Background Background

Empowering Entrepreneurs Online: Building a Strong Digital Presence with UENI

By Frank Tumminello | October 28, 2026
Chapters
0:00Introduction and guest background
3:02Why UENI exists: 33 million small businesses, two out of three without a site they like
5:46Scale: more than 700,000 small businesses online
6:03From a decade in energy to founding UENI
8:42Pivots: from marketplace to website builder, and from free to paid
13:57Who UENI's customers are, and why professional services are a large share
16:53The mixed effect of COVID on local and online businesses
19:04What results look like, and why "empowered" is the word customers use
24:33What else customers ask for: tax, legal, financing, insurance
26:03The awareness problem: FinCEN's 14,000 followers vs. tens of millions of filers
27:32Ownership reporting, shell companies, and the penalties at stake
39:41The FileForms and UENI webinar
42:02Partnering with UENI, and how to get in touch

Frank Tumminello

CEO, Fileforms