BBU × UBSUAJoint venture · UtahUtah statewide
A partnership with an x in the middle.
BBU × UBSUA is a joint venture and social enterprise. Black Business Utah and the Utah Black Student Union Alliance built it so BSU students and Black-owned Utah businesses can work the same table.
- Official nameBBU × UBSUA. Keep the x visible.
- PartnersBlack Business Utah (BBU) and the Utah Black Student Union Alliance (UBSUA).
- TypeInformation site for a social enterprise — not a checkout storefront.
- PlaceUtah statewide. Black-owned businesses wherever they operate in the state.
- ModelStudents sell packaged digital products. The JV supplies products, training, and support.
Charity is a different meeting.
Community wealth-building and student entrepreneurship.
Businesses are partners. Students are sellers and builders. The joint venture is the backing — not a freelance marketplace, not cheap labor, not a savior story.
Work stays with people in this community.
Students lead client conversations for real.
A table, not a call center.
Packages that a business can actually run.
Two organizations, one joint venture.
A real product stack, not a class project dump.
Those six words sit on the UBSUA crest. They are the standard we write to — not a slogan overlay.
Who it serves
Three rings. Clear order.
Primary: owners and operators of Black-owned businesses in Utah who need websites, communications, online sales, and content distribution without a faceless agency.
Secondary: BSU students who will sell packages, gain real client experience, and can adopt the products for their own projects or side work.
Tertiary: campus partners, community organizations, and supporters of the joint venture.
What we will not claim
Facts only. Gaps stay marked.
No invented client names, stats, or prices. No national service. Participating campuses will be listed when they are confirmed. Partner expansions stay off this page until they are real.