Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 11-15-01
Cranberry woman finds
a niche in ethnic skin to market cosmetics line
The 36-year-old former actress,
model and corporate executive launched Universal Colors
Cosmetics, a skin care and makeup line last year. She
developed the company not just out of a self-described
"obsession for beauty," but also out of a
desire to increase economic independence for African-Americans.
Carter employs 14 sales representatives
nationwide who market and sell Universal Colors and
pocket 20 to 45 percent of the profits. Using sales
associates instead of retailers offers independence,
income and a fun career to employees, said Carter: "I'm
giving to individuals rather than big companies."
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USA
TODAY - 12/12/2001
Opportunity can come
when you least expect it
Roda Ward Carter knows that better
than anyone. As a child, her flair for designing and
making beautiful clothes for her dolls led Roda to dream
of being in the fashion world. After high school, Roda
enrolled in New York's famed Fashion Institute of Technology
to study dress designing and landed a job as assistant
fashion designer at a New York design house.
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Detroit
News - 12/18/01
Cosmetics firm finds niche,
prospers
Nine years ago Roda Ward Carter quit her job, left New
York City and moved to Florida, then Pittsburgh. She
knew she wanted to start a cosmetics company. She didn't
have any money. She didn't have much of a plan. What
she had was confidence. And in the end, that decisive
ingredient has led to her success. In
August, the Minority Enterprise Corp. gave Carter its
2001 Pillar Award for "Up and Coming Entrepreneur
of the Year."
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