Latinos have said job creation and fixing the economy is among their most important issues that politicians should address during the midterm election, according to Latino Decisions 2014 Election Eve Poll, and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet has been helping Latinos enter into small business ventures.
A study from IHS Global Insight, an economic forecasting firm, said Latinos might account for 40 percent of the U.S. job growth by 2020, and that increase includes the rate of Latino entrepreneurs. During the last two decades, Latino entrepreneurship has tripled, and Latin Post spoke with entrepreneurs who have further built the groundwork for Latino community to succeed particularly in the tech sector.
The White House announced it will hold an event next week to celebrate the success of women