CRANSTON, R.I.-Ngenkathi i-U.S. Izikhulu zama-Olympic zabhekana nokugxekwa ngokugqokisa iqembu laseMelika izingubo ezenziwe e-China emikhosini yokuvula, ingxenye encane yomfaniswano weqembu yenziwe e-Rhode Island yinkampani evuselela imboni yobucwebe eyake yaba matasa yezwe. U-Alex no-Ani baseCranston yakhethwa yi-U.S. IKomidi lama-Olympic lizokhiqiza izintelezi zeMidlalo yaseLondon yango-2012. Kuwuphawu lwakamuva lwempumelelo yale nkampani, esukile embonini encane enabasebenzi abangu-15 kanye nesitolo esiseNewport yaya esimweni esishintshashintshayo somnotho esinezitolo ezingu-16 ezweni lonke. Indaba eyivelakancane yempumelelo yezomnotho esifundazweni esinezinga labantu abangasebenzi abangamaphesenti angu-10.9, elingelesibili ngobukhulu esizweni."Ungenza ibhizinisi esifundazweni saseRhode Island," kusho umnikazi nomklami uCarolyn Rafaelian. “Ungaphumelela esifundazweni saseRhode Island. Ungenza izinto lapha. Imayelana nothando, ukusiza umphakathi wangakini. Angikwazanga ukusho lezo zinto futhi ngenze izinto zami e-China." U-Alex no-Ani benza izintelezi ezimibalabala, amabhengela anobuhlalu nobunye ubucwebe, amanani amaningi angaphansi kuka-$50. Eziningi zifaka izimpawu ezivela ku-zodiac, onkulunkulu basezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, noma ama-logo avela kumaqembu e-Major League baseball. Imikhiqizo ikhiqizwa e-Rhode Island kusetshenziswa izinto ezigaywe kabusha.I-charm yama-Olympics isibonakale iyinhle, lapho umbhukudi owine indondo yesiliva u-Elizabeth Beisel, naye ongowaseRhode Islander, ebhala ku-Twitter ethi "ujabule kakhulu ngekhubalo lika-Alex no-Ani" alitholile. esikhwameni sakhe seyunifomu.Umbuso wake waba yikhaya lezinkampani ezingamakhulu ezakhipha amabhroshi, izikhonkwane, izindandatho, amacici nemigexo kangangokuthi iminyaka eminingi iRhode Island yaziwa njengenhloko-dolobha yemboni yobucwebe bemvunulo. Ngasekupheleni kuka-1989, iRhode Island yakhiqiza amaphesenti angu-80 obucwebe bemvunulo obakhiwe e-U.S.; imisebenzi yobucwebe imele amaphesenti angama-40 okuqashwa kwefekthri kahulumeni. Leyo misebenzi iningi layo ayisekho manje, futhi izikhulu zokuthuthukiswa komnotho zinethemba lokuguqula i-Providence Jewelry District endala ibe isizinda sezinkampani ze-biotechnology. Kodwa nakuba leyo mizamo ingakaphumeleli, u-Alex no-Ani bathole ukukhazimula okuthile efeni lombuso lobucwebe.” Banobucwebe obuklanywe kahle, obungabizi kanye nohlelo oluhle lokumaketha,” kusho uPatrick Conley, isazi-mlando sombuso. owawina umklomelo kanye nowayenguprofesa wezomlando e-Providence College ofunde ngokukhiqiza kukahulumeni okwedlule. "Kuphambene ngokuphelele nalokho esikubone e-Rhode Island. Bayishaya indiva ithrendi." Izimpande zika-Alex no-Ani zibuyela emuva ekuphumeleleni kwemboni yobucwebe. Ubaba ka-Rafaelian, u-Ralph, wenza isitshalo esakhiqiza ubucwebe bemvunulo engabizi e-Cranston. U-Rafaelian wasebenza njengomfundi ebhizinisini lomndeni futhi washeshe wafunda ukuthi unekhono lokuklama. Ngokushesha wayesedayisa izingcezu ezitolo ezinkulu zaseNew York."Ngaya efektri futhi nganquma ukuthi ngizovele ngidizayine noma yini engifuna ukuyigqoka," kusho uRafaelian. "Bekufanele ngabe ngikwenzela ukuzijabulisa lokhu, kwaze kwafika usuku engajika ngalo ngabona bonke abasebenzi basefemini belungisa izinto zami." Ngo-2004 kwasungulwa u-Alex no-Ani, beqanjwe ngamadodakazi amabili okuqala ka-Rafaelian. U-Rafaelian uthe impumelelo yenkampani yakhe iqhutshwa umuzwa wokuba nethemba nengokomoya. Izitolo ezintsha zezitolo zivulwa ngezinsuku eziqokwe ukubaluleka kwezinkanyezi. Amakristalu ashumekwe ezindongeni zezitolo, nasemadeskini endlunkulu yenkampani.U-CEO u-Giovanni Feroce, wase-U.S. Isikhulu samasosha esafundela ibhizinisi e-University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, asiyingabazi indlela ka-Rafaelian engajwayelekile kwebhizinisi."Engikwaziyo ukuthi noma yini ayenzayo, iyasebenza," esho.Izinyathelo zebhizinisi ezihlakaniphile zidlala indima elinganayo. Ngaphandle kwezintelezi namasongo e-Olympic u-Alex no-Ani baphinde banikezwe ilayisense yi-Major League Baseball ukuze bakhiqize amabhengela ezintambo anezintambo zeqembu. Le nkampani futhi inezivumelwano zamalayisense ne-Kentucky Derby ne-Disney. Kulo nyaka uwodwa, u-Alex no-Ani bavule izitolo ezintsha eNew Jersey, Colorado, New York, California, Maryland, New Hampshire, Connecticut naseRhode Island. Inkampani iphinde yathuthela kwezinye izindawo zamabhizinisi, yathenga indawo yokudayisa iwayini yaphinde yavula nesitolo sekhofi eProvidence. NgoJuni uRafaelian wakhethwa njengo-Ernst & Usomabhizinisi omusha wase-New England wonyaka esigabeni semikhiqizo yabathengi. Amakhulu ezitolo ezizimele -- kusukela kuma-boutique amancane kuya ezitolo ezinkulu ezifana ne-Nordstrom's ne-Bloomingdales -- manje aphethe ubucwebe. I-Ashley's Distinctive Jewelry and Gifts e-Windsor, Conn., iqale ukudayisa izinto ezithengiswayo zika-Alex no-Ani kulo nyaka."Inani lentengo lihle kakhulu," kusho uzakwethu wesitolo uCarissa Fusco. “Abantu bazizwa kulo mnotho uma befuna ukuzithengela into encane abasuke begqekeze ibhange. Bagcizelela amandla amahle. Abantu abanjalo.
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