Archive for December, 2009
Destinations: Where Brooklynites will be going this summer
December 27, 2009 by Administrator
by Earl S. Davis, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Atim Annette Oton As an African-born child with an American mother of Trinidad and Jamaican heritage, some would say I was born to travel. And after visiting over 40 countries across the world, I highly recommend this experience to anyone. The editorial I wrote earlier begins with [...]
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Tags: Atlantic Slave Trade, baha, bahia, Bajan Bash, Barbados, Brazil, Brooklyn, Copacabana, egypt, favelas, Ipanema beach, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, morocco, rio, Rio de Janeiro, samba music, tours, Travel, West Indies
Growing your business in a Tough Economy
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
By Atim Annette Oton With failure occurring in the foreclosure market and a suggested- maybe real – looming recession, things are rougher today than last year. Don’t panic! Take stock, and since you are serious about your business, it is time to step up your tactics to keep your customers buying and continuing to do [...]
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Tags: business panic, business recession, recession, tough economy
Jazz in Brooklyn
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Brooklyn’s jazz scene shares a long history in the overall movement of jazz in New York City. It wasn’t only Harlem and Midtown’s 52 Street that championed jazz for the Big Apple — add Bedford-Stuyvesant to that list. Not only did Brooklyn produce jazz luminaries such as Max Roach and Lean [...]
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Tags: Ahmed Abdullah, Art Blakey, Bob Myers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn clubs, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masekela, Jazz, Jazz @ 966, jazz luminaries, jazz tour, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Lean Horne, Max Roach, Night of the Cookers, Sista’s Place, Thelonius Monk
Partnerships and Collaboration
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
By Atim Annette Oton I am a big believer in partnerships and collaborations. My business is a partnership and I collaborate with a select list of people to grow my business. It always allows me to utilize creative ways to expand my ideas and grow my business, and most importantly, it gives me a chance [...]
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Tags: collaboration, partnership
Networking by Association and Online
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
By Atim Annette Oton Article was written in 2007 An intangible asset in a business plan is networking. It is one of the ways to promote and grow a business. It gives you an additional hand or what I call a “circle of influence,” thus expanding your Roledex. Joining business associations and organizations is a [...]
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Tags: linkedin, meetupcalabar imports, myspace, networking
Brooklyn, Take me Away! Luxury Spas in Brooklyn
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Here’s one thing you can now scratch off your list: traveling to Manhattan for a luxury spa. Brooklyn has got you covered and then some. From the latest exotic facial treatments to alternatives in manicure and pedicure procedures to a host of global massage techniques, you can take your pick of [...]
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Tags: brooklyn spa, brooklyn spas, Cynergy Spa, day spa, De Islands Brown Sugar Scrub, Fanghi D’Alga Guam Cellulite Treatment, Heavenly Reflexology massage, Hibiscus Day spa, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Le Chateau de Frenche Day Spa, Myofacial Release massage, Nu Yu Day Spa, Providence Day Spa, Swedish massage, tea room
Chiles and Chocolate
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Wendy Taylor Roberto Lopez cares so much about keeping his dishes authentic that he makes frequent trips to Oaxaca in southern Mexico for the ingredients. Roberto recently opened Chiles and Chocolate Oaxacan Kitchen on Seventh Avenue and many of his customers are already familiar with the food that’s made his home town a food [...]
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Tags: Artesana, Chiles Y Chocolate, El Milagro, Land of the Seven Moles, Mexican restaurant, Oaxacan Kitchen, Roberto Lopez
Breaking with Traditions: Brooklyn Wedding Designers
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Tamara Walker Certainly the most memorable 24 hours in a woman’s life is her wedding day. Each bride-to-be makes the event her own by adding a piece of herself to the festivities through something special added to the ceremony or even her dress. Breaking with tradition is gradually becoming a wedding tradition in itself. Weddings today are much more than just an expression of a [...]
Tags: black designers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn's creative industry, Fashion, fashion industry
African Designers in Brooklyn
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Bonnie Sandy Sterling and Atim Annette Oton Brooklyn is a borough of immigrants. Their influence on Brooklyn’s aesthetic can be seen in the growing fashion industry. From presentations, fashion shows to the business models, some Brooklyn designers are doing what it takes to stay in the industry. But, one must leave these traditional expectations [...]
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Boutique, bring-together, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn's creative industry, brooklyn-bridge, Fashion, fashion industry, fulton-street, moshood
Local Neighborhood Marketing
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton Some marketing genius once said, “All business is local.” My business, Calabar Imports, comes close to bearing out this dictum: a good 80% of our business is local. We take our local business seriously and work to grow our bottom line. Since we opened two years ago, our numbers (we do [...]