Just months after celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Sherman Phoenix Marketplace, the Sherman Phoenix Foundation that operates the small business incubator in Milwaukee is welcoming six new members to its board of directors.
The new board members, who will attend their first meeting in February, are: Dina Abercrombie, Northwestern Mutual senior director of diversity, equity, and inclusion; Damira Grady, vice president of college culture and climate at Madison Area Technical College; Korbey White, health program manager for the State of Wisconsin; Donald D. Dantzler Jr., Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in educational leadership and policy; Sherri Jordan, MBA, ACC,CCA, founder and principal consultant of Envision the Ladder, LLC.; and Noleta Franz, Northwestern Mutual, assistant director, Legal Process...
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In 2016, civil unrest broke out in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee after a fatal police shooting rocked the community. In the following weeks, community conversations identified the need for safe, welcoming neighborhood spaces and from those conversations, the idea for the Sherman Phoenix rose out of the ashes.
Today, the Sherman Phoenix is a state-of-the-art space for small businesses of color. It is a popular place to eat, shop, practice self-care, or attend a cultural or entrepreneurial-focused event. We serve over 100 people daily and have been home to nearly 50 businesses since our opening.
The Sherman Phoenix has proven to be a powerful economic hub that lifts Black-owned businesses, embraces talent and innovation, and embodies an inclusive spirit. In the marketplace, we are home to over 25 businesses, of which people of color own 96%, and 63% are women-led. In addition to these businesses, Sherman Phoenix supports over 50 local entrepreneurs by o?ering a monthly pop-up marketplace to showcase their services, merchandise and culinary items. In total, our small businesses employ over 75 residents...
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