NASSAU, Bahamas, September 7, 2020 — A Bahamian native has found entrepreneurial success with the successful launch of the largest black-owned hair and beauty supply store in Toronto, Canada, according to EYEWITNESS NEWS, the Nassau-based online Bahamian news medium.
Zhorrah Grant, daughter of the late national sports icon, Tom “The Bird” Grant, told Eyewitness News that she had been “shocked” by the turnout at the opening of her business Hair Granted Beauty Supply Inc in late August.
“In Canada the beauty supply industry is primarily dominated by Asians and for me to open the largest black-owned beauty supply store in Toronto is something amazing,” said Grant. “I didn’t expect to have a grand opening with people literally lined up around the plaza. My landlord called me and said you really have a lot of people out here. It was truly a shock.”
The business woman, who holds a degree in criminology, explained that she spent time researching the industry and even worked part-time with a beauty supply store starting as a customer service representative and then a supervisor to learn the “tricks of the trade”.
“I always had a passion for hair and beauty. I always told my mom I wanted to own a beauty supply store. It was a dream but something that really was in the background for me,” said Grant.
For Grant, who moved to Canada at age 14, the journey was not easy and compounded by the loss of both of her parents within the past decade. Her father passed away in 2012 and her mother, retired Sr. Nursing Officer Hannah Grant, passed away in 2018. See complete EYEWITNESS NEWS article at https://ewnews.com/bahamian-native-finds-entrepreneurial-success-with-torontos-largest-black-owned-hair-and-beauty-supply-store?fbclid=IwAR27g85RUT4j04f6LfLG15BBm2aJiGPbcG4isDyA6YyAkIjwSkMqigmfzNM
