Programs
Main Street Alabama / UrbanMain
Historic 4th Avenue Business District Revitalization
Creating Jobs. Keeping Character. In July 2019, the Historic 4th Avenue Business District was selected as a Main Street Designated Community.
Kiva Lending
Access to capital for Birminghamians
In April of 2019, UII became the first Trustee for Kiva, a nonprofit crowdfunded microloan fund that helps community entrepreneurs access up to $10,000 at 0%. In 2020, we became a "Kiva Hub".
BE BHM
Building Entrepreneurs. Building Economies. BE.
Our signature entrepreneurship training and capacity building program aimed to equip all of Birmingham's entrepreneurs. A cohort-styled program in the Startspark network, the network boasts over 20 communities dedicated to matching opportunity with the traditionally underestimated entrepreneur.
