Mr. John S. Best This is Me

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1. 1. Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC - Topic Pages

   www.washington.org/index.cfm?b - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/23/2005   Last Visited: 4/23/2005

   John Best * President Capitol Entertainment Services, Inc.
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   Tourism - John Best

2. 2. www.abfa.com

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   Published on: 6/24/2003   Last Visited: 6/24/2003

   Capitol Entertainment Services, Inc. (CES) was founded by John Shelton Best in 1979.
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   John Best, is founder and president of Capitol Entertainment Services, Inc. CES is a District based tour bus company established in 1979. In addition to providing guided sightseeing tours of the national monuments and memorials, his company specializes in the "African American History Tour of Washington, D.C." His company also operates the only licensed proprietary tour guide training school in the District of Columbia and has graduated over 125 licensed tour guides from the CES Tour Guide Training School. John S. Best
   
   John Best holds a bachelor of science degree in History and a masters degree in Psychology. Prior to starting Capitol Entertainment Services, Inc, Mr. Best was employed with the District of Columbia Superior Court as a probation official.
   
   Mr. Best's has extensive involvement in the tourism industry. He is a member of the governing board of the DC Chamber of Commerce and the executive boards of the D.C. Committee to Promote Washington. He also serve on the board of the Luke C. Moore Academy. Beyond his involvement as a businessman in the tourism industry, he has worked very hard to expand the economic opportunities of the tourism industry to District residents and businesses.

3. 3. July 29, 2002 - News - Small businesses seek D.C.'s help

   www.thecommondenominator.com/0 - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/29/2002   Last Visited: 6/22/2006

   John Best, owner of the Capitol Entertainment Company, a local tour bus company, said he believes there is a large presumption in the government that small businesses don't have the same capability as large ones, a presumption that prevents small businesses from obtaining contracts.
   
   It is a stereotypical perception, he said, and it is absolutely not true. "My bus," he added, "can take you anywhere their's can.",
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   It appears that we are doing something to help small businesses," said Best.
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   Best said he thinks the term LSDBE is almost a political cliché now.
   
   "Everybody flaunts this term ‘LSDBE,'" he said, noting that the program was intended to deal with economics, not politics.
   
   As it exists today, he added, any business in the District can be certified as an LSDBE.
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   "I would not suggest that anyone become discouraged," said Best.