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NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carolyn Carr September 28, 2006 (510) 540-7785 ext. 314 ccarr@AnewAmerica.org New American Woman Opening her Dream Business An Pham has the mindset of an emerging entrepreneur. Her mantra is, “I can do anything in life with confidence and hard work…This is the beginning of my great enterprise.” With the grand opening of her new pottery store, HP Pottery, An and her business partner Huong Tran are ready to take on any challenges life presents. Working with AnewAmerica Community Corporation, An was able to fine tune a successful business plan. In the beginning, she had a great idea. “I found that people really love to decorate their houses with pots, but they lack in color variation and individuality,” says An. Now, because of her ingenuity aided by AnewAmerica, she is opening her business. An says, “My goal is to provide unique, durable home and garden pottery, at reasonable prices.” She credits the Community Corporation, “AnewAmerica helped with my knowledge of marketing, financing, business loans, and housing.” Mimi Nguyen, AnewAmerica Program Manager, says, “We helped An produce a business plan, develop pricing strategies, and marketing ideas such as a logo and creating a space that will attract customers.” An’s store blends her Vietnamese teaching background with her creative capabilities and penchant for social change. “I can offer many ideas for decorating with pottery, I have a variety of products, and part of the proceeds are sent to Long Buu to help disabled people have good lives,” says An. An values giving back to the community, an integral component of AnewAmerica’ social responsibility program. The Long Buu Charity Medical Clinic in Vietnam is just one of An’s priorities. She also spends time mentoring other new Americans about micro-business expansion strategies. The grand opening of An’s HP Pottery will be an all day affair on October 7, 2006 with the Grand Opening ceremony held from 11:00-12:00pm. Madison Nguyen, Council woman of San Jose's District 7, is sending her Council Assistant, Myvan Khuu, to attend. Refreshments, entertainment, and beautiful pottery will be available on site. Please join us at: 130 S. Capitol Ave San Jose, CA 95127 Tel/Fax: 418.929.5904 Website: www.hppottery.com www.kbceramics.com Sylvia Rosales-Fike, founder and CEO of AnewAmerica reflects that “women like An, are entrepreneurs who just need institutions like AnewAmerica to open doors and the seize opportunities that better the lives of their families and our entire community.” AnewAmerica is a Small Business Administration, Women’s Business Center that serves over 1,000 families per year with the majority of them women. Clients succeed in establishing or growing their business, increasing family financial security and attaining an average growth of 35% in net assets. AnewAmerica was founded in 1999 by a group of community leaders representing immigrants and community development advocates who saw a continuing lack of integrated job creation, asset development and community empowerment strategies for low-income new Americans living in the Bay area. Their client base is Latino and Asian, but also serves African, Eastern European and Middle Eastern families. For more information, please call Carolyn Carr at 510-540-7785 x314 or email ccarr@anewamerica.org. For immediate information, please visit our website: www.anewamerica.org. // END // |
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