[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5442-S5443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING EXPERTISE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE

 Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, each week the U.S. Senate Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recognizes one small business 
that exemplifies the hard work and perseverance of the American Dream 
and the American entrepreneur. The great State of Nevada is home to 
more than 250,000 small businesses of all types, from mom-and-pop shop 
bakeries to world renowned cyber security firms. Nevada's small 
businesses are the driving force behind our State's rapidly growing 
economy and the engine that powers our communities. It is therefore my 
honor to recognize Nevada's Expertise Cosmetology Institute, a small 
business with a strong and deep-rooted commitment to improving lives 
and a desire to give back to the community, for recently having been 
named the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week.
  Small businesses, especially minority-owned small businesses, are 
breaking down barriers in every corner of Nevada. Expertise Cosmetology 
Institute is the first African-American-owned school of cosmetology in 
Nevada and helps many of their students receive degrees in cosmetology, 
hair design, nail technology, aesthetics, and barbering. Expertise 
Cosmetology Institute equips its students with the knowledge to thrive 
in the barbering and salon industry and ensures graduates have the 
skills necessary to succeed post-graduation. Students gain a 
comprehensive knowledge of State regulations, training on the latest 
trends, and most importantly, how to manage a small business of their 
own. Expertise Cosmetology offers financial aid to those students who 
qualify so no student with the desire to succeed in this industry is 
left behind.
  I would also like to recognize Mrs. Gwen Braimoh who, in addition to 
managing Expertise Cosmetology, also runs the Expertise New Path 
program in Nevada. The Expertise New Path program helps women earn 
their cosmetology license while incarcerated at Florence McClure 
Women's Correctional Center in North Las Vegas, NV. Mrs. Braimoh's 
passion for helping the less fortunate and those who wish to build a 
better life for themselves is changing lives and improving our 
communities across the State of Nevada.
  Small businesses truly are the driving force for development and 
growth not just in Nevada but across our entire Nation. Small 
businesses like Gwen's not only help our economy succeed, they also 
give back by uplifting our communities, inspiring others to

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open businesses of their own and changing lives for the better.
  Again, I would like to recognize Mrs. Gwen Braimoh and all the 
employees at Expertise Cosmetology Institute for their contribution to 
Nevada and our Nation and congratulate them for being named the Senate 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's Small Business of the 
Week.

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