealth Mindset. In this enlightening workshop, entrepreneur and social justice funder, David Sharp, will introduce harnessing our personal economic power and building a legacy for our family. This pioneering session is perfect for families, teens, college students, professionals, and business owners.
Let the Sharper Perspective of finance help you obtain the keys to revolutionize your mind and behavior, and to enhance your personal and family finances.

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Managing customer demand is all about keeping customers happy. To remain responsive to demand, your business must have a strong process in place to anticipate, validate and then fulfil future demand. Whether your business chooses a “made-to-order” or “made to stock” method, how you manage your operations to most efficiently supply products to your customer is critical. When you expect customers to place a huge order and the demand never materializes, invaluable working capital could become locked up in excess stock. Likewise, if you decide not to invest in inventory and the customer does commit to the order, fulfilling the demand in time could be a real challenge. By adopting a demand management strategy, your company can cost optimize its production, while maximizing customer service levels. UP Community Fund offers capital and resources to help your business manage growing customer demands and needs. We invest in high-impact companies with a mindset for growth and transformation. Learn more about our philosophy at www.upcommunityfund.com

For the past 28 years, Towanda Scott, CEO of Staffwear Inc, has been in the business of providing not just uniforms but providing clothing for aspiring professionals to actualize their own career pathways. Like many entrepreneurs of color, entrepreneurship has not come at an easy cost, and she has described her journey as one filled with as many failures as successes. Scott approached several different loan funds to survive before partnering with the UP Community Fund. Since the partnership, Staffwear has exceeded over 1 million in sales and has hired four new staff who on average earn up to 15/hr. Scott states, “the funding gave us the confidence and cashflow to take on the larger customers as opposed to turning down contracts.” Upfront costs to purchase materials would have completely hindered Scott’s ability to accept deals, a reality for the company prior to receiving UP funding. Securing the funding accommodated her experiences as a black woman owned organization and giving her opportunities to continue to grow and scale the business.
UP Community Funds celebrates Towanda Scott at Staff Wear Inc as a successful female entrepreneur.

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Removing barriers to accessing health care and mitigating the stigma of obtaining mental health services has been a critical focus for Jamison Consultants. The UP Community Fund was critical to the minority, woman- owned company, which had previously been denied funding from several traditional financial lending institutions. Partnering with the UP Community Fund has allowed Jamison to access the funding needed to scale their business model and offerings, expand their vision, and understand the dynamics of their business model through quality technical assistance. Jamison Consultants has since expanded to six new locations throughout South Carolina and Georgia and has brought on 15 new additional staff this year, including professionally licensed clinicians, social workers, and nurse practitioners. Jamison Consultants has seen a 50% increase in its revenue and after all expenses maintains a positive cash flow. UP Community Funds celebrates Jamison Consultants as a successful business in the healthcare industry. www.upcommunityfund.com

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Trading in corporate America for entrepreneurship has been a monumental step for the leaders at Bernard Irby. Since 2017, the Charlotte-based minority-owned electrical contractor has experienced phenomenal growth and expansion across the Southeast region. The rapid growth of Bernard Irby is a combination of corporate experience, entrepreneurial savvy, and access to capital through their partnership with UP Community Fund. Prior to receiving funding, the company was denied loans from over 20 traditional financial lending institutions. The UP Community Fund has allowed Bernard Irby to position themselves as one of the largest black owned electrical companies in the Southeast US region. Within 3 years, the company has grown to over $10 million in revenue, acquired new office space, and purchased new trucks and electrical equipment.

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Join UP Community Fund tonight at 6:30pm for a FREE empowering Healthcare Industry Webinar where we’ll explore new market opportunities in the healthcare industry. Gain insight, network with industry peers, and most importantly identify ways of how to finance and grow your healthcare business.
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Join Zoom Meeting -Wednesday, May 19 at 6:30pm
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