Sharon S Gordon 
100 Businesses. Multiple Markets. One Growing Movement.
Urban Trendsetters is building something bigger than a business directory.
We are launching the UTS Founding 100—and we’re looking for the first 100 businesses in each of our participating markets to become part of the foundation.
That’s right. There will be Founding 100 businesses in multiple markets, creating a growing network of Black-owned businesses across the communities Urban Trendsetters serves.
From Columbus and Dayton to Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis, Houston, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Detroit, Huntsville, Jackson and other markets as we expand, this movement is designed to make it easier for consumers to find, support and do business with Black-owned businesses locally, regionally and nationally.
Not Your Average Outreach Campaign
Let’s face it: having a great business isn’t enough if nobody knows you exist.
Today’s businesses need visibility.
They need to be found online.
They need to be seen by consumers.
They need opportunities to tell their story.
And they need media that helps turn attention into customers.
That’s where Urban Trendsetters comes in.
Why Become a Founder?
Being among the Founding 100 in your market means you are getting in at the ground level.
Founders will receive special recognition on all Urban Trendsetters platforms with opportunities for exposure throughout the country.
But there’s something even more important:
You become part of the foundation.
As Urban Trendsetters expands into additional markets, the Founding 100 will become the businesses that helped establish the network in their city!
There may eventually be thousands of businesses on UTS Local.
But your business can always say:
“We were one of the Founding 100.”
We’re Building a Business Network
Urban Trendsetters believes that Black businesses should not have to wait for somebody else to create opportunities for us.
We can build our own platforms.
We can create our own media.
We can promote our own businesses.
And we can make it easier for our communities—and everyone who values Black-owned businesses—to Find Us. Support Us. Shop With Us.
The Founding 100 is one more step toward making that vision a reality.
Your Market. Your Business. Your Opportunity.
The Founding 100 is now open.
If you own a Black-owned business, professional service, organization or brand, we want you on the list.
Get listed. Get recognized. Get discovered. Get promoted.
And be able to say you were one of the first 100.
Become a UTS Local Founder Today.
Your customers are looking for you.
Let’s make sure they can find you.
JOIN THE FOUNDING 100
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