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Community partners

Our Village United partners with foundations, corporations, and institutions that understand a fundamental truth: when small businesses thrive, entire communities transform. We are not looking for charity. We are looking for partners who want to invest in measurable economic impact at a national scale.

Our partners gain access to a nationally recognized platform with a track record of delivering outcomes, a growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs across 40+ states, and a model that is positioning to scale significantly in the coming years. Every dollar invested in OVU moves through the hands of entrepreneurs who build jobs, generate wealth, and strengthen the economic fabric of their communities. And our commitment extends beyond programming. OVU actively engages in policy advocacy at local and national levels, working to reshape the systems that determine which businesses get access to capital, contracts, and opportunity in the first place.

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Partnership Opportunites

Program Sponsor

Fully sponsor a cohort of entrepreneurs through a complete program cycle. Your investment funds business training, wellness support, seed grants, mentorship, and market access. You walk alongside a group of entrepreneurs from day one to graduation and beyond.

Contribute to OVU’s seed grant pool, putting non-dilutive capital directly into the hands of entrepreneurs for inventory, hiring, equipment, and growth. Every dollar goes to work.

Bring OVU programming to a new city or region. Expansion partners fund the launch of programs in new markets, building lasting economic infrastructure in communities that need it most.

Corporate partners invest in OVU programming while gaining meaningful alignment with economic equity, supplier diversity, and community impact goals. Our partners do not just write checks. They become part of the ecosystem, connecting their resources and networks to the entrepreneurs who need them.

OVU is not just building businesses. We are working to change the systems that determine who gets access to capital, contracts, and opportunity. Our policy work focuses on procurement reform, equitable access to microloans, and removing the structural barriers that keep small businesses from competing. We partner with institutions, advocacy organizations, and government entities to advance legislation and policy frameworks that create lasting, systemic change for entrepreneurs. With leadership that sits at the intersection of economic development and public policy, OVU brings both ground-level insight and institutional credibility to every policy conversation.

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