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You can get hot pink aplenty at the Sensual Steps shoe store in Bronzeville -- but you'll have to wait to be buzzed in.
The Chicago Urban League's new NextOne program for black-owned businesses helped make the store a reality for 36-year-old Nicole Jones, a former banker who opened Sensual Steps in 2005: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon_shoesnov12,0,6266320.story. Do you think social programs can help commercial real estate succeed in down-at-the-heels areas?
