LBF – Family Business Awards: Di Tran – Founder of Louisville Beauty Academy – 05-18-2021

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Louisville Business First (LBF) – Di Tran – Family Awards

Tell us about your role with your company and how you’ve contributed to making the business better.

As the founder, I am the business leader, motivator, finance officer, and chief labor worker. I simply wear multiple hats as any small business owner would. The key is, I enjoy doing all those things and love helping every single individual that I interact with, one way or another. There’s no job that is too small or too big. Lead by example, learn like a life-long student, be a mentee to many and be a mentor to a lot.

What have you learned from older family members in your family business?

Always be in survival mode. Always be hungry. Always serve and use your small business to serve even more. Focus on the need of the community and you will find your business in it.

What are you most excited about for the future of your company?

My dream is to have 1,000 graduates from our schools and, more importantly, 1,000 of those graduates being employed. I am close to the 500 marks. Of course, I don’t wish to stop at 1,000 but exponentially increase that number. That’s where the satisfaction comes in — giving back/paying forward to the No. 1 country on Earth and the best people on the planet, the United States of America, and, more specifically, the city of Louisville and its people.

Where would you like your career to be in 10 years?

I don’t focus on my career nor plan that far for myself or my career. My eye and mind are on a very specific target of what I want to accomplish, and that is those 1,000 graduates and many of those I mentor be successful. I want to die happy and smiling that I did pay it back to this No. 1 country on Earth that has accepted me and made it my second home for my family and my children.

What is something you think your generation does in terms of business better than any other generation?

Better is not the term I would use because if we read the history, processes, and rules for business success never change. As an example, small business success comes from hard work, persistence, failing a lot (fail 99 and win 1), and still do it. The rule never changes.

I would say different times require different minds and require consistent adaptation. In this world, technology is at the forefront of everything and so it is for small businesses. Learning usage and adoption of technology is a must. The older generation probably catches up slower than us, and we are slower than the next generation. It’s also a simple law of life — we get old and we tend to do what we know best. And I say it’s not a bad idea to stick to what you know best 80% of the time, which allows the 20% to change, even when we are old, to adapt.

Who is a business leader (outside of your own business) in Louisville you admire and why?

I don’t have an idol for small business, but I have and idol for life and way we live in life — and that person is my mom.

I have always wished to have David Jones Sr. and now David Jones Jr. to be my mentor so I can learn the magnificent transformation and contributions that they made for the city of Louisville through Humana and other companies.

References

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2021/05/18/family-business-awards-di-tran.html

Louisville Beauty Academy - Acceptance of Crypto Currency

Digital Currency Payment Option – Louisville Beauty Academy Payment Notice

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Current written cost and payment control: This page is public information only. Current tuition, fees, deposits, supplies, books, kits, discounts, incentives, payment plans, affordability review, payment-processing charges, and enrollment obligations must be confirmed in current written Louisville Beauty Academy documents before a student relies on them. No website page, payment button, screenshot, social post, third-party summary, or older statement guarantees a discount, scholarship, payment plan, refund, graduation, licensure, exam result, employment, income, transfer approval, or Board approval.

Making a payment does not by itself create enrollment, change a signed agreement, waive school policy, guarantee a seat, guarantee a reduced price, or satisfy a student obligation unless the payment and terms are accepted and confirmed by LBA in the student’s current written record. Review LBA’s Legal Policies, Disclosures, Waiver, and Student Responsibility Notice.

New Student Enrollment Deposit – Crypto Online Option

Cosmetology – Enrollment – $1800 Deposit Online Option
Esthetic/Aesthetic – Enrollment – $1500 Deposit Online Option
Nail Technology – Enrollment – $1200 Deposit Online Option
Beauty Instructor – Enrollment – $1800 Deposit Online Option

Student Written Monthly Monthly Payment – Crypto Online Option

Cosmetology Payment Plan – $650/Month – Or Any Agreed Amount
Esthetic Payment Plan – $650/Month – Or Any Agreed Amount
Nail Technology Payment Plan – $650/Month – Or Any Agreed Amount
Instructor Payment Plan – $650/Month – Or Any Agreed Amount

Clear next step

Need help deciding? Ask for current written information.

