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business is sponsored by American Express. Dont do business without it. Hi there everyone. Im jj ramberg. Welcome to your business. The show dedicated to helping your growing companies. Small business saturday is coming up. In los angeles, Celine Ba Shea the owner of a childrens boutique wanted to take an active role in getting her community to support Small Businesses. When a position opened up on the Neighborhood Council, celine jumped at the chance to become a true advocate by running for office.
based in a neighborhood in los angeles never imagined she would become active in local government. the neighborhood council is made up of 19 board members and last may there was a seat open for the business representative. they were really urging people to step up and run for this position. although she s only in her 20s and has the day-to-day operations of her thriving small business to run, she jumped at the opportunity to run for the open position and become an advocate for small businesses in her community. i was inspired by me realize thag i could have a larger impact if i thought outside of these four walls. i figured instead of focusing on helping my business thrive, if i helped my neighborhood and community thrive, then everyone wins. to take on a challenge of running for official position in city government on a local level is just so brave.