A Marquette University student-run business program has created a new way to buy local while holiday shopping. The Nest Holiday Pop-Up (157 S. First St.) showcases products from 12 Milwaukee startup companies including Zyn, Cream City Caramels, Green Earth Terrarium, Artery Ink and MKE Shotski.
The shop is a part of Nest Incubator, a project recently started by Marquette students Jack Toner and Isabelle Block that aims to provide support for new entrepreneurs. “Understanding what goes into running a retail location has changed my entire view of entrepreneurship,” Toner, a senior double majoring in Finance and Business Economics with a minor in Biological Sciences, said in a press release.
Nest also hopes to host events after shop hours that will showcase other entrepreneurs. The incubator has partnered with Startup Milwaukee’s TANGIBLE program for a shopping event on Small Business Saturday (November 24).
Shop hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every day until Sunday, Dec. 23. Those interested in showcasing products at the shop are still welcome to apply.
You can find out more about the Small Business Saturday event here. You can find out more about the Nest Holiday Pop-Up here.
