1^ Minority & Small Business Week PageAI8 September 23. 2009 Small Business Owner Fills a Niche continued At Portland's Betty Jean Couture Design House a plus size zip jacket is designed to flatter your form and fit your shape. from A5 Board of Directors. Doswell has had a fasci nation with tailored women’s fashion since the age of 8- years-old. He said his father worked in the fashion business for over 50 years and brought him and his brother into this industry. The three family members opened Betty Jean North East Community Plumbing y If y 4 * *.***. a division o f usa-junk, 11c. company I 7 S*. Kevin Howard “Plumber with a Principle” CCB#162599 PB ¿601 Licensed Bonded Insured Journeyman Plumber Business...503-281-1670 The seamstresses at Portland's Betty Jean Couture Design House can do anything based on a sketch, a magazine or an idea in a customer’s head and satisfaction is guaranteed. Cell........503-535-9457 Fax........ 1-88X422-5865 Deluxe Package angle stops supply lines toilet tank replacement parts replace & install bath & kitchen sink p-traps (new) additional charge for tub, shower and additional sinks Deluxe COST only $375.00 (including parts & labor) Supreme Pack- anfllff stops Supreme supply lines only $475.00 toilet tank replacem ent parts (including parts & labor) drain clean (bath & kitchen sinks only) kitchen sink faucet (new) replace and install bath & kitchen sink p-traps (new) COST A free safety inspection check with a 19 point check list. For your review and future plumbing needs. 10 % discount for seniors Apparel in 1987, named in m em orial to their mother Betty Jean who fell victim to breast cancer in 1983, and also inspired them to make women feel elegant. BJC do nates annually to the Race for the Cure. Dosw ell said his father saw how small boutiques, with discipline and great ideas, could grow into large chains. He said this was his motivating factor, along with his father’s creative and ar tistic talents. In addition to selling high- end clothing, Doswell also owns Doswell Manufactur ing and Design House, which specializes in pattern and sample making, as well as production sewing. DMDH m anufactures for several prominent designers in Port- IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO JOIN The Betty Jean Couture Design House fills a niche by creating quality fashions for full figured women, not the unrealistic designs for rail thin models. AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE land as well as the uniforms for Walt Disney World em ployees. Betty Jean Couture and D osw ell M fg. & D esign House are located at 3537 N. Williams Ave., Portland, OR 97227, on the comer of Fremont and Williams Av enue. Retail hours are Mon- day through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. A Betty Jean C outure fashion show will be held Friday, Sept. 25, at the Port land Art M useum. Doors open at 7pm, with the show beginning at 8 p.m. Call Ken neth Doswell at 503-284- 6711 for ticket information. Students Compete for $150,000 prize A The Global Student Entre preneur Awards - the pre mier competition for students currently running profitable businesses - has ju st ex tended the entry deadline line for all Oregon students to Sept. 30. With a prize of $150,000, including mentorship by top US entrepreneurs, this is a great chance for student en trepreneurs to get the boost they need to take their busi- nesses to the next level while being recognized by interna tional media. Top applicants will present their companies at the Pa cific Northwest regional fi nals in Seattle on Oct. 27. College and university stu dents can apply directly online at w w w .gsea.org. Faculty, advisors and busi ness owners can also nomi nate a student business owner. Featuring: steps to success business m entoring and consulting WWW.AFRICANAMERICANCHAMBER0FC0MMERCE.COM (5 0 3 ) 2 4 4 -5 7 9 4 , Ext. 245 • Email: BlackChamber@USA.NET Advertise with diversity in 1 Im'Portland Obseivcr C all 503-288-0033 " Proud partners in Portland area progress” ads @ portíandob server, com