LBA-Controlled Recognition Page
Louisville Beauty Academy: U.S. Chamber CO-100 Honoree
Louisville Beauty Academy was recognized as a 2025 CO-100 Honoree in the Enduring Businesses category by CO- by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This page preserves the student-facing proof link on LBA’s own website, so families can find the recognition even if external award pages move or change later.
Primary LBA Archive Article
Canonical LBA article: Louisville Beauty Academy Named One of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
This page remains as a supporting proof page, but the original September 2025 LBA article is the main public archive Di identified for this recognition.
What the Recognition Means
The CO-100 recognition is an independent national small-business recognition signal. For LBA, it supports a simple public truth: a Kentucky state-licensed beauty school in Louisville can be affordable, multilingual, compliance-minded, and nationally visible without asking students to take on unnecessary debt.
Why LBA Preserves This Page
External award links are valuable source references, but they are not controlled by LBA. This page gives students, families, staff, community partners, and search engines a stable LBA-owned location for the U.S. Chamber CO-100 recognition.
When LBA references awards, the strongest standard is proof before claim: name the recognition accurately, link the source, and avoid turning recognition into a promise about individual student outcomes.
Source Snapshot Showing LBA Listed
The screenshot below preserves the CO-100 listing view that identifies Louisville Beauty Academy as a 2025 honoree in the Enduring Businesses category, with Di Tran listed as founder and Louisville, Kentucky as the location. This supports proof continuity on LBA’s own website if the external award directory changes or becomes unavailable.
Recognition Summary
| Item | Student-safe wording |
|---|---|
| Recognition | 2025 U.S. Chamber CO-100 Honoree |
| Category | Enduring Businesses |
| Institution | Louisville Beauty Academy, a Kentucky state-licensed beauty school in Louisville |
| Founder listed by source | Di Tran |
| What this supports | Public trust, workforce education credibility, affordability awareness, multilingual access, and small-business resilience |
Event Photo and Video Proof
The images below preserve LBA-controlled visual evidence from the U.S. Chamber CO-100 event context. LBA also preserves the Facebook post link Di provided because it includes video reference from the event timing.
Facebook video reference: CO-100 event video post provided by LBA
This video link is preserved as supporting event-context evidence. It is not presented as a student outcome promise or government endorsement.
Archived PDF Source From the CO-100 Enduring Businesses List
LBA also preserves the full 14-page PDF source record generated from the CO- by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Enduring Businesses list on July 24, 2026. The PDF shows Louisville Beauty Academy in the Enduring Businesses listing, and page 12 identifies Louisville Beauty Academy with Di Tran listed as founder, Louisville, Kentucky as the location, and Education as the industry.
Source record: The CO-100 List: Enduring Businesses, CO- by U.S. Chamber of Commerce, captured July 24, 2026.
Where LBA appears: page 6 listing view and page 12 detailed list entry.
Media ID: 7927
Source Links
Facebook video reference: CO-100 event video post provided by LBA
Archived PDF source: CO-100 Enduring Businesses PDF snapshot showing Louisville Beauty Academy
Primary external profile: Louisville Beauty Academy CO-100 profile by CO- / U.S. Chamber of Commerce
External feature article: U.S. Chamber / CO- feature on Louisville Beauty Academy and debt-conscious beauty education
LBA broader proof center: Proof, Trust, and Licensing Authority Center
LBA prior announcement archive: LBA announcement archive for the U.S. Chamber CO-100 recognition
Important limitation: Awards and public recognition help families evaluate credibility, but they do not guarantee graduation, licensure, exam passage, employment, income, admission, funding, scholarships, transfer acceptance, or an individual student result. Current written enrollment documents and current Kentucky state requirements control student decisions.
Next Step for Students
Students should use recognition as one trust signal, then ask the practical questions that matter most: program, schedule, cost, payment path, required hours, attendance expectations, transfer review, language support, and current written enrollment terms.
