 All right, good afternoon everyone. I'm Aisha from the city of Columbia office of business opportunities We are so excited to welcome dynamic barber Institute In our office we support initiatives that assist small minority women and veteran-owned businesses in any way that we can we offer Lending technical assistance training and it's a wonderful day that she's it has decided to locate in the two 29203 is this 29203 right area code, so that's amazing. We love that she brought this This entrepreneurship Opportunity for the community because really what she is is building future entrepreneurs And she knows the importance of learning a trade so that they can in turn Create their business and just create that generational wealth. It is a good thing for us to be here today. I Do want to say that our mayor could not be here today But of course that we want to recognize him and the energy he has placed in Promoting businesses within our city. I also want to recognize councilwoman Councilwoman Tina Tina Herbert there she is in the back And of course, I want to thank obio the office of business opportunities For entrepreneurial skills skills That has been impacted that has impacted the life of Tiffany and this new business Thank you very much. And then of course I want to say a word of thanks to the owner of this business Isn't it great? 50 businesses has since January of this year to the present To the present 50 business has launched and of course the entrepreneurial skills that Tiffany will bring to this area and to this arena Will certainly be a blessing Not only to this part of the city, but to this entire community So Tiffany we thank you for your energy We thank you for your ability to not only just step forward But to do what is necessary To make sure that this business opens now. I don't need a haircut But she's got some other things that I could very well take advantage of I could get a manicure pedicure Whatever else that is needed. She will take care of that Thank you all so much for being here. I see a little I see her son there I see the mama there So thank you all Thank you, Tiffany for being what you and Your mind led you to do is going to bless us Tremendously and particularly our city. Thank you so much. Come on Good afternoon everybody and Tiffany Empire impact ignite. That's what I do. That's what I love This is my city this way. I'm from I was raising these neck of the woods So I want to give a round of applause for all of you I want to thank God for this opportunity and I thank God for my family I thank God for my sister right there another business a couple doors down But I thank you for showing up it matters while we was getting it done It took longer than what we expected but when God is doing this a new thing You got to have some patience You got to be able to wait while he's doing something that's more impactful and bigger than us So I know that this assignment was way bigger than me I'm glad that God was able to give me the clarity that I needed give me the strength that I needed to do it I thank God for my son's every chair that you see in here put up My son was letting me first Adam and put it up sometime I had to find something to do so I just couldn't first let him work So I thank God for giving me boys giving me that male strength giving me the mindset and I also I Lost my grandmother last year. So in honor of her that was the living room that I was able to start in I was able to start braiding in That living room, but I knew nothing about entrepreneurship. I knew nothing about business financial literacy I knew nothing about it. So everything I have in this journey these 23 years that I've been servicing the community I'm a port into every single person not just my students, but the clients everyone that walked through this door We're gonna give you all we got that's one of my first students right there in the back my brother That's my godbrother, but he's passionate about hair and I'm glad that he's willing to come under my tutelage This is the impact and it's this is of the Lord's doing so I thank God that it I'm not just the only business, but we bout to set 803 29203 on fire. This is not gonna be a cold winter over here. I'm super excited. Thank you Bishop Thank you for your time each and every station is out here represented everybody that's behind these cameras I'm grateful to God be the glory. Thank you