Big ideas in a small space

Boxyard RTP welcomes retail businesses to each fulfill six-month residencies in PopBox. Learn more about the 2025-2027 cohort of PopBox recipients by reading this press release.

PopBox is a 320-square-foot space within the Boxyard RTP development that hosts pop-up style shops on a rotating basis. Coupled with a $6,750 micro-grant from NC IDEA and the Research Triangle Foundation, PopBox is designed to give small businesses exposure to the brick-and-mortar environment with the tools they need to be successful.

This program began in 2021 with the mission to propel small businesses back into the market amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Since inception, we have seen 11 small businesses come through our program.

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Currently at PopBox: Disco Differences

Disco Differences is a vintage and secondhand shop established in 2022 by two passionate women. Megan Snow, a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist in North Carolina, and Emily Wall, a licensed K-12 Special Educator and Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Special Education at UNC Charlotte, have combined their expertise and vision to create an inclusive business. With extensive experience working with individuals with disabilities, Megan and Emily are committed to fostering education, advocacy, and community integration opportunities. Disco Differences welcomes everyone and strives to promote a sense of belonging for individuals regardless of diagnoses.