Monday, May 28, 2007

San Jose Celebrates Juneteenth with Pete Escovedo, Jon B. , and Chico & James DeBarge | Bible Way Hosts Church In the Park Services

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Sponsorship, Vendor Booth, Advertising and Volunteer Opportunities Still Available!
Contact (408) 292-3157 or visit our website at www.sjaacsa.org/juneteenth.htm


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E-mail: sjaacsa@yahoo.com OR CALL (408) 292-3157

Saturday, May 19, 2007

BOBSA Asks For Your Help To End Discrimination In Beauty Industry

James Neusom jneusom@yahoo.com
City Lights Reporter

Greetings Family,

Recently I've received numerous emails from BOBSA (Black Owned Beauty Supply Association) members asking me to support BOBSA's efforts to launch a congressional hearing into unfair business practices and discrimination, by Korean owned beauty supply and wholesale hair distributors.

BOBSA's (www.bobsa.us) mission is to encourage and facilitate the establishment of Black owned beauty supply stores nationally and internationally. They provide guidance to entrepreneurs in the development, purchase, and operations of Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores. BOBSA serves, within this industry, as an advocate for vocational training, job placement, and educational scholarships to the black community.

Currently the African American purchasing power for black hair care products is eight billion dollars annually. Based on a national survey and feedback from their membership base of over 600 Black owned business, they have reason to believe that both the South Korean Government and the American Government, under various support programs have aided South Koreans from Korea to the United States to establish black hair care product businesses.

African American women are the single largest purchasers of wigs and hair extensions both natural and synthetic in the United States, if not the world. The US Congress passed legislation shortly after the Korean War that prevented the importation of hair and hair manufactured wigs from China and India, only allowing those products to enter America through South Korea. This single act alone was the beginning of a monopoly of Korean owned businesses in South Korea and the United States. It is BOBSA's belief that money given to the South Korean Government has been funneled back in to the United States via Korean owned banks and various business organizations to finance control of this industry.

BOBSA recently conducted a national survey and produced a documentary (Black Hair) inquiring about the various discrimination practices that have been institutionalized by these various Korean owned organizations. The results of this survey showed this monopoly had an adverse impact on the African American hair care industry, black owned businesses have been forced out of the market impacting jobs and the recycling of money within black communities. In simple terms black products are not getting retail shelf space, black business owners are being forced in to unfair credit terms and in many cases denied the opportunity to even purchase products for their stores and customers.

BOBSA is asking for your active support in pressuring the US Congress to investigate their finding. They are asking for you to contact your local congressmen/senator, and local media to request they investigate discrimination in the hair products industry.

DATA COLLECTION SURVEY
Click here to complete the survey.
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Note from BOBSA:
This online survey expires 5/26/07
You will soon be able to complete this survey on the BOBSA Web site.

Do you have questions about this survey?
Contact: sam@bobsa.org Chairman of BOBSA (Black Owned Beauty Supply Association)

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Upcoming Event in the Oakland, CA area

Here are some events that we think may be of interest to our Oakland, California readers

May 19 - Grant Writing Basics


Learn How To:
Identify potential funding sources (government,private and corporate)
Become skilled at communicating with funders
Prepare budgets for different funders
Work effectively with grant writing consultants
Become proficient in managing an awarded grant

Call (510) 530-0770 to reserve your space or download a registration form at www.alverna.org

May 19 - You Are a C.E.O Seminar

Learn what you must do to:
Be successful
Build wealth
Fulfill your dreams
Work effeciently and effectively
this seminar is for professionals, executives, college student, entrepenuers, small buisness owners, and those who want to succeed in life
www.youareaceo.com


Source: Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce

Friday, May 11, 2007

Your Own Store…Do you know what it really takes?

In addition to the business plan, the marketing, and the finances, what else goes into getting your store up and running? Gumption. Yes, gumption. Do you have that? There is more, too. "Sticktoitiveness". What? Yes, sticktoitiveness. We go even further…good old elbow grease. Over the next few months, BOBSA will feature new beauty supply stores and how they get from the planning table to the grand opening.

Here’s a peek courtesy of Platinum Styles Beauty Supply, Las Vegas, Nevada.










The full picture story will be in the BOBSA Gallery soon.

As seen on the BOBSA Web site, these are the resources and qualities needed for beauty supply store start-up:
• Financing
• Ingenuity
• Patience
• Competitiveness
• Ability to work with others
• Willingness to learn
• Strong work ethic

Are you ready to explore the possibility of owning your own beauty supply store? See how BOBSA can support you. Click here for more information.

We also have developed BOBSA Online Beauty Supply Stores that are available for purchase. Four of those that are purchased and online are:
www.BobsaCA.com
www.BobsaIL.com
www.BobsaTN.com
www.BobsaNJ.com
Check them out!

Thursday, May 10, 2007

New BOBSA Member Store


Introducing:

LIVING SPRING BEAUTY SUPPLY
138 FRIES MILL RD #7
TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012
609-922-6682
OWNED BY ROBERT AND MONICA AJAYI

You will soon be able to view the full cycle of setting up the store at the BOBSA Web site. Our gallery will be opened soon!

