Urban Economic Development Association of WI (UEDA)

06/12/2026

🌈 Quick UEDA Member Shoutout: Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce! A valued UEDA member dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ and allied businesses across Wisconsin through advocacy, education, networking, and economic opportunity.

This June, they're celebrating Pride Month with a full lineup of events designed to help entrepreneurs connect, grow, and thrive:

✨ Have Pride! Get Certified! (June 17) Webinar
Learn how to certify your LGBTQ+-owned business through the NGLCC.

☕ Madison Big Gay Coffee Connection (June 20)
Build connections and community over coffee at the Big Gay Pride Market.

📈 Introducing NGLCC Allied SME Certification (June 23) Webinar
Explore a new certification opportunity for allied small and medium-sized businesses.

💡 Resilience Without Roadmaps (June 23) Webinar
A Pride Month conversation on LGBTQ+ financial identity, resilience, and building pathways forward.

🏳️‍🌈 2026 Pride Luncheon (June 24) Appleton
Celebrate Pride, recognize community progress, and connect with leaders from across Wisconsin.

🚀 Madison Entrepreneur Bootcamp (June 25–26) Madison
A two-day experience helping LGBTQ+ and allied entrepreneurs discover, build, grow, and scale their businesses.

Thank you to the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce for creating spaces where businesses, entrepreneurs, and communities can thrive. We're grateful to have you as part of the UEDA network! Learn More: https://business.wislgbtchamber.com/events-calendar

05/29/2026

🌟 Member Spotlight: Narvarte Development

Principal Montavius Jones works at the intersection of real estate development, housing policy, and urban planning to help cities move from vision to implementation.

Their focus is on creating systems that deliver walkable, human-scaled, and context-sensitive development.

Why do they support UEDA? UEDA has the capacity to take ideas from conception to implementation and in Milwaukee, that is a much needed skill.

Learn more about Navarte: https://www.narvartedev.com/

05/20/2026

Woohoo! Excited to share this update for our Bank On Greater Milwaukee program. So many great resources from our coalition members 😍

📣Check it out! We've restructured our website to feature the amazing financial tools BOGM coalition members developed over the past few years. All designed to help people and families strengthen their financial health💪💰 Share with your friends, family & colleagues!🎉
www.BankOnMilwaukee.org

05/13/2026

Happening this Saturday! Southside neighbors check out this opportunity to access resources and low cost flowers and plants to beautify the neighborhood. 🎉🌞🌾🌺🏘️

05/12/2026

Happening on Thursday, May 14! Support small businesses and shop local. Treat yourself or those you love 🎉🙂

05/06/2026

Be sure to support small businesses this month and throughout the year. They are the heart of local communities, creating jobs, fostering innovation, and keeping money within the local economy.

🌟 Celebrating Small Business Week!

At Bank On Greater Milwaukee, we know small businesses are at the heart of strong, thriving communities. From local food vendors to entrepreneurs building their dreams, these businesses create jobs, culture, and opportunity across our city.

We’re proud to highlight some of the incredible small businesses featured at UEDA’s Carnival Milwaukee 2026, where over 25 diverse, locally owned vendors came together to share their talents and flavors with the community. 🍽️

This week and beyond, we encourage you to support small, support local, and invest in the businesses that make Milwaukee unique. View the list of this year's Food Tasting participants here: https://www.uedawi.org/uncategorized/2026-carnival-milwaukee/

04/28/2026

We are so very proud of our own Constance Alberts and the Bank On Greater Milwaukee coalition for their work to advance financial stability in our community! 🎉💙