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Company
Principal's Name:     W. Lazone Grays
Principal's Title:     President/CEO
Street Address:     629 SE Quincy
Address (Cont.):     Suite 102
City:     Topeka
State/Province:     KS
Zip/Postal code:     66603
Telephone No:     913-240-6247
Fax No:     913-371-4709
Contact Person's Email:     ibsa@myway.com
Internet Address (URL):     http://www.ibsa-inc.org
Year Established:     1993
Area of Coverage:     Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, New York
Kansas City Kansas Branch Office:      2025 N. 3rd Street, Kansas City KS 66101
New York Branch Office Director:     Rosalind Letcher
Houston Texas Branch Director:     Rufus Brown
Louisiana State Director:     Scott A. Lewis, III

Organization/Ownership
Legal Structure:     Kansas Nonprofit Corporation
Branch Office(s):     Kansas City, KS   Houston, TX   Baton Rouge, LA   Sag Harbor, NY
Tax-Exempt?     Yes
Diversity Category:     Black American
FEIN#:     48-1137236
State Certification:     Yes
Corporate Executive Board:     Advisory Board

Product(s)/Service(s)
Description:    Business counseling, support services, and public policy advocacy. Entrepreneurial training,  business development assistance and mentoring. Youth Guidance, Mentoring and Entrepreneurship. Employment counseling via job search assistance for adults on public assistance and/or ex-offenders.
Type of Business:     Nonprofit Corporation, Tax-Exempt
SIC Codes (Standard   
Industrial Classification):  
  8331
NAICS Codes (North   
American Industry   
Classification System):  
  5613, 541611, 5614, 541720
Quality Assurance Standards:     MIL-STD-105
Geographic Service Area(s):     United States, Africa, Caribbean, Canada, Europe
EDI   
(Electronic Data Interchange)?  
  No

Certifications   (hyperlinked certification name indicates certification document)
M/WBE Certified?     No Global Affiliation(s):     Capacity of Involvement:
   Governors Prosperity Summit:     Regional Focus Group Member- 2005
Woman Certifications:  
NWBOC?  No
WBENC?  No
Economic National Underprivileged Foundation (ENUF):     Communications Advisor
NGO Steering Committee:     African Growth & Opportunity Act. (2000-2002)
SBA Certifications:  
SDB?  No
8(a)?  No
HUBZone?  No
Shawnee Co. Community Corrections:     Advisory Board Member
Nat'l Welfare-to-Work Partnership:     Ongoing
Pre-Paid Legal Services:     Authorized Marketing Associate
State Approval?    Kansas Board of Regents,  WIA Training Provider PeaceZone.net:     Biz Zone Member
Other Certification:     Kauffman Foundation, First Step FastTrac Program KCSourceLink:     Resource Partner
   Network Kansas:     Resource Partner

Awards & Recognition
1.     Community Hero Award, Kansas City, MO - 1998
2.     State of Kansas Minority Business Advocate - 1998 & 2002
3.     Whitehouse Citation for Community Service - 1999
4.     Missouri Governor Innovation in Workforce Development - 1999
5.     Living the Dream Award for Community Service - 2002

Global Participation
1.     African / African-American Summit, Zimbabwe South Africa - 1997
2.     First government-sanctioned online voter registration: Dogonvillage.com Digital Hit Squad - Phoenix, AZ
3.     Million Man March National Organizing Committee: Washington, D.C. - 1995
4.     Million Youth Movement National Organizing Committee: Atlanta, GA - 1998
5.     Million Youth Movement Regional Organizing Committee: Denver, CO  - 1999
6.     Big XII Conference on Black Student Government, Workshop Presenter - 1996 - 2003
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