Isha Jarju
Project Management Director
Business Development Agency
Build it. Brand it.
Build it. Brand it.
Fund it. Grow it.
Allied Community walks start-ups, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations through every stage of building a business that lasts, from the first idea to a thriving digital presence.
5step client journey
4pathways for every stage
2tracks: self-paced or agency-supported
The Client Journey
One clear path from idea to income
Every client moves through the same five steps, so nothing gets skipped and every decision builds on the last.
Business Development
Shape your concept, structure, and operating foundation.
Brand Identity
Define how your business looks, sounds, and is remembered.
Strategy
Set goals and a practical plan to reach your market.
Business Credit & Funding
Prepare to build credit and pursue the funding you need.
Digital Marketing
Show up online, attract customers, and keep them.
Who We Serve
Four pathways, one standard of care
Wherever you are today, there is a starting point built for you.
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Startup Entrepreneur
You have the vision and need the foundation to launch with confidence.
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Brick & Mortar Entrepreneur
Your doors are open and you are ready to strengthen, fund, and grow.
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Online & E-Commerce
You sell on the web and want a brand and marketing engine to match.
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Nonprofit
Your mission deserves the structure, visibility, and funding to scale impact.
Services
Choose the support that fits your budget
Our services come in two tracks, so there is a price point for every stage of business.
Self-Paced
Learn and build on your schedule
For owners who want guidance and tools, and prefer to do the work themselves at their own speed.
- Business development
- Brand identity
- Strategy
- Business credit & funding readiness
- Digital marketing
Agency-Supported
We work alongside you
For owners who want an experienced team doing the work with them, with four tiers each for business development, digital marketing, and virtual assistant support.
- Business development, four tiers
- Digital marketing, four tiers
- Virtual assistant, four tiers
- Dedicated guidance through each journey step
Agency-Supported Pricing
Simple, Transparent Membership Tiers
Pick the level of support that matches where you are right now. You can always step up.
Please note: Rates vary depending on the experience of the virtual assistant and the work requirements needed for each opportunity.
Allied Community Empowerment Institute: low-cost education for people in nations and places that need affordable learning, so they can work remotely in a global economy of business, contract, and freelance possibilities.
Membership Additions and Options
Business education included
Each membership level includes business education services assigned with the membership tier.
Virtual assistant option
Members can choose to add virtual assistant services at a 10% discount.
Not sure which tier or track is right? Tell us about your business and we will recommend a starting point.
About Allied Community
Built for entrepreneurs who are too often overlooked
Allied Community is a business development agency serving entrepreneurs, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and underserved communities across the United States and internationally.
We founded the agency on a simple belief: good business guidance should not depend on your budget or your zip code. That is why every service has a self-paced and an agency-supported option.
Meet the Founder
Katrina Nweke is the founder of Allied Community. Known as Katrina Faulkner-Brown, Katrina Nweke is a United States Army veteran who served in the military from 2006-2009, in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 as a public affairs journalist (46Q) with the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based out of Fort Polk, Louisiana. Military Journalism Portfolio (opens in a new tab)
In 1994, she published a community development magazine on the Mississippi Gulf Coast called Progress Magazine. Soon after, she established her first business development agency, Market It!, to help small businesses grow on a budget. She then partnered with Thinribbons.com for 15 years as its marketing director and partner, helping the company grow exponentially into a multi-million dollar operation until 2014.
Katrina earned a bachelor’s degree in business with a minor in workforce development and marketing, followed by a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in project management. Both degrees are from William Carey University, headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was certified as a military journalist by Defense Information School (DINFOS) (opens in a new tab) at Fort Meade, Maryland in 2007.
Her work has also taken her into government and international service. She worked as a NATO contractor in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a Foreign Media Advisor and DVIDS Maintainer during General David Petraeus’s leadership. She served as a graduate health communications specialist with the National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) (opens in a new tab) in Hyattsville, Maryland, and in 2022 spent a year as a patent processor in a newly established department of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (opens in a new tab).
Katrina also created the Allied Community Empowerment Institute to support people in nations and places that need low-cost education opportunities, so they can work remotely in a global economy of unlimited business, contract, and freelance possibilities.
“Your business deserves a foundation, a brand, a plan, funding, and a voice. We help you build all five.”
Our Team
Executive Team
The leaders who help guide every client from first idea to lasting growth.
Beulah Sampson
Content Integrity & Empowerment Director
Get Started
Tell us where you are
Share a few details and we will point you to the right pathway and track. We respond to every inquiry.