Our Press
Sunshine Enterprises has received media coverage from various news outlets including, Chicago Sun-Times, Fox 32 Chicago, NBC Chicago, WGN Radio, and many others highlighting our impact made across Illinois.
Sunshine Enterprises’ team is available to work with the media to provide expertise and perspective on various topics, including entrepreneurial empowerment and economic development. To be directed to an expert or for general media inquiries, contact:
Trenton Blythe
Managing Director of Development and Communications
trenton@sunshineenterprises.com
312-868-0040, ext. 218
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SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES IN THE NEWS
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The Aux, a hub of minority owned businesses, coming to Evanston
Evanston Review - January 16, 2024
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
ABC7 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