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Navy Pier hosting Holiday Artisan Market on weekends through January
ABC News - December 1, 2024

PNC Foundation's 'Community Micro Equity Fund' aims to invest in small local businesses
WGN TV - November 29, 2024

Shark Tank-style competition gives small businesses chance to grow
Axios Chicago - May 22, 2024

Sunshine Enterprises hosts 'Shark-Tank'-style competition for Chicago area entrepreneurs
Chicago SunTimes - May 17, 2024

Sunshine Enterprises: Pitch Competition 2024
WGN TV - May 16, 2024

Sunshine Enterprises hosting “Shark Tank” style pitch competition for entrepreneurs
CBS News - May 16, 2023

The Aux, a hub of minority owned businesses, coming to Evanston
Evanston Review - January 16, 2024

Sunshine Enterprises and the Community Micro Equity Fund: Noelle Curtis explains how both help local entrepreneurs from under-resourced neighborhoods.
WGN Chicago's “Financial on the 5” segment - December 19, 2023

How A South Side Program Is Helping Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Loans, Education
BlockClub Chicago - December 12, 2023

New business owners can turn to training academy at Sunshine Enterprises in Chicago's Woodlawn
BC7 Chicago - December 2, 2023

Sunshine Enterprises helping rising entrepreneurs in under-resourced neighborhoods
CBS Channel 2 Chicago - November 1, 2023

Sunshine Enterprises' pop-up market fosters community transformation in Chicago
FOX 32 Chicago - November 6, 2023

Chicago non-profit holds Shark Tank-style pitch competition
WGN 9 Chicago - May 20, 2023

Proposed $32 Million Community Center Near Washington Park Goes Before Neighbors For Support
Block Club Chicago - March 24, 2023

DPD reveals Woodlawn RFQ designs
Urbanize Chicago - February 1, 2023

20th Wards Candidates Talk Development and the Migrant Shelter at Woodlawn Forum
Hyde Park Herald - January 24, 2023

City Picks Short List Of Developers For Woodlawn Site — And Disgraced Ald. Willie Cochran Weighs In
Block Club Chicago - December 14, 2022

Mixed-use property coming to Woodlawn to help maintain affordable living
WGN 9 News - December 1, 2022

Park Station Lofts, first property planned under Woodlawn Housing Preservation Ordinance, under construction
Hyde Park Herald - November 4, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot Joins Alderwoman Taylor, Michaels Organization, DL3 Realty to Break Ground on Park Station Lofts
City of Chicago - November 2, 2022

Chicago nonprofits team up to help Black and brown businesses get off the ground
Fox 32 - October 26, 2022

NIU business professor spearheads first Health in Entrepreneurship Conference
NIU Today - October 24, 2022

Black Wall Street comes to West Woodlawn
Hyde Park Herald - September 19, 2022

Evanston business incubator seeks to open doors for Black entrepreneurs
WBEZ Chicago - August 24, 2022

CIBC awards $350,000 to affordable housing and small business partners
Yahoo! Finance - July 20, 2022

U. of C. names interim vice president of civic engagement
Hyde Park Herald - July 5, 2022

A Q&A With B.J. Stewart on Urban Impact and Working With South End Small Businesses
South Seattle Emerald - May 10, 2022

Strengthening Communities: Sunshine Enterprises Empowers Chicagoland Entrepreneurs
Huntington Bank - April 2022

SquareStack Announces Partnership with G2
Newswires - March 28, 2022

Narrowing the Digital Divide on Chicago’s South and West Sides
South Side Weekly - March 22, 2022

Big field emerges for vacated Council seat in Ninth Ward
Evanston RoundTable - February 21, 2022

Esta academia comunitaria de negocios ofrece un curso de entrenamiento para comerciantes en Chicago
Univision Chicago - February 13, 2022

Milwaukee's Sherman Phoenix serving as model for Illinois development
Milwaukee Business Journal - December 5, 2021

EDC backs $1M in ARPA funds for The Aux
Evanston Now - October 28, 2021

Annual business summit to focus on access to capital for minority entrepreneurs
Chicago Business Journal - September 27, 2021

