5.16.2012

San Francisco small business Week 2012

The City small business Week started on May 14th and will end May 20th.
I feel honored to be counted as a small business in San Francisco.
There is a whole website dedicated to this special week for small businesses: http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/

In conjunction to this and at such a perfect timing, I also got the great news from KeepingItLocal that I'm now on their merchants directory list! Andréa from KeepingItLocal visited me about a month ago ( oups! I should have told you that! ) Well, when we talked she mentioned she will write something about my business. She sent me an email and said she can still vividly remember my beautiful sketches and she think of how talented I am! I was really happy to hear that! Below is what she has written on the directory listing:
"Aline's closet is a one of a kind boutique, where you will find treasures designed & made by Aline Dazogbo herself. Aline studied in Paris and have a specialization in stage costumes. The clothing, jewelry, and home decor items are inspired by her travels around the world."
I felt like in so few words she put so much warm in my heart ! Thanks Andréa ! KeepingItLocal is a great debit cards payment system witch mission statement is " to educate local community on the importance of supporting locally-owned merchants and the economic impact it has back on the community " -What a beautiful mission! Right ?
People from the community pay with credit cards all the time, so why not having a card specially designed to use at small businesses that will benefit back the community ?!

The nickname of Aline's Closet apart from being The cutest shop in the Lower Haight is (at least that's how some of my french friends call the shop) : "la belle petite boutique". I don't think I need to translate that...but wait! I can make things a bit more difficult for you, what about : " La belle petite boutique, qui monte! Qui monte! " ? Ok...continue reading : " The beautiful little boutique that rises, Rises! "
May small businesses like mine rise a bit more everyday and shopping near home stays in vogue, not just for a season.

That would be great if you could come by and support businesses in the Lower Haight tomorrow Thursday May 17th: it's our Première of a monthly event all business owners in the Lower Haight agree to give you! It's called "Third Thursdays-Late in Lower Haight " ! ( We made a Facebook page under this name for our new monthly event )
-Tomorrow is the late night out: from 6pm to 10pm It's 10% off at all participating merchants and of course it is 10% off in the entire boutique at Aline's Closet !
-Count me in !!


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