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Bargain Wireless on Cutting Edge
Owner
understands
demand for
technology
m S arah B lount
T iii P ortland O bserver
These days it’s not a question
of who has a cell phone, but a
question of how many bells and
whistles your cell has.
Fayad Zinab, owner of Bar
gain W ireless at 3511 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Boule
vard, understands the great de
mand for this technology.
He and his partner, Riad Taha,
opened theirdoors three months
ago to offer cell phones and
accessories, satellite television
and radio and cable services.
Providers include Sprint, Nextel.
T-Mobile, Qwest, Dish Network
and Comcast.
The shop also offers pre-paid
cell phones and plans without
contracts or credit checks, plus
landline telep h o n e services
through Budget Phone.
Zinab is a native of Palestine
who moved here from Florida
10 y ea rs ago. He liv es in
PD A /personal com puter rolled
into one only w eighs a few
ounces, with a sw ivel screen
revealing a user-friendly key
board that upstages traditional
cell phone keypads.
Cell phone users are also get
ting younger. What began as an
icon o f the busy and important,
cell phones infiltrated the m ain
stream and are now a basic
necessity for teenagers. Ser
vice providers have followed up
on this trend by marketing fam
ily plans to the youngest con
sum ers.
"All the young kids in Japan
have cell phones, seven years
old and up,” Zinab said. “Now I
see it in the United States.”
Bargain W ireless also car
ries Sirius Satellite radios and
subscription service for home
or car. The draw for com m er
cial-free, satellite radio is that
the news, business, sports and
e n te rta in m e n t c h a n n e ls are
available nationwide - no more
fuzzy reception once you drive
photo by M ark W ashington /T hk P ortland O bserver out o f the city.
Fayad Zinab owns and runs Bargain Wireless, a new business at the corner o f Northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fremont
Shoppers can also pay utility,
Street, across the street from a mixed residential and retail building still under construction.
phone and credit card bi 1 Is at the
shop, for a $1.95 fee. Bargain
create
dem
and
for
high-tech
less
once
business
hits
a
stride.
Beaverton with his wife and Street. He sold Quick Trip to
W ireless is open 10 a.m. to 7
products
Bargain
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ireless
car
Everyone wants a cell phone,
most recently owned and man break into the cell phone busi
p.m.
Monday through Friday,
aged the Quick Trip gas station ness. Zinab hopes to open mul he e x p la in e d , an d sa v v y , ries. This includes the T-M o-
on Northeast MLK and Simpson tiple locations o f Bargain W ire m ultitasking cell phone users bile S idekick - cell phone/ and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Business Leaders Assist Young Women Füllt ill Their Dreams
actress. Then, imagine shop
ping for a house, a car and
clothes. What could be better?
On M onday, Oct. 9. “Dis-
coverthe Real W orld” will make
its debut in Portland, thanks to
the dedication and commitment
Imagine being anything you of the women who make up
want to be for a day...m aybe O regon F inancial S ervices/
it's a teacher, a lawyer or an M assM utual’s W om en's Advi
Realizing
financial,
career goals
sory Board.
On this day, young women
will also learn how ca ree r
choices can dramatically alter
their lives. During the sim ula
tion, which will be held at OMSI,
participants will learn to bal
ance a budget and make im por
tant decisions that will help with
money management in the fu-
ture..
“So many o f us enter into
adulthood without aclue in terms
of managing money or building
a stable financial future for our
selves; and women are espe
cially vulnerable in this area. If
we can inspire just one young
woman to continue her educa
tion in search of a better career
for herself; resulting in a more of making a long-lasting impact.
OM SI has provided general
financially secure life (not de
pendant on anyone else) well, adm ission passes to the m u
what a gift for us all - we all seum for the p articip an ts' use
win!" says Joanne Van Ness in the a fte rn o o n . T o learn
Menashe, chair o f the advisory m ore, call o rem ail Joanne Van
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C h a ir,
board.
Their goal is to follow the W o m e n ’s A d v iso ry B oard,
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over a three year period in hopes
M inorih E nterprise D evelopment W eek
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"Partnering Together To Prosper Together"
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Wednesday, October 4,2006
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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Oregon Convention Center
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Join us to celebrate and recognize
outstanding minority-owned businesses
in Oregon & <SW Washington.
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A great opportunity for you to
showcase your products and/or services.
Purchase of a booth includes 2 luncheon tickets.
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For booths & event info please call:
Lisa Williams 503 988.5111 ext. 22596
or Cinna’Mon Williams 503-797-1816
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