BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " JANET EMERSON BASHEN " IS A ENTREPRENEUR AND BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND PATENTED A SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH WEB-BASED EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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BLACK    SOCIAL   HISTORY                                                                                                                 Janet Emerson Bashen

Janet Emerson Bashen
Born	February 12, 1957 (age 57) Mansfield, OH, USA
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Houston
Occupation	Inventor, entrepreneur
Employer	Bashen Corporation
Spouse(s)	Steven Bashen
Children	Two children, Blair Alise Bashen and Drew Alec Bashen
Awards	Pinnacle Award 2003[1]

Janet Emerson Bashen is an American inventor,^[2] entrepreneur, and business consultant.^[3][4][5] She patented a software program to assist with web-based equal employment opportunity investigations.^[6][7] She founded a human resource consulting firm focusing on equal employment opportunity compliance, which investigated civil rights violations and employee misconduct.^[8] From 1997 to 2001, according to Inc magazine, her firm's revenue grew 552%, at which time it had 43 employees.^[9] In May 2000, she argued before Congress that civil rights and employee misconduct investigations should be exempt from the Fair Credit Reporting Act.^[8][10]In 2012, she was named to Ebony magazine's list of the 100 most influential African-Americans in entertainment, politics, sports and business, called the Power 100 List.^[11]

References

1. Jump up^ Pinnacle Award Winners, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014, "...2003 Winners ... Janet E. Bashen, Bashen Consulting..."
2. Jump up^ Kenneth Miller, 28 February 2013, LA Watts Times, Black Inventors: Do You Know About Us?, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014
3. Jump up^ "Janet Emerson Bashen Biography". Retrieved 15 August 2014.
4. Jump up^ "Etcetera". HRO Today Vol. 2 No. 4 by Alliances. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
5. Jump up^ "Houston Inventors Association".
6. Jump up^ September 24, 2006, Houston Chronicle, Calendar, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014, "...Janet Bashen, Bashen Corp. Topic: How I developed, patented and marketed my software program for equal opportunity employment investigations..."
7. Jump up^ Google patents, US 20060167989 A1, Method, apparatus and system for processing compliance actions over a wide area network, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014, "....Publication number US20060167989 A1; Publication type -- Application; Application number -- US 11/328,007; Publication date -- Jul 27, 2006; Filing date -- Jan 9, 2006; Priority date -- Dec 21, 2001; Description -- 'obtaining information regarding compliance with local laws via client computers to upload information to a centralized server preferably over a wide area network.'"
8. ^ Jump up to:^a b MAY 4, 2000, U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Committee on Banking and Financial Services, H.R. 3408—THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1999, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014, "...Bashen founded the S.J. Bashen Corporation in 1994, a consulting firm based in Houston, Texas, ... investigating allegations of civil rights violations and employee misconduct ... Bashen ... has a lot of extensive on-the-ground experience ..."
9. Jump up^ Company profile of Bashen Corporation, Inc Magazine, Bashen Consulting, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014
10. Jump up^ Note: In 2003, one of her employees also testified before Congress on this subject: House Hearing, 108 Congress, JUNE 17, 2003, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, THE ROLE OF FCRA IN BACKGROUND CHECKS
11. Jump up^ November 5, 2012, Ebony magazine (entertainment & culture) Guests dazzled on the carpet upon arrival at our inaugural Power 100 Gala in New York City, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2014