Industry Pioneer Teaches Salons How to Expand Their Business Through Retail Sales

Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Keneesha Hudson, Owner of Urbanbella, the curly, kinky, wavy hair apothecary and salon, will be the guest speaker for the September Atlanta Natural Hair Care Professional business breakfast. The breakfast is being held on September 19, 2011 from 10am to 12pm at Mojito restaurant located inside of Hotel Midtown. Hudson will talk about increasing salon and stylists profits with retail sales. In 2004, Keneesha Hudson began her career in the natural hair care industry with Urbanbela.net. Urbanbella.net is an online boutique that sells products and provides tips for people with or transitioning to curly hair. From 2004 to 2006 the Urbanbella.net website sales grew tremendously, making possible the opening of Urbanbella’s first retail location. Urbanbella’s retail locations currently sell over eleven leading brands especially made for curly hair. As one of the nation’s first retail locations to specialize in products for curly hair, Urbanbella helped popularize such products as Miss Jessies, Jane Carter Solution, and Kinky Curly.

Urbanbella’s use of work shops and consultations to educate customers about hair products lead to the addition of a natural hair salon at the retail location, which went on to be voted Atlanta’s Best Natural Hair Salon in Creative Loafing. Because of product the knowledge of Keneesha Hudson and her team, Urbanbella has been featured numerous times in magazines, television, blogs, and other media outlets including CNN, Ebony magazine, Cosmo Girl, and multiple times in Essence magazine. When talking about the success of Urbanbella Keneesha says, “I am passionate about products and thrive on trying something new on customers during our consultations…it’s our goal to help [customers] love their curls and find the world’s best products to add to the love affair!”

Atlanta Natural Hair Care Professional’s monthly business breakfast is for salons, stylists, barbers, and students who specialize in or are interested in natural hair care. The breakfast serves as a place for professionals to meet and learn about ideas, products, services, issues, and events that are relevant to the natural hair care industry. The breakfast is free for Atlanta Natural Hair Care Professional members and $15.00 for the general public. It includes of a breakfast buffet, a 30-45 minute presentation from the guest speaker and 30 minutes of open discussion leaving time afterwards for networking. At the breakfast attendees are also introduced to other products and services that are designed to help with the day to day operation and growth of their careers and businesses.

For additional information about Atlanta Natural Hair Care Professional or the contact Elaine Truesdale at 404.277.5211 or visit AtlantaNaturalHair.com.

About Atlanta Natural Hair Care, Inc.:
Atlanta Natural Hair Care, Inc. assists with the development of natural hair care both as a viable hair styling choice for naturally curly and coiled hair as well as a viable profession. Atlanta Natural Hair Care, Inc. serves as an Atlanta nucleus of natural hair care professionals, providing job assistance, strength of numbers, and visibility to Atlanta's natural hair care industry.

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