In Oakland, folks can now make one stop to shop at about a dozen black-owned businesses all under the same roof.
, folks can now make one stop to shop at about a dozen black-owned businesses all under the same roof.
"As an entrepreneur, I learned quickly about a lot of pitfalls. and we made a lot of mistakes," said Michelle Walton, co-founder of Loyal to the Soil Collective. "So, Loyal to the Soil came about because I felt if we gave people a chance and they didn’t have all the red tape that we had, it would go a lot faster, a lot quicker, and we could go further together."
Oakstop, a for-profit business, rents out the space, while its nonprofit Oakstop Alliance provides business services and training to ensure these entrepreneurs become self-sufficient.
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