John C. Williams: UNIVERSAL BEAUTY COLLEGE

Type of business: Cosmetology College

Number of locations: 3 (2 in Los Angeles; 1 in Compton, California)

Company history: Founded in 1930 by his mother, Hazel Williams. Originally called Henrietta’s School of Beauty, then changed to Universal College of Beauty after John Williams took over in the late 1960’s (after the Watts Riots)

When John Williams was 12 years old, he produced and sold shampoo for 50 cents a gallon....

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