In February 2021, UWNYC launched Together We Thrive in response to the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black-owned businesses.
Together We Thrive (TWT) aimed to provide small businesses with access to capital, technical assistance, and opportunity networks to help them survive the pandemic and be a part of NYC’s economy. We stood up this ambitious effort in response to a crisis, met the moment by launching the TWT Black Business Network, and now have an opportunity to scale back our role providing direct services and support to TWT businesses to programs and organizations that have more capacity to provide the services and support small businesses need.
TWT has connected small businesses to services and technical assistance and built the foundation to grow our network of partners, volunteers, and business owners across New York City. Our reach has resulted in . . .
290 Black-owned businesses in the TWT Network
677 People employed by businesses in the TWT Network
543 Black businesses featured in the online Business Directory
22% TWT businesses are MBWE Certified
Resource Hub
The Resource Dashboard is a curated hub that connects small businesses with TA service providers across NYC.
Business Directory
The Black-Owned Business Directory allows New Yorkers to discover 540+ Black-owned businesses across NYC.