THE ENTERPRISE CENTER

BRAND AUDIT & EXPANSION

BRANDING

The Enterprise Center is a non-profit that supports minority entrepreneurs and under-resourced communities by advertising and delivering on transformative economic development connected to minority business growth cycles and community wealth building initiatives.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Enterprise Center was looking to establish a cohesive brand identity in preparation for their upcoming website redesign. My team conducted a thorough brand audit, using those findings to solidify and establish brand guidelines and expansion opportunities for the visual system.

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The engagement kicked-off by interviewing key stakeholders to get a sense of the culture and vision. The Enterprise Center had a logo, but no real brand guidelines to uphold and strengthen its visual presence. From there, our team audited over 50 individual pieces of collateral tracking style, type, color, and compositional queues to see which styles the organization favored throughout it’s lifespan. This audit uncovered the brand that was at the heart of their identity all along!

During the process of cementing the organization’s brand guide, our team also developed a series of sample touchpoint collateral that included letterhead, business cards, folders, presentation designs, email newsletters, annual financial reports, Zoom backgrounds, and more. The point of this design exploration was to demonstrate the new guidelines in-situation and showcase how the design system can grow and sustain visual interest as time goes by.

The Enterprise Center had a series of public engagements in 2021. As a way to give back to their organization and the community, we designed a presentation template for the organization that preserved the brand and style direction to ensure they could put their best foot forward in any scenario.

The brand identity delivered was instantly embraced by the organization. The look/feel was showcased in The Enterprise Center’s new website launch, and their social media presence was revitalized with a cohesive design system that made them stand-out in the average timeline. The branding continues to stand the test of time and represents them proudly to this day.

Like many nonprofits, it had been years since we gave our brand guide the attention it deserved—and it was starting to show. Theresa was amazing to work with: she truly took the time to understand our needs, goals, and identity. I constantly get compliments on our branding and Theresa’s clear, comprehensive guide! Whether your brand is due for a refresh, or you’ve never had one formally completed, I promise you’ll be pleased with Theresa’s work!”

—Elizabeth McGinsky, The Enterprise Center

The brand guide addressed both digital and physical applications, taking special care to showcase layout and visual options for the non-profit’s annual financial report. This item is particularly vital because it attracts a lot of attention, and represents their organization in the marketplace.

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