For the fastest student-friendly path, text LBA with the program you are considering and ask for current cost, schedule, payment, document, tour, and licensing-step information in writing.

Copy this text: Hi LBA, I am interested in beauty school. Please send me current written information for program options, cost, schedule, payment options, required documents, tour times, and next enrollment steps.
Text Enrollment Call 502-625-5531 Student Document Center Contact / Tour

Note: A text, call, form, or tour request does not enroll a student, guarantee a discount, guarantee licensure, or create a contract. Current written school documents and official licensing sources control.

Di Tran - CEO of Di Tran Enterprise - Louisville Business First - Award 2021 - Louisville, KY

Louisville Beauty Academy – Part of Di Tran Enterprise LLC – Di Tran CEO – Louisville Business First Award 2021

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Rising Star/Next Gen: Recognizes emerging leaders/next generation leaders who are making an impact in their business and their local community.https://3ed9f78323d699d3489d8e8af4546e46.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

  • Chelsea Ellis, CEO, Jim Reynolds Asphalt Contractor Inc.
  • Terry Hyland, president, Hyland Insurance/AHA Insurance Network
  • Christina Searcy, director of client experience, Mira
  • Di Tran, President/CEO, Di Tran LLC – the Di Tran Enterprise that includes Louisville Beauty Academy LLC, Louisville Institute of Technology, Trans Family Properties LLC and USA, US and Bardstown Road Nails Salons LLCs
  • Lee Weyland, director, Weyland Ventures

References:

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2021/03/19/family-business-awards-finalists.html

Press Release: Editor, The Louisville Courier Journal – Louisville Beauty Academy – 03-10-2021

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To:                  Editor, The Louisville Courier Journal

Date:               March 10, 2021

The leaders of Kentucky’s public community colleges raised an important and timely issue (“Will you be ready to go to work…” CJ, 3.8.2021) regarding the resources and support necessary to put Kentuckians back to work as the restrictions from the pandemic abate. The gap between available occupational, technical, and professional career opportunities and the workforce-ready talent to meet them has grown, not shrunk, in the last year. Lifting restrictions and opening in-person enterprises will unleash a tidal wave of pent-up demand that generates economic activity and wealth. The question is, who will benefit from that economic turbo-charge and for how long?

The emphasis on institutional diversity, equity and inclusion appropriately sets expectations that demand much more than status quo. Specifically, the DEI post-pandemic economy should benefit minority and low-income populations, and in a manner that is sustainable and long-term. The post-pandemic workforce and small business community in Louisville must reflect and support economic success and personal achievement by minorities, low-income individuals, immigrants, and those displaced by poor health, military service, and other social circumstances. Principles of diversity and inclusion are paramount.

Include Kentucky-based career colleges in the mix of institutions that are helping individuals re-train, re-skill and re-tool for employment and entrepreneurship post-pandemic. The Louisville Beauty Academy (www.louisvillebeautyacademy.net) and the Louisville Institute of Technology (www.louisvilleit.org) excel at providing on-time, immersive and true work-ready programs that prepare graduates for employment on day one.  Completers at LBA immediately go to work for nail and beauty salons because the training specifically ensures their success in earning Kentucky licensure. Likewise, successful apprentices at LIT can attain the Full-Stack Programmer “I Have Done It” certificate in three months. Employers in financial, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing are eager to put those IT professionals to work immediately, solving enterprise system deficiencies and delivering end-to-end interoperability that includes text-driven end user applications.

LIT and LBA programs are extremely specific to the workforce. They are typically shorter and more intense than programs offered at other institutions because they recognize the importance of timely completion and employment. They are highly hands-on, emphasizing practical real-time instruction. The programs are highly affordable and accessible in-person, on-line or in combination.

