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 //  PBA  //  May 1, 2012  //  No Comments

What Are You Worth? Why Under-Reporting Income Doesn’t Add Up

by Myra Irizarry, PBA Director of Government Affairs There is a common misconception among non-beauty professionals that being a cosmetologist is not a serious career. The majority of people sitting in your chair don’t know you …

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 //  PBA  //  April 28, 2012  //  1 Comment

PBA Responds to Unbalanced Report on Nail Product Labeling and Safety

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) recently issued a report entitled “Summary of Data and Findings from Testing of a Limited Number of Nail Products” that is critical of a few, smaller nail polish …

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 //  PBA  //  April 28, 2012  //  No Comments

New Rules Make European Union Most Regulated Cosmetics Market in World

ICMAD, PBA Releases New Guidelines for Manufacturers, Distributors by David Steinberg, Guest Contributor On December 22, 2009, the European Union (EU) published its newest cosmetics regulations. The 155-page ruling, entitled EU Regulation No. 1223/2009, replaces the …

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Import/Export Survey Results Are In!
April 28, 2012  //  No Comments
We live in an expanding global economy. Over the past decade, world merchandise trade has grown by 4.3% compared to GDP, ...
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New Legislation Aims to Improve State and Federal Regulation
April 28, 2012  //  No Comments
The future of the beauty industry may be a bit brighter with the recent introduction of two pieces of legislation: Feder ...
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Going Global: Import/Export Resources
April 28, 2012  //  No Comments
Where do you begin when you want to grow your business to reach international markets? Venturing into the world marketp ...
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First Annual Distributor Conference Sets Precedent for Future Events
April 28, 2012  //  No Comments
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) was proud to produce its first annual Distributor Executive Conference on Apri ...