Meet Shambrica Washington and some of her creative leadership thoughts: Create content where you explain why you think this business is worthy of attention, add some photos or video and include the business’s website. If there is a physical address, post it, too. The key is to make the message simple for other potential customers to find and patronize. Be sure to tag the business so they can get a heads up. Billions of people use social media platforms every day, so the reach is tremendous. Not online? No problem. Keep the conversation going by mentioning the business to your friends and family members. If the business you want to help support a bar, café, restaurant, art gallery or clothes store, think outside the box. In addition to being a customer, you may want to ask about ways you can support them by renting out the space on off hours or slow days. Attendees may even be able to purchase items during the party, event or meeting. Read more info at Shambrica Washington-Damus.
Shambrica Washington is a Fashion Designer / Creative Director for a fourtune 500 company living in DFW. Her passion is expressing art using embroidery, wedding tulle, 3D Applique‘s and bold fabric patterns and textiles. Feel free to explore my portfolio. As a young adult she would enlist in the United States Air Force. After serving her tour in Afghanistan she departed the Air Force and shortly after begin to start dabbling in fashion On a consistent basis.
Tiny Toes Toes and Tiaras clothing are made with those hard to find details such as hand smocked embroidery, and appliqués. Designs feature many outfits for portraits, holidays,weddings or special occasions. In 2018 we presented our 2018 FW Collection at New York Fashion Week.
Nestie Luxury Baby provides Custom Furniture Designs for children soacestheir award-winning Luxury Nursery, and Children’s Custom Furniture Designs as well as Interior Design Services. We have been in business for over 10 years and are trusted by families near and far. The intricate design details on our furniture and Bespoke Bedding and Bespoke Nursery Designs are incomparable. We pride ourselves on functionality, luxury, and safety.
Tiny Toes and Tiaras, a 100% Black-owned upscale online children’s boutique, introduces a new handmade couture sleeper for babies, the Nestie. Available in many beautiful patterns, the baby mat or bassinet can be converted for sleep time, nap time, tummy time, co-sleeping, and floor play. With Nestie, babies not only dress in the best styles, but they also sleep in style.
“Fashionable baby items do not have to be limited to just clothes,” said Shambrica Washington, Owner of Tiny Toes and Tiaras. “We’re changing the luxury baby goods game with our new baby mat, the Nestie.”
The made-to-order Nestie may be customized in different colors, or ordered in one of the pre-designed combinations of fabric patterns. The multi-use sleeper is reversible, trimmed in beautiful lace, and comes with cute decorative pillows.
The Nestie and other special items from Tiny Toes and Tiaras may be browsed from the comfort of one’s home, and promptly delivered worldwide. The boutique offers coordinating outfits available for portraits, holidays, weddings or other special occasions and includes hard-to-find details. Its unique flower girl dresses have been featured in Brides Magazine UK London.
Tiny Toes and Tiaras will officially release and showcase the Nestie at the Children’s Club tradeshow in early August with Barney’s New York, Neiman and Marcus, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, and many more major retail buyers in attendance.
Why supporting Black-owned businesses is important? Although Jim Crow laws were deemed unconstitutional in 1954 and the civil rights movement of the 1960s forced the end of segregation, unfair banking practices persisted. It wasn’t until 1977, when the federal Community Reinvestment Act was passed to fight racial discrimination in lending, that these practices became illegal. Challenges remain. Statistically, securing capital and investors is more difficult for Black-owned businesses. Crunchbase reported that venture funding for Black startups in the U.S. took a steep drop in the second quarter of this year, at $324 million, after showing signs of growth in prior quarters.