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Biz X magazine February 2023, Volume 26 Issue 2

Biz X magazine February 2023, Volume 26 Issue 2
Biz X magazine February 2023, Volume 26 Issue 2

BIZ X MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2023 ON THE COVER — Celebrating Black Owned Businesses — Page 18
Black Business Can Inc. is recognizing Black History Month with its third annual Buy Black Challenge over 28 days in February. The group challenges Windsor and Essex County residents to buy products and services from a Black owned business each day of the month. When you do, hashtag your experience with them on social media (#blackbusinesscan) and share your posts too. Let’s all support Black owned businesses by ordering food from their establishments, using their services for entertainment needs and karate instruction, purchasing their items at retail shops, and learning about Black history by visiting area museums. Make a difference . . . one person, one purchase, one share at a time!

COVER LOCATION AND BUSINESS OWNER PICTURED: Razia Mwondha is the owner and designer of 7ByRaz African Fashion & Accessories, Tecumseh Mall, 7654 Tecumseh Road East, Windsor. She is part of the group, Black Business Can and participates in the Buy Black Challenge. Her products are made in Canada, as well as in her native land of Kenya. She uses authentic African printed, sourced fabric and the accessories she sells are hand made. As you can see by all the colourful items on the front cover, inside her store you can find Kitenge shirts and jackets, dresses, designer purses, running shoes, brass jewellery, scrunchies, Kenyan bead necklaces, blankets, baskets, and brown skin dolls to match a child’s dark complexion. PHOTOGRAPHER: Rod Denis. (RodneyLDenisPhotographer.com)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 2023 – Volume 26 Issue 2

4 Funny Stuff
5 From The Publisher: Here We Grow Again! – An updated Biz X website & print distribution expanded to London.
6 Guest Column: The Canadian Digital Adoption Program
The federal government financially supports business investment in technology. Do you qualify?
7 Front Lines
11 Event Profile: Voca’s Muse, A Local Dance Show
12 Have A Cup Of Joe With Joe: The Keys To Success For WEST (Women’s Enterprise Skills Training Of Windsor Inc.)
13 Motivational Quotes With Danny
14 Newsflash
15 Tasty Morsels: Pauly’s Protein Balls

16 Food For Thought: Pita Mania, Tecumseh, ON – If you are obsessed with eating delicious pitas, then you are going to love this article on Pita Mania! Open for 23 years, Mladen Remetic and his team have made quite a name for themselves with their original Chicken Supreme. But they have plenty more choices wrapped up in pita heaven, such as Greek Salad, Caesar Salad, Veggie Supreme, Chick Pea Veggie, Meat Lover’s and the Gyro Mania (photographed with a Greek Salad)! Of course gyro meat is included, but feta, lettuce, tomato, onion, Tzatziki and their special sauce are too. Hungry for more details on this Lesperance Road biz? Then turn to page 16 now! (Photo courtesy of Pita Mania)

SPECIAL SECTION HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES FROM PAGE 18 TO PAGE 36 . . .

18 Cover Story: The 28 Day Buy Black Challenge (see below)
25 Tech Bytes: Announcing The New Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network
26 From The Bookshelf: Looking Into The Mirror By Garnet Thompson
27 XX Files: Bethany Russell, The Wedding Belles & Brava Academy Of Music And The Performing Arts
28 The Way It Was: Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare . . . The Foundation Of Faith And Resolve Built A Community
30 Ask The Experts: RaheemCo. Construction Services

32 The Parenting Biz: Teach Your Children Well – We profile several Black organizations offering educational opportunities and events for all families and children — no matter what their race may be — to learn about the importance of Black History. We interview local individuals serving the community who aim to empower Black youth to become the future leaders of tomorrow. One in particular is Family Fuse, represented by Christie Nelson, Program Manager (see photo above) that supports Black parents, guardians and caregivers in navigating the education system for their school-aged children. They offer free workshops and coaching. Want to know more? Then check out this feature story! (Photo courtesy of Olivia Filipov)

REGULAR MAGAZINE COLUMNS CONTINUE . . .
37 Kids In The Community: The Meaning Of Home Contest And Its Connection To Habitat For Humanity

38 Hot Shots: The 2022 WECAR Appreciation Luncheon – Every year at their annual luncheon, the Windsor-Essex County Association Of REALTORS (WECAR) awards a Certificate of Scholarship to a student in honour of an outstanding performance. Yu Zhuang is their 2022 recipient and his father, Johnny Zhuang (in photo above), accepted the award on his behalf. Johnny is a REALTOR with RE/MAX Care Realty (Team Goran). The luncheon also recognized members of the real estate profession for specific numbers of years of service. Find out which agents from local agencies are celebrating big milestones in our photo page spread. (Photo by Rod Denis)
42 Biz Of The Month: The New Owners Of Dutch Boys Chocolate

Deborah Jones

Deborah Jones – Publisher of Biz X Magazine Deborah Jones graduated from the University of Windsor with an Honours Degree in Communication Studies and was employed at two other local magazines shortly after for a few years learning all she could about writing, advertising, public relations and more. She made the jump in 1998 to go out on her own to publish Biz X magazine and has worked in the publishing industry since 1990. In 2007, she earned the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award from the Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce. To date, she is the ONLY woman so far to receive this award. In 2013, she received one of the first “Windsor Women of the Year” awards from the Ladies Exclusive Alliance. Her most recent achievement is the 2023 Media Award from the Windsor Essex Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Deborah is proud to live in Windsor and truly cares about each and every business and strives to make Windsor Essex the best place to live, work and play.