UBC Universal Benefit Corporation

A family of small businesses

Building businesses people can own.

Universal Benefit Corporation acquires, operates and grows human-scale businesses — and shares the benefits of ownership with the people who build them.

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Our companies

Pun Labs Gifts & supplies
Whiskey Papa Group Professional services
Union Station Adventures Land

Mission

To cultivate God-glorifying, human-scale, ownership-driven entrepreneurial opportunities.

Vision

Create, execute and refine a repeatable process for acquiring and growing small businesses — businesses that generate lasting value and let the people who own them experience the real benefits of entrepreneurship.

Portfolio

Three companies, one way of working.

Each company runs on its own and draws on shared systems, data and leadership from UBC.

Gifts & supplies

Pun Labs

Pun Labs LLC

A novelty gift, office and art supply company, sold on Amazon, at popcolors.com, on Etsy and to independent retailers through Faire.

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Professional services

Whiskey Papa Group

Whiskey Papa Group LLC

Skilled field personnel and consulting on a contract or retainer basis, for clients that include the aviation sector.

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Land

Union Station Adventures

Union Station Adventures LLC

Affordable residential and lake-community lots in Arkansas and Tennessee, with simple owner financing so more families can own land.

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For business owners

Thinking about what comes next for your business?

We are long-term owners, not flippers. If you have built something good and want it in steady hands, we would like to hear from you — in confidence.

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Established and cash-flowing

Proven small businesses with loyal customers — e-commerce brands, service firms, printing and light manufacturing.

Flexible structures

A full sale, or a majority sale where you keep a stake and stay involved for as long as it suits you.

Careful, transparent diligence

Clear letters of intent, conventional and SBA-backed financing, and a process you can follow at every step.

Your legacy, kept

We keep the name, the team and the promise to customers — then invest in systems, data and growth.

Values

What we hold to, in every company we own.

01

Ownership

Every team member should have a path to becoming an owner and sharing in the risk and the reward.

02

Mission-driven, data-informed

We decide by our mission, then check those decisions against the numbers.

03

Life integrated

Families are welcome in the work, Sundays are kept for rest and worship, and our kids learn the dignity of work.

04

Love your neighbor

We help people reach their God-given potential through real empowerment and honest accountability.

Leadership

Owner-operators.

Grant Weatherford

Chairman, President & CEO

A former military officer, Grant leads UBC's acquisitions and oversees each portfolio company, with a focus on disciplined operations and data-driven growth.

Keith Phillips

Partner

Keith works alongside Grant across the portfolio, including Pun Labs and Union Station Adventures.

Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you have a business to discuss, a partnership in mind or just want to stay in touch, send a note and I'll reply personally.

grant.weatherford@ubenefit.co

Mailing address

Universal Benefit Corporation
1754 Woodruff Road, PMB 189
Greenville, SC 29607

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