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been included as sn amendment to H R 2540 The revised provisions make
it a Federal crime for any person to make any false statement, or to make or
use any false writ« j regaidmg the status of a concern as a small business
or small disadvantaged business, in order to obtain an 8 (a) contract, a small
business set aside a subcontract under P L. 95 507. or a contract or sub
contract under the 10% set aside program established by Section lOSff) of
the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
H R 3483
Congressman Parten J Mitchell introduced H R. 3483, the Legislative
and Independent Agencies Small Business Procurement Act of 1985. that
would affect the Legislative agencies and Independent agencies. These
agencies which are not affected under P L . 95 507 have a combined annual
procurement budget of approximately three 13) billion dollars
Mitchell
introduced H R 3483 to increase the participation of small and minority
small business concerns in these agencies
Photo by R ichard J B ro w n
Flenard Grisby and Hattie Porter,
Owners
Broadway Hairweevers And
Designers Beauty Salon
Broadway Hairweevers and Designers Beauty Salon, located at 1634
N E Zth is one of Portland*s most successful Black beauty salons Flenard
Grisby and Hattie Porter are owners of the establishment.
Gristly and Porter have been in business together since 1980 and offer
then customers a wide variety of designer weaves, cuts, and curls In an
»•flint to keep up with the latest hair styles, Grisby, Porter, and Ethel Bates,
wfio is staff designer at Broadway Hairweevers, have attended classes in
New York and Los Angeles to learn more about designer weaves and cuts
Besides providing quality hair care services, Broadway Hairweevers of
lers their customers a selection of new and used clothing The clothing
store has lieeri in operation since 1984 "It seems natural to add a clothing
store to the salon W ’ In a customer is waiting to get his or her hair done,
they can walk up stair ind shop for a new outfit to go with their new look, "
Grisby said
He encourages individuals to become entrepreneurs "Y ou work harder
if you own your own business, and you get a lot more satisfaction from
your w ork," he said
Innovation Research
Program Available
What's the most difficult kind of financing to get? Many small companies
would atgue that funding basic research projects is next to impossible
Many promising ideas tiave been left "on the shelf for lack of funds The
risk involved in these projects is simply too great for most conventional
funding sources
The Small Business Innovation Research Program <gms to address this
situation by designating a portion of federal research budgets for small
business competition only
Ptiase I" giants of up to $50,000 fund 6 month
research projects to demonstrate feasibility of a concept. "Phase II"
awards fot promising Ptiase I results provided up to $500.000 to develop
jirotntypes and otherwise prepare the new technology for commercial
application.
The fust step in becoming involved in the SBIR program is to place your
name on the SBA master mailing list Every three months you will receive
a brief list of topics in which federal agencies have an interest A more
detailed topic description is available directly from the agent y, and you can
prepare a Phase I proposal from this "solicitation " SBA has developed a
"Guidebook to SBIR Proposal Preparation" that can assist in this process
Companies in states such as California and Massachusetts have been
very suer essful in this program, with literally hundreds of small companies
submitting successful proposals The busmoss environment in those states
has evolved around technological innovation and has enabled new and
small companies to respond to the SBIR opportunity. We might call this
their "cultural advantage Companies in other states such as Virginia
and Maryland have also won a large number of awards, due in part to their
proximity to Washington and their familiarity with government contracting
We might call this their "geographic" advantage.
Other companies have translated an affiliation with a foderal laboratory
or installation into SBIR success For example, 15 of 16 SBIR winners in
the state of Alabama received funds from either the Defense Department or
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and are
located in Huntsville, the site of a major U S. missile command
For more information about SBIR or the growing network of resources
available for support of new technologies in Illinois contact SBA. Chicago
D,stiu t Office ?19 South Dearborn, Chicago Illinois, 60604
LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN
The following legislative and regulatory summary was prepared as a
serve e by the National Association of Minority Contactors to help keep
small business appraised of important issues
H R 1961 b H R 2540
H R 1961, introduced on April 3, 1985. has now been rewritten and has
H R 1575
H R 1575. introduced by Congressman Mitchell, would amend the Equal
Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA). eliminating the current exemption
for business credit except for narrowly defined classes or distinctions.
The bill is noeded to ensure objectivity and fairness in the evaluation and
disposition of loan requests
H R 3482
H R 3482 was introduced for the purpose of expanding the Minority
Small Buesiness Program and Capital Ownership Development Program
and will replace the present Fixed Program Participation Term IFPPTI system
with a tiered program encompassing three distinct stages (developmental,
transitional, and mainstreaming) Each stage would provide the firm with
different types of assistance, and movement of the firm from one stage to
another would depend on how much progress the firm is making toward
competitiveness H R 3482 would, however, impose maximum time limi
tations on each stage as follows eight (8) years for the development stage;
four (41 years for the transitional stage; and two (2) years for the main
streaming stage In addition, H R 3482 also addresses other areas of vital
interests to 81a) concerns, such as fair matching prices, contract matching,
employee evaluation and other matters
Oregon State Legislation. H B TStT!