Community college leaders acknowledged that job-seekers post-pandemic are “most likely to enroll in a nondegree program or seek skills training.” That phenomenon is driven by the economic and entrepreneurial opportunities right around the corner. LBA and LIT are ideal complements to public post-secondary education. The diversity and inclusion principles apply to the academies’ ownership, staff, and student populations. It should also apply to the institutional diversity that is supported in our community to achieve the DEI economic boom that is so necessary.

Di Tran, CEO – Louisville Beauty Academy/Louisville Institute of Technology

References

Pandemic Rise Back Scholarship

Historical Scholarship Notice: 2021 Beauty Instructor Program Community-Rise Announcement

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Current information notice

This article is part of LBA’s public education and historical archive. Older posts, including “Historical Scholarship Notice: 2021 Beauty Instructor Program Community-Rise Announcement,” may not reflect current tuition, schedules, incentives, forms, policies, testing vendors, clinic availability, or regulatory requirements.

Before relying on this article for any decision, review LBA’s Current Information and Written Control Standard, Current Program Costs, Enrollment Concierge, and Policy and Written Records.

Historical notice and current-status control: This page is preserved as a historical public record of a prior Louisville Beauty Academy / Louisville Fund A Student Foundation scholarship-style announcement. It should not be read as a current open scholarship offer, current tuition promise, current discount guarantee, current financial-aid commitment, or current enrollment term. Current program cost, eligibility, affordability review, payment-plan terms, incentives, reductions, scholarship-like support, and enrollment obligations must be confirmed in current written school documents before a student relies on them.

Current written documents control. Any affordability path must be documented, verified, approved, lawfully combined, and written into the student’s current enrollment terms. No historical webpage guarantees admission, discount, scholarship, waiver, graduation, licensure, examination result, employment, income, transfer approval, or Board approval. See LBA’s Legal Policies, Disclosures, Waiver, and Student Responsibility Notice.

In the effort of grooming future beauty (cosmetology, esthetic, and nail technology) instructors, and community rise back effort from pandemic, Louisville Beauty Academy is offering 100% of tuition scholarship ($8,300) = historical tuition-scholarship language for Licensed Beauty Instructor programs, thanks to school’s partner Louisville Fund A Student Foundation.

Louisville Beauty Academy instructor program’s total package price is $11,652. With this scholarship, our students would only be accountable for the instructor program student kits, books and fees that would equals two $1800 enrollment deposit and $200/month for 5 months (small payment plan with written monthly payment terms.

What’s the Catch?

The catch is that student with this scholarship are committed to completing this program in seven months; which full time student only need 4.5 months to finish and pass the Kentucky State Board exam in 2 months after graduation. He/she is also committed to working for Louisville Beauty Academy for 2 years.

Text us today for questions at Louisville Beauty Academy enrollment 502-625-5531

Instructor Program Requirement

Kentucky State Board of Cosmetology Requirement to be Apprentice Instructor/Cosmetology Instructor
  • Must be a currently licensed cosmetologist, esthetician or nail technician, must have been licensed at least one (1) year
  • As of Dec 2021, Kentucky State Board of Cosmetology is allowing 325 hours theory study of total 750 hours for Instructor Apprentice to be studied online. This is the ONLY program that has online study options now

Make a Payment – Louisville Beauty Academy Payment Notice and Online Payment Options

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Current written cost and payment control: This page is public information only. Current tuition, fees, deposits, supplies, books, kits, discounts, incentives, payment plans, affordability review, payment-processing charges, and enrollment obligations must be confirmed in current written Louisville Beauty Academy documents before a student relies on them. No website page, payment button, screenshot, social post, third-party summary, or older statement guarantees a discount, scholarship, payment plan, refund, graduation, licensure, exam result, employment, income, transfer approval, or Board approval.

Making a payment does not by itself create enrollment, change a signed agreement, waive school policy, guarantee a seat, guarantee a reduced price, or satisfy a student obligation unless the payment and terms are accepted and confirmed by LBA in the student’s current written record. Review LBA’s Legal Policies, Disclosures, Waiver, and Student Responsibility Notice.

