Boxville is Chicago’s first shipping container marketplace that uses modified shipping containers for commerce in place of traditional brick and mortar spaces. The Boxville approach disrupts the cycle of disinvestment, disengagement, and blight in inner city communities. The typical starting point for inner city commerce is a dilapidated building consisting of several, mostly-empty retail slots, building systems in disarray, and an abundance of debris. Rehabilitation of such buildings can take years, if it is possible at all, due to the volume of work required and the difficulty of securing capital to fund it. In this session we will review the concept and how the efficient use of space and capital can improve an enterprise’s successful entry (or growth) into the market.

Featuring;

Alexander Martin - Director of Boxville

Will Jamison, Ajai Frazier, Eddie White - Be Creative

Ian Gonzalez - Last Lap Cornerstore