Author: kurtcargle

Meeting Elzie Higginbottom

As a community social impact investor, I got the chance to meet Elize Higginbottom, an incredible housing developer in Chicago. Iron sharpens iron, and he would make a great mentor for me, in my opinion. It’s rare to encounter a successful businessman who has prepared the route for future generations and who has also made […]

Learning to Manage Owning a Laundry Center

While many entrepreneurs find that running a few self-service laundromats is more than enough to keep them busy, others want to remain busy in other ways, too, whether it’s by starting a side hustle, helping out in the community, or mentoring younger entrepreneurs. For whatever reason, some people are capable and motivated to pursue alternative […]

Black Owned Laundromat Urges Blacks to Enter Lucrative Industry

This week’s episode of Black Business Matters features an interview with Abdul Akbar Muhammad (Kurt Cargle), an entrepreneur based in Chicago who once operated eight laundromats in the greater Chicago region. The proprietor of Your Neighborhood Laundromats shares insightful advice and valuable life lessons that he used to develop a successful company for himself. In […]