Big ideas in a small space
Over the course of Boxyard RTP’s first year, these four businesses will consecutively take 3-month residencies at PopBox. Each has their own unique set of products, style and story.
PopBox is a 320-square-foot space within the highly-anticipated Boxyard RTP development that hosts a new pop-up style shop every 3 months.
Coupled with a micro-grant from NC IDEA and the Research Triangle Foundation, the mission of this initiative is to propel women and BIPOC-owned businesses back into the market amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
After receiving 55 applications from very deserving entrepreneurs around the Triangle and conducting interviews with the finalists, the recipients for our first year (2021-2022) have been chosen.
Popping up from August 13 through November 12, 2021. View store hours
Haley Bunting started her business selling fashions, accessories and gifts in a trolley car, so we knew she was already comfortable operating in small spaces! Her dream is to have micro-shops all over the Triangle and PopBox seemed like a perfect testing ground. She comes at every situation with an entrepreneurial mindset and is always thinking 10 steps ahead to plan her next move, project or concept. Case in point, the Vessel Candle Co., began as a Covid-project-turned in-house brand of hand-poured candles that are top-selling items.
Interview with Haley Bunting Coming Soon!
Coming Soon in Q2...
SkyeLight candles are created using a premium soy wax and cotton wicks. Skye has fun naming her signature and seasonal scent creations. For example, "If You Love Him, Don't Let That Mango." To maintain the integrity of each and every product, all candles and wax melts are handmade in small batches with loads of love.
Owned and operated by Skye Ordonez, SkyeLight will open its first storefront through the PopBox program.
Coming Soon in Q3...
Pop Box Gallery is a new venture by Mavis Gragg and Laura Ritchie. As co-curators, Mavis and Laura invite visitors to contemplate what is happening in the world through art.
Pop Box Gallery’s format will spark new ideas about where art can be and who can access it, providing a platform that will connect new communities of artists, audiences, and collaborators.
Coming Soon in Q4...
Be Like Missy offers handmade jewelry and leather goods in-step with with trending styles and colors. Owned by PhD chemist and former chemistry professor Erica Vogel, Be Like Missy can be found at many makers markets in the area, like Triangle Pop-Up Market. PopBox will be the first storefront for the brand.
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