FUSS Business Center
Business support that builds Black wealth.
Bookkeeping, payroll, taxes, grants and strategy for entrepreneurs, nonprofits and cooperatives, from a team rooted in the global Black community.
5 service centers under one partnership
6 specialists in finance, tax, payroll and HR
25+ years of payroll and payroll tax experience on staff
2 continents, with programs in the U.S. and Tanzania
Working alongside RICOBED Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology Kentucky Black Farmers Association Cooperative Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network Vital Neighborhoods Cleveland
Who we serve
For leaders who are wearing too many hats
Many entrepreneurs, nonprofits and cooperatives manage finances, operations, staff, compliance and projects while still trying to serve their communities. FUSS becomes an extension of your team, so you can get back to growth and service.
- Entrepreneurs
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits
- Cooperatives
- Community organizations
- Faith-based organizations
- Public-sector partners
Services
Everything your back office needs, from one team
How it works
From first call to ongoing partner
Discovery call
Tell us where your organization is stretched thin. We listen first and ask about your goals.
Support plan
We match your needs to the right centers using our Global Growth Method™, and agree on scope.
Ongoing partnership
Our team works as an extension of yours: books closed, payroll run, grants reported, plans on track.
Why we exist
Moving our people from consumers, spenders and laborers to producers, investors and owners.
The Institution of Financial Unity promotes collective financial development within and for the global Black community. Our mission is inspired by the work of Dr. Claud Anderson.
Mpatapo, the knot of reconciliation
Our Adinkra symbol represents the bond that brings parties in a dispute to a peaceful, harmonious reconciliation.
Programs and impact
Community work that services help fund
International
Center of Excellence, Tanzania
A leadership and entrepreneurship program with Rungwe International College of Business and Entrepreneurship Development, including a fund for single mothers, women and business leaders.
Food systems
Black food cooperatives
Cooperative development, food supply chain ownership for women, value-added food production and food systems research.
Land
Neighborhood Greenspace Training
Training for residents turning neighborhood land into productive, community-owned green space.
Get involved
Become a Unity Broker
Is your work lifting the African, Black and melanated community? Do you have finance expertise our community needs? Join a network of people pooling time, knowledge and resources.
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