Best of 2020: Minority businesses: Wounded by COVID, but key to inclusive revival
Best of 2020: Minority businesses: Wounded by COVID, but key to inclusive revival This story was originally published on December 7, 2020. Tia Woods had been the coordinator of a dance program. It closed but left her with space in East Hartford. She had a business idea: Woods, who is Black, knew many minority artisans needed space to show and sell their products. So in February 2019, she created what she called a “modern consignment boutique” called “ITS the Room,” a kind of mini-mall where minority entrepreneurs, crafters and artists could set up shop. After a year, things looked pro...
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