(All Payment Made Online are Subjected to 7% Credit Card Machine Fee)

CUSTOM AMOUNT PAYMENT – ANY AMOUNT

Make Any Amount Payment

New Student Enrollment Deposit – Online Option

Cosmetology – Enrollment – $1800 Deposit Online Option
Esthetic/Aesthetic – Enrollment – $1500 Deposit Online Option
Nail Technology – Enrollment – $1200 Deposit Online Option
Beauty Instructor – Enrollment – $1800 Deposit Online Option

Student Transcript Request

Text Enrollment Director – 502-625-5531 After Payment Is Made
Louisville Beauty Academy – Microblading 3 Days Class for Specialist

(All Payment Made Online are Subjected to 7% Credit Card Machine Fee)

NOTE: CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE HAD INCREASED FROM 3% TO 7% ACROSS THE NATION in 2022. It is highly recommended that you make payment in check, money order or cash

Clear next step

Need help deciding? Ask for current written information.

For the fastest student-friendly path, text LBA with the program you are considering and ask for current cost, schedule, payment, document, tour, and licensing-step information in writing.

Copy this text: Hi LBA, I am interested in beauty school. Please send me current written information for program options, cost, schedule, payment options, required documents, tour times, and next enrollment steps.
Text Enrollment Call 502-625-5531 Student Document Center Contact / Tour

Note: A text, call, form, or tour request does not enroll a student, guarantee a discount, guarantee licensure, or create a contract. Current written school documents and official licensing sources control.

Louisville Fund A Student Foundation LLC

Historical Scholarship Notice: 2020-2021 Louisville Fund A Student Foundation Cosmetology Announcement

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Current information notice

This article is part of LBA’s public education and historical archive. Older posts, including “Historical Scholarship Notice: 2020-2021 Louisville Fund A Student Foundation Cosmetology Announcement,” may not reflect current tuition, schedules, incentives, forms, policies, testing vendors, clinic availability, or regulatory requirements.

Before relying on this article for any decision, review LBA’s Current Information and Written Control Standard, Current Program Costs, Enrollment Concierge, and Policy and Written Records.

Historical notice and current-status control: This page is preserved as a historical public record of a prior Louisville Beauty Academy / Louisville Fund A Student Foundation scholarship-style announcement. It should not be read as a current open scholarship offer, current tuition promise, current discount guarantee, current financial-aid commitment, or current enrollment term. Current program cost, eligibility, affordability review, payment-plan terms, incentives, reductions, scholarship-like support, and enrollment obligations must be confirmed in current written school documents before a student relies on them.

Current written documents control. Any affordability path must be documented, verified, approved, lawfully combined, and written into the student’s current enrollment terms. No historical webpage guarantees admission, discount, scholarship, waiver, graduation, licensure, examination result, employment, income, transfer approval, or Board approval. See LBA’s Legal Policies, Disclosures, Waiver, and Student Responsibility Notice.

Louisville Fund A Student Foundation LLC is giving ONE $18,000 (historical full-tuition scholarship language) and FIVE $15,000 scholarship toward the COSMETOLOGY program to the qualified students who will enroll with Louisville Beauty Academy before the 2020 year ends. The cosmetology program costs $20,652 for the total package price, and this scholarship will cover almost the entire tuition of the program, nearly 75% of the total package cost for the 1-year program.

Text us at 502-625-5531, Louisville Beauty Academy Enrollment number to show your interest, and let us know how this would assist you and your life. Best, email us a letter of why this is important to you to get this scholarship. Yes, there is a CATCH and that is your commitment to finish the COSMETOLOGY Program in less than 1 year (usually takes 9.5 months for a full-time student). Louisville Fund A Student Foundation is investing in a commitment to self-learning and success.

GOOD LUCK ALL APPLICANT

Thank You – Louisville Fund A Student Foundation LLC

Louisville Beauty Academy Kentucky Board certification of hours and transfer documentation guide

Kentucky Board Certification of Hours / License Request: Student Authorization and Transfer Documentation

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Student Authorization and Transfer Documentation

Reviewed May 29, 2026. This page is a student-facing information guide for people who may need certification of hours, license documentation, or transfer-related records connected to Kentucky beauty education. Official Kentucky Board of Cosmetology requirements, current forms, portal instructions, and direct Board communications control over any school summary.