The Oregon legislature has enacted best faith efforts legislation which
details the steps contractors must take to meet minority or women business
enterprise subcontracting requirements in contracts The legislation estab
lishes the rebuttable presumption that if the contractor has not met the goal
requirements established for the contract, but has taken the required steps
to meet the goals then the contactor is deemed to have made best faith
efforts and therefore should be awarded the contract. The legislation also
establishes the state s Department of Transportation as the official agency
for certifying the eligibility of minority or women business enterprises A
standard form and pro< etfure for determining a firm's eligibility as an MBE
or WBE is called for in the statute
Minority Shut Out
In Pharmaceuticals
A Survey Analysis
A recent survey conducted by the Office of U S Congressman Cl •• n
A Hayes, suggests that minorities are being shut out of the m u lti mm J
dollar pharmaceutical industry
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More than 30 governmental agencies were surveyed to deti-r ■>•• tr «
dollar amount of pharmaceutical purchases the names of supp*»-
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ceiving the largest dollar amount of pharmaceutii al contracts and P
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for awarding these contracts
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'We have singled out government because the public sec t ■ t , a
primary responsibility to spend taxpayer dollars with the utmost i
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price and social consciousness," said Harith Bazaar. executive a>d n
the Congressman
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Analysis of the survey revealed that the largest single fede- il ,
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of pharmaceutical products is spending more trim $100 million • v »' * 4
pharmaceutical products As one would e»p< t the leading phunn.i ,
tical suppliers and manufacturers are yetting the bulk of the orders Pfi/mg
Smith, Kline and French. Upjohn and Marion
The survey indicates that most o, these prune contractors do have s-
type of plan for minority subcontracting However the plan designates 28,
percent in purchases from small businesses and only 1 percent tor sn I-
minority owned businesses
Another interesting trend being set by the government's largest sing
purchaser of pharmaceutical products, was the basis used to aw.i d i • ■
tracts Over the past three years. 95 percent of the contracts were award«-
as sole source
"If the interest of government is to get the best price and to save ta.
payer dollars, then this practice of no bid awards is unethical It s institu
tional welfare for the drug industry,' said Razaar
The bottom line for minority firms is how many contracts were award, l
to MBE's either sole source or conpetitive bid The largest single pun ha- •
showed three for 1983, none for 1984 and three for 1985
If this is the trend set. then how do these agencies comply with govern
ment rules and regulations concerning minority purchases? Through m d
rect purchases for catering, maintenance, security landscaping a
the like.
"W ith this kind of data, we wonder are minorities being encouraged
discouraged to participate as pharmaceutical manufacturers an J sup
pliers, " asks Razaar
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Wholesale Cars Now Available
To The Public!!!
921 S.E. Powell. 238 4438
73 Ford Galaxie 500
74 Datsun 2607
76 Buick 2dr
PCC Offers Basic Course In Sign Language
77 Cadillac E Idol ado .
Portland Community College an
nounces an introductory course in
sign language will begin the evening
of September 29 and run for eight
weeks during the fall term
"Sign Language Beginning" was
designed for those who wish to start
learning and practicing sign Ian
Child Awareness Training
With child abuse programs m ulti
plying at a rapid rate, how did the
Portland Area Council of Camp Fire
convince United Way and the Ore
gon Community Foundation to fund
its Child Awareness Training (CAT)
program for a second year?
It did it by having a program d if
ferent from the rest CAT is a pre
vention program designed to teach
children to pay attention to situa
tions they may be in and how to
respond to those situations. The
word abuse may never tie mention
ed Instead, the children role play
and talk about how they feel as they
practice the skills of prevention.
The adults who teach CAT Ifre
quently Camp Fire leaders, although
the program is open to all adults)
aro already trusted adults who the
child respects
This immediately
puts a child at ease in a potentially
threatening situation The problems
of physical, sexual and mental (bul
lying) abuse are explored in a fun
atmosphere using puppets and
games which are appropriate for all
ages
Over 5600 children in Multnomah,
Washington, Clackamus and Clark
counties went through the CAT pro
gram last year and more are current
ly being trained
guage. with little or no use of voice
Instructor will be Judith Desmar
ais, who completed interpreter
training at Seattle Central Commu
nity College. She has a master's
degree in theology and currently
works in the Catholic Deaf Aposto
late Program
The class will meet in Room 132
of Grant High School, 2246 N.E
36th Ave , from 7 to 9 p m on Mon
days. Tuition will be $23
Further information is available
from Cascade Community Services,
240 5303
81 Plym outh 4dr Station W agon
79 Olds Cutlass Station Wagon .
$1600
$990
72 Volvo 142
$1600
82 Chevy Chevette
$1600
81 Chevy Citation
78 Chevy Cheyenne V« Ton PickUp
......................................... $1350
74 Lincoln Continental
$990
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$1900
1970 Pontiac LaMans Convertable
..................................... ,.$1200
1980 Capri T u rb o ..............
$1800
1979 Suburu 2dr 5sp AC AM FlVti
cassette
$1600|
'961 Mercedes Benz 4sp Sun Hoof
$85Q
1 982 Diplomat
. $2200
financing available
no credit needed’ 1'
ROSE CITY CONNECTION
presents
“A WORLD OF FANTASY”
Learn To Lose
Weight —
Permanently
Participants will learn how to per
manently lose weight at a new ses
sion of the Weighing the Choices”
class sponsored by St Vincent Hos
pital and Medical Center It will be
held Mondays, Oct 6 through Dec.
8. from 7 to 8:30 p.m at the hos
pital's Health and Lifestyle Center,
T1640S W Parkway
The class will focus on nutrition
habits, physical activity, stress reac
tions and emotions
Free weight
management classes are available to
participants after their completion
of Weighing the Choices
Class fee is $95
To register persons may drop by
the center weekdays, 8 30 a m. to
5 p.m , or mail in a registration
form
For more information, call Jill
Jaccard, press relations officer, 291-
2225
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Fall Benefit Fashion Show
Saturday, October 4, 1986
7 pm No Host Cocktail • 8 pm Show
Tickets A vailable at:
HOUSE OF SOUND
3 6 3 4 N. WILLIAMS
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