Nov 16, 2022
It started with Tosha Wilson and her cousin wanting to open a
laundromat with comfortable seating, fresh brewed coffee, a book
room, and a yoga/meditation space. But they were turned down for
every small business loan they applied for. In an interview, Tosha
said, “Two professionals with decent jobs [and] good credit scores,
and the bank basically told us, ‘You don’t have enough
experience.'"
Out of frustration Tosha founded an internet-based community group,
called Boosting Black Business, that helped raise over $100,000 for
Black-owned start-up companies throughout Chicagoland. The
Chicago Tribune named her as one of their “10 People that
Gave Me Hope in 2020.” Today she is a co-developer of an $8 million
project in Evanston called The Aux, planned as a 100%
community-owned Black-business hub.
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