Louisville Beauty Academy can help students understand what written authorization may be needed before the school requests or discusses student-specific information. Students should keep copies of their own written requests, signed authorization, official forms, confirmations, and any Board or state-agency responses.

When This Page May Help

  • A student is transferring hours from one school or state pathway to another.
  • A student or license holder needs certification of education hours or license documentation.
  • A student wants LBA to know what written permission may be needed before a school helps with a records request.
  • A transfer or endorsement pathway requires official documentation to be sent directly from the issuing agency.
Student Authorization Form KBC Licensure Page KBC Out-of-State Info KBC Certification Request Form KBC Program Transfer Form

Important Student Notes

  • Do not rely on memory or verbal summaries when official records are required. Keep the request, authorization, form, submission proof, and response in writing.
  • If a Kentucky or out-of-state agency requires certification to be sent directly from the issuing agency, the student should follow that official process exactly.
  • LBA cannot guarantee Board processing time, transfer acceptance, licensure approval, examination eligibility, employment, or any agency decision.
  • Private student information should only be discussed or requested with proper written authorization and identity verification.
Louisville Beauty Academy Kentucky Board certification of hours and transfer documentation guide
Kentucky Board certification request information. Always confirm that the current official form and portal instructions are being used.

Official Sources and Related LBA Pages

LBA ForeignHighSchoolDiploamTranslation on Louisville Beauty Academy

Foreign Diploma Translation for KBC Review: Original Document, Certified Translation, and Validation Page in One PDF

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Foreign High School Diploma Translation and Authentication Guidance for Louisville Beauty Academy Applicants

Updated June 11, 2026. Subject to Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC) rule, portal, and staff-direction changes.

Critical KBC Document Rule: One Complete PDF, Not Pieces

For KBC-facing review, a translation by itself is not enough. A validation or certification page by itself is not enough. An original foreign certificate by itself is not enough.

The safer compliance packet is one single PDF file that contains all three items together, in order:

  1. Original document – the unaltered foreign diploma, certificate, or educational record in the original language.
  2. Certified English translation – the complete English translation prepared by a professional U.S. translation provider.
  3. Translator certification / validation page – the signed certification, affidavit, validation page, or equivalent translator statement identifying the translation provider and certifying the translation.

No original, no good. No certified English translation, no good. No validation/certification page, no good. Separate files create avoidable risk.

KBC may direct applicants to upload or resubmit materials through the applicant’s pending online application. Students should preserve the original physical document, avoid altering it, and submit only complete, readable, properly combined PDF documentation when KBC requests education proof.

What LBA Does and Does Not Do

LBA helps students understand the pathway

Louisville Beauty Academy can explain the school-facing documentation expectation and help students understand what is usually needed for an LBA file and KBC-facing review.

KBC controls official licensing decisions

The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology controls official state review, portal requirements, acceptance, rejection, resubmission, and licensing decisions.

LBA does not endorse vendors

Provider names on this page are informational only. LBA does not own, control, guarantee, certify, endorse, or receive responsibility for any translation agency.

Student responsibility: Before paying any provider, the student should ask whether the provider can prepare a complete certified English translation packet suitable for a Kentucky Board of Cosmetology education-document review, including the original document image/copy, full English translation, and certification/validation page in one PDF.

Recommended or Commonly Used Translation Providers

The agencies below appear in historical KBC-preferred/provider materials, recent KBC-style communications shared with LBA, or common student-use pathways. This list is not an endorsement and not a guarantee that KBC will accept a specific document. Students must verify current requirements directly with KBC and with the provider before ordering.

