National Urban League's Community Navigator Partnership with SBA

National Urban League Press Release

PHILADELPHIA (February 28, 2022) – As Black-owned businesses struggle to recover from the pandemic, National Urban League and U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a partnership aimed at connecting underserved small businesses with the programs and resources they need to grow and thrive.

“The COVID-19 pandemic was catastrophic for Black-owned businesses on so many levels, and an equitable recovery requires a vigorous and targeted outreach in the communities that were hardest-hit,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said. “This partnership between the National Urban League and the SBA relies on the Urban League’s extensive networks of partnerships and community relationships to reach those very businesses and entrepreneurs who have been left behind.” National Urban League has been selected to serve as a “hub” within the SBA’s Community Navigator Program ― an American Rescue Plan initiative designed to reduce barriers faced by underserved entrepreneurs when attempting to access programs needed to recover from economic crises or to simply start and grow their business.

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