Black-owned business hub planned for Evanston’s west side
Evanston RoundTable - September 26, 2021

Popular mobile coffee bar Southside Grinds sets up shop in Boxville Marketplace
Chicago Sun-Times - September 17, 2021

New equity fund for South, West side business owners meant to build wealth for communities
Chicago Sun-Times - September 15, 2021

PNC gives $1.5 million to start equity fund for South and West Side entrepreneurs
Crain’s Chicago Business - September 15, 2021

PNC launches grant program for Black and Brown businesses on Chicago’s South and West Side
Chicago Business Journal - September 15, 2021

Small Business Assistance for Immigrants and other entrepreneurs
Shoenberger Public Interest Law Foundation - September 1, 2021

Woodlawn Affordable Apartment Complex Can Slow Gentrification Near Obama Center, Supporters Say As Project Clears Hurdle
Block Club Chicago - August 27, 2021

Sunshine Enterprises: Announcing Terra Firma
Chicago Now - July 28, 2021

Proposed mixed-income building at 63rd and Maryland goes up for vote to Woodlawn residents
Hyde Park Herald - July 9, 2021

Esta academia comunitaria de negocios ofrece ayuda a los comerciantes latinos en Chicago
Univision - July 4, 2021

Organizations serve communities and provide opportunities
Chicago Citizens Newspaper - June 22, 2021

Race in Chicago: Entrepreneurs Pay it Forward to Young Business Owners
NBC Chicago - April 8, 2021

Coleman Entrepreneurship Center Partners with Sunshine Enterprises for Virtual Hackathon Challenge
DePaul University News - March 19, 2021

Community Organizations Offer Resources for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange - March 8, 2021

South Shore Artists Can Learn Business Basics Through 12-Week Artisan Collective Academy
Block Club Chicago - February 17, 2021

ZBA gets nonprofit’s plan for retail incubator
Evanston Now - February 15, 2021

Humboldt Park laundromat is transformed into a people’s market
Chicago Sun-Times - February 9, 2021

Si eres un emprendedor en Chicago y buscas impulsar tu negocio, esta información es para ti
Univision - February 9, 2021

Hispanic small-business owners in Chicago reinvent themselves to face the covid-19 crisis
Laraza - December 28, 2020

There are more than 221,000 PPP stories in Illinois. Some small businesses got millions. One got $73.
Chicago Tribune - December 4, 2020

Sunshine Enterprises committed to launching careers of under-resourced entrepreneurs
Fox 32 Chicago - September 23, 2020

Artists And Creatives Can Learn How To Launch A Business At Woodlawn Academy
Block Club Chicago - September 8, 2020

Rebuild Foundation and Sunshine Enterprise team up to train city’s creative entrepreneurs
Chicago Reader - August 31, 2020

¿Pensando en crear o fortalecer tu negocio? Esta academia comunitaria te puede interesar
Univision - August 18, 2020

How Alfa Demmellash Empowers At-Need Communities
New Jersey Monthly Magazine - May 14, 2020

20 Chicago incubators and accelerators you need to know
Built In Chicago - March 10, 2020

“A home away from home”: Jennifer’s Edibles celebrates hard work
Daily Northwestern - February 13, 2020

Why Supporting Chicago Neighborhood Small Business Matters
Chicago Now - January 16, 2020

Do you have the tools you need to make your business thrive?WGN Radio - October 8, 2019

Using Financial Coaching to Help South & West Side Entrepreneurs Build Wealth
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - September 30, 2019

JPMorgan Chase Is Investing Millions in Chicago's Minority Entrepreneurs
The Business Journals - November 13, 2017

The Incubator Churning Out Entrepreneurs on Chicago's South Side
OZY - September 14, 2017

Training program for entrepreneurs launches here
Evanston Now - November 2, 2015

UChicago partners with Sunshine Enterprises to support neighborhood-based entrepreneurs
UChicago News - April 30, 2015

Meet Your Neighbor: Sunshine Enterprises
Chicago Now - July 24, 2014

Small Business Resource Guide
Chicago Business