ProviderWhy listed hereStudent verification step
Catholic Charities of Louisville – Language Services
languagecclou.org		Louisville-based language-services provider historically shown in KBC-preferred/provider material and often treated as a strong local option.Ask for certified English translation, certification/validation page, and one combined PDF with the original document included.
Languages Unlimited
Louisville, Kentucky
502-243-5379		Historically listed in KBC-preferred/provider material and commonly referenced for Kentucky applicants.Call first. Confirm current address, service availability, language coverage, certification format, and PDF-combination ability.
RushTranslate
rushtranslate.com		Named in recent KBC-style applicant communications shared with LBA as an example of a U.S. translation agency option.Request certified translation and confirm the final package includes a translator certification page and can be combined with the original document.
Cincilingua Translation Service
Cincinnati, Ohio
513-721-8782		Historically listed in older KBC-preferred/provider material.Verify the provider is still operating, still performs certified education-document translation, and can provide the required certification/validation page.
International Language Bank
Cleveland, Ohio
440-599-9999		Historically listed in older KBC-preferred/provider material.Verify current service status directly before relying on this option.
Ameri-Lingua
Lexington, Kentucky
859-509-4195		Historically listed in older provider materials, especially for Spanish-language translation.Verify current service status and certification format directly before ordering.
Translations Unlimited
Cincinnati, Ohio
513-674-0716		Historically listed in older provider materials.Verify current service status and whether the provider can create a complete KBC-facing certified packet.

Important: Historical inclusion on a KBC-style list does not mean the provider is currently approved, currently operating, or guaranteed for every student document. KBC and the provider must be checked each time.

LBA Enrollment File Standard

For a student using foreign high school education documentation, LBA’s school file should be built conservatively. The goal is not merely to collect a translation; the goal is to preserve a complete, reviewable education-document trail.

  1. Keep a copy/image of the original foreign education document.
  2. Keep the certified English translation.
  3. Keep the translator certification, affidavit, or validation page.
  4. Keep the complete combined PDF used for KBC-facing review.
  5. Keep KBC portal communication, resubmission notes, or approval/permit evidence when applicable.

LBA may decline to proceed with enrollment, attendance, credit-hour recognition, or state-facing submission if a student’s education documentation is incomplete, altered, unverifiable, mistranslated, missing a certification/validation page, missing the original document, or inconsistent with current KBC expectations.

How Students Should Order the Translation

When contacting any translation provider, students should use precise language:

Suggested request: “I need a certified English translation of my foreign high school diploma or education document for Kentucky Board of Cosmetology review. Please include the original document image/copy, the full English translation, and the translator certification or validation page in one complete PDF file.”

Students should also ask whether the provider can correct formatting, spelling, name-order, date, seal, stamp, or certification issues before the document is submitted to KBC. Small inconsistencies can cause delays.

Official Control and Disclaimer

This page is public educational guidance from Louisville Beauty Academy. It is not legal advice, not immigration advice, not a guarantee of KBC acceptance, and not a vendor endorsement. KBC rules, KBC portal instructions, Kentucky law, and written KBC communications control official state review.

Students should contact KBC directly for current official guidance:

Kentucky Board of Cosmetology
1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Email: kbc@ky.gov
Phone: 502-564-4262
Website: kbc.ky.gov

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Historical KBC Provider Images and Prior Notices

The images below are preserved for context because they were part of LBA’s historical public guidance. They should be read with the current compliance warning above: provider lists can change, KBC expectations can change, and the student’s complete PDF packet matters.

Historical Kentucky Board of Cosmetology translation agency reference list used for student guidance
Historical KBC-style translation provider reference image retained for context. Verify current requirements directly with KBC.
Historical KBC communication showing proof of high school education request
Historical KBC communication example showing why complete education-document proof must be preserved.

Sources and Verification Points

  • Kentucky Board of Cosmetology official website – official state source for licensing and application requirements.
  • Catholic Charities of Louisville Language Services – provider verification point for current language-service offerings.
  • RushTranslate – provider verification point for certified translation ordering and certification format.
  • Historical KBC-style translation provider images already preserved in LBA’s media library and visible on this page.
  • Recent KBC-style screenshot communications supplied to LBA for applicant-document handling, including online pending-application submission and U.S. translation-agency examples.

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