About two months after opening in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood, two Black female entrepreneurs are hoping to use the success of their distinct businesses to give back to the community.
The commercial space of Frogtown Crossroads, located at University Avenue and Dale Street, now houses the businesses of Joyce Sanders and Shaunie Grigsby. Sanders owns the clothing store Urban 29, and Grigsby is owner of the Flava Cafe.
While the other three spaces in the Neighborhood Development Committee’s portion of the building currently sit vacant, NDC founder and CEO Mike Temali said he’s excited for what the two new ventures have begun to bring to the area.
“It’s a fantastic psychological boost for this community, to have a gathering place,” said Temali, referencing the new cafe. “The fact that it’s Black women entrepreneurs is a huge message to this community … and business owners building wealth, building culture and holding ground essentially is branding this corner as a dynamic, entrepreneurial space.”
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