
Doing Business in Urbana
The City of Urbana is an excellent place to live and do business.
Thinking about starting a business? It’s a journey that requires dedication, perseverance, and a lot of questions: Where do you even begin? The Bridge Virtual Incubator is a great community resource to help you get started.
Urbana’s Economic Development team is experienced, service-oriented, and ready to assist you in expanding or locating a new business in Urbana. We look forward to helping you find the right financial incentives, building, land, workforce, training, or anything else you need to be a prosperous and longtime Urbana business. Please check the pages in this section to get an overview of all that Urbana offers its business partners, and then contact us when we can help.
Programs offering assistance to Urbana businesses include:
- Commercial Signage Grant Program (Up to $3,000)
- TIF Redevelopment Incentives (Up to $35,000 in select areas)
- TIF Redevelopment Agreements
- Enterprise Zone Sales Tax Exemptions and Property Tax Abatements
Economic Development staff is also here to assist in navigating the City’s permits, licenses, zoning, and regulations.