J, H t* > » Page 6. Portland Obsui »«r, October 1, 1986 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 •• tr « dollar amount of pharmaceutical purchases the names of supp*»- v ceiving the largest dollar amount of pharmaceutii al contracts and P ’ for awarding these contracts a 'We have singled out government because the public sec t ■ t , a primary responsibility to spend taxpayer dollars with the utmost i • s price and social consciousness," said Harith Bazaar. executive a>d n the Congressman n Analysis of the survey revealed that the largest single fede- il , 1 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 *9 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 ............................. $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 '. f 1 _>. • 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 L • 1 / X > • ift For More Information Call: 2 85 -2 0 6 5 » « Tick et P rit* $ 1 0 ADVANCE $12 AT DOOR ■¿■r ' «- a », r Î- - MMS