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

SBA - A Great Small Business Resource

The U.S. Small Business Administration exists to "to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation." If you are a small business owner or interested in becoming one, take some time to peruse the SBA web site. You will find services, tools, and resources to help you start a new business or grow your existing business. Visit http://www.sba.gov

At our organization level, we bring BOBSA members the critical resources they need to set up Brick & Mortar Beauty Supply Stores. We also have developed BOBSA Online Beauty Supply Stores that are available for purchase. Four of those that are purchased and online are:
* www.BobsaCA.com
* www.BobsaIL.com
* www.BobsaTN.com
* www.BobsaNJ.com

If you are ready to strive for independence and financial stability, visit the BOBSA site for more information on starting your own beauty supply store.
http://www.bobsa.org

Monday, May 7, 2007

BOBSA Business Directory

BOBSA's business directory will be finalized soon with new features.

To capture all of the information that we need to maintain a complete directory, we are encouraging BOBSA members, who are business owners in the hair and beauty industry, to go the website and complete the business registration form. This will capture pertinent information such as business summary, category, web site, telephone number, et cetera.

To access the form, go to http://www.bobsa.org. Click on Directory, then click on the link "Click here to register your business".

We thank everyone for their feedback as we strive to serve the BOBSA community effectively.

Thank you for viewing the BOBSA Web site.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

BOBSA Members on the Move - Oh, The Convenience of Online Shopping

See what some of our BOBSA members are doing. Today we feature our online store owners. They bring you convenient and cost-effective shopping at the click of a mouse. For instance, why bother with the traffic today? Spend your Saturday with your family, your friends, yourself. Now, you can shop for your favorite beauty and hair products online at BOBSA online stores. Shop anytime. Delivered anywhere.

If you have family and friends living or traveling abroad, send them the BOBSA link http://www.bobsa.org to help support the BOBSA mission.

Support the BOBSA mission. Support our BOBSA members. Support a BOBSA store near you.

BOBSA Online Store Owners:
BOBSA Online Store of California
Owner: Mrs. Nakia Hopkins
Email:nakia@bobsabeautycalifornia.com or rnhopkins@aol.com

BOBSA Online Store of Illinois
500 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60611
Email: trobertson@bobsabeautyillinois.com

BOBSA Online Store of New Jersey

Owner: Theresa Thompson
PO Box 455
Leonia, NJ 07605
Email:slayergirl66@msn.com

BOBSA Online Store of Tennessee
298 Sam Ridley Pkwy E.
Ste 110
Smyrna, TN 37167
Email:contact@bobsabeautytennessee.com

Coming Soon!
BOBSA Online Store of Florida
Owner: Earl Owens III

We will feature our store owners often on this blog. It is our way of connecting them to you. Remember, we connect the black dots.

BOBSA’s mission is to encourage and facilitate the establishment of African American owned beauty supply stores nationally and internationally. We provide guidance to entrepreneurs in the development, purchase, and operations of Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores. BOBSA serves, within this industry, as an advocate for vocational training, job placement, and educational
scholarships to the black community.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Out of Queens, NY: Mixed Reaction On Fate Of Jamaica Coliseum Mall

Mixed Reaction On Fate Of Jamaica Coliseum Mall
Queens Chronicle - Rego Park,NY,USA
At WI Beauty Supply, Asian women ring up purchases as customers browse through bins of fuchsia, turquoise and polka dotted headbands and hair elastics. ...


Many small business owners face similar issues impacted by revitalization and rezoning laws, etc. As the article states, "other shopkeepers worried about small businesses being forced out when there are no more affordable places to go."

Has this ever been your experience. Do you wonder if this will ever happen to you? Read the article by clicking on the link below and share your thoughts.

Read more in the Queens Chronicle:

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Small Business News

This is an article warning businesses about “Bogus Billing” scams.
Yellow Pages Association™ Kicks Off National Small Business Month ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over the past year, millions of dollars have been paid in settlements to small businesses that have been taken advantage of by ...


These other articles may be of interest to you if you are a small business owner.

Small business confidence up in April
Cincinnati Business Courier - Cincinnati,OH,USA
A more stable housing scene, and a resilient job market, made small business owners feel better about the economy in April, National City Corp. said. ...



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To paraphrase a song sung by a Tony Award-winning star of stage and film musicals, Ethel Merman, “There’s no business like small business. ...


Small Business: Ins and Outs
Business Tennessee - Nashville,TN,USA
These days, whether the task in question is accounting, IT services, marketing or payroll, many small business experts almost always say it’s best to ...

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Out of New York: Brooklyn's own small biz beauty



BY PHYLLIS FURMAN
DAILY NEWS BUSINESS WRITER

Monday, April 30th 2007

New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
"Her hair is very healthy. She swears by it." While there are legions of beauty products that appeal to African-American women - an industry segment that ...


Click here to read article. Click on "comment" below to share your thoughts.