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Financial Workshop On ‘Technology: Revenue For The Technology Generation’
African Extravaganza Boutique Grand Re-Opening Event To Celebrate 11-Year Anniversary And Store Expansion
A Decade of Bringing African Fashion, Art & Gifts
African Extravaganza, a family-owned West African boutique and gift shop, will kick off its Grand Re-opening Open House celebration to thank its customers and part- ners for 11 years of success.
In addition to celebrating its 11th birthday, African Ex- travaganza will unveil the completion of its 2,000 square feet retail expansion which will offer its customers a greater selection and space to host intimate community- inspired gatherings.
African Extravaganza, lo- cated near Ybor City and Downtown, in the Tampa Park Plaza, has been a staple in the community for over 25 years. Tai and Evelyn Igbi-
The Igbinosun Family of African Extravaganza.
tion of clothing, but will gladly take measurements and have something custom- made just for you.
And, with the expansion, their daughters, Breanna and Tyeisha, are getting in- volved in buying for the new showroom. Breanna, their youngest, has joined the bou- tique part-time and is excited to add fresh, modern pieces to their collection. She is bringing some new ideas.
“I’m focusing on everyday wear. You want to be able to throw on a cute top in Ankara fabric...even our menswear will get an update. We’ll have more options to attract a variety of clients like swimsuits, and our new braided wigs are already in stock.” And they will be of- fering rental event wear in the future as an affordable
option.
The whole family is ex-
cited about the move to the larger space and the coming changes. Evelyn, who is in the boutique everyday says, “We really want to serve the community. We are excited about creating a place where the community can come to- gether. So please join us on September 8, 2018.”
The Grand Re-opening is Saturday, September 8th, African Extravaganza (1405 Tampa Park Plaza). Join them for a celebration with food, drinks and music. This event is free. RSVP online at Eventbrite.com.
If you would like more in- formation, please call (813) 228-7272 and like on Face- book or Instagram under the name African Extravaganza.
nosun have owned it for the last 11 years. Tai, from the Edo Tribe, is from the Edo State in Benin City, Nigeria. The West African fashion,
home décor and accessories are unique, hand-picked pieces by Tai on his visits to West Africa.
They have a large selec-
WILLIAM “BILL” TROTMAN Seminar Founder
and Coordinator
borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice parking lot.
Participants will learn how to:
• Leverage Technology For Social Media Brand-
of Science in Community and Health Administration from Empire State College. Ms. Naioti has a Master’s degree in Community and Economic Development from Empire State College.
She is an International Speaker on health, wellness and wealth development, and sits of the Board of Di- rectors for the VOW Founda- tion. She is a Registered Representative with New York Life and NY Life Securi- ties, LLC and broker for Crump Brokerage Company, licensed in the states of New York, South Carolina and Florida.
Ebony Grimsley-Vaz is the owner and Creative Di-
rector of Above Promotions, a digital marketing and pub- licity company in the Tampa Bay area. She is also the au- thor of the book titled, “Be- cause You’re Small: Effective Marketing Strategies for Im- mediate Implementation.”
For over 15 years and 70+ brands, Ms. Grimsley-Vaz has worked with campaigns for large businesses such as AT&T, AAA, AOL, Cold Stone Creamery and Verizon Wire- less to smaller national and international businesses and startup incubators. She has been featured on numerous periodicals and TV shows, and social media.
She is currently one of Moguldom.com’s diversity and technology writers, one of the organizers for Tampa Bay Startup Week, Hack Hospitality, Ignite Tampa Bay and more.
Leighton Kyler, EA, MBA, PMP, is a Peak Per- formance Strategist, Change Agent and President/CEO at Peak Performance Manage- ment, LLC. Peak Perform- ance Management is a
ing
• Advanced
Media Features
• Mastering How To Close More Business
The following profession- als will present at the work- shop:
Jessica M. Naioti is the Owner of Jessica Naioti Fi- nancial Services, Long Term Recovery Member, and Ad- vocate. She is a mother of a baby boy, Master Ben- jamin. She has a Bachelor’s
Social
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival along, with TD Bank, N.A., and the En- trepreneur's Collaborative Center will hold a free work- shop for business owners and aspiring business owners to provide professional know- ledge to participants on “Technology: Revenue for the Technology Generation.”
The workshop will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 9:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M., at the Entrepre- neur Collaborative Center (ECC), 2101 East Palm Av- enue (Ybor City), Tampa, FL 33605. The doors will open at 9 A. M. Free parking is across the street in the Hills-
personal, professional, and organizational development firm specializing in Leader- ship, Business Intelligence, and Innovation.
Peak Performance Man- agement’s objective is to take your ideas from strategy to success helping you to achieve Peak Performance.
Participants in this work- shop on Saturday will be eli- gible to receive free services by the advisory committee members of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival.
If you have not registered, please do so. To register for this event or any other up- coming seminar, please visit www.TampaBlackHeritage.o rg/seminars or contact Bill Trotman at (813) 813-250- 3131.