The Urbana Business Association is proud to announce our Business Backs the Arts initiative. This bold new program will allocate $30,000 over three years to provide funding for art in public spaces, specifically as it relates to promoting, developing or otherwise enhancing business. The City of Urbana has studied and established the benefit of art in public spaces, but has been grappling with the best means to fund it. 

 

With this in mind The UBA board devised the Business Backs the Arts program which will provide funding for proposals submitted through the City's Public Arts Commision, which specifically  relate to the business community. Whether through events, installations, showings, or other art programs, it is our hope that these funds will provide opportunities for individuals and organizations to utilize art to promote, inspire, and enhance the business community. 

 

The mission of the Urbana Business Association is to promote Urbana as a dynamic place in which to live, work and do business. We strongly feel that what is good for our community is good for business. By adding this great initiative to our roster of other successful  programs including The Sweetcorn Festival, The Home Parade, The International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off, The Indoor Market at Lincoln Square,  Networking events, The Realtors Breakfasts, and the Urbana Business Marketing program, we continue to strive to achieve that mission.

Creating the right team is a vital step in growing a successful business.  You hear business owners all the time bemoaning the fact that they can't recruit, train and retain the right employees.

There are 6 key areas necessary to build a winning team - how many of them are you doing successfully and which do you need to work on?

The 6 Keys are:

 

Strong Leadership

It starts at the top.

 

Common Goal

 

Rules of the Game

Register by January 30 for early bird savings!
E.B. Cost: $25/couple (register by January 30)
Cost: $30/couple (register by February 6) Code: 6331
E.B. ($8 each additional child); ($10 each additional child) Code: 6332

Moms, Aunts, Grandmas: kick up your heels and have a great time with the special boy in your life. The Urbana Park District helps you celebrate Valentine's Day in style. We arrange everything: tasty appetizers and a dessert bar that kids and adults will love, fun games, a fantastic DJ and craft projects that you can do together! Each boy can bring home a favor and a snapshot to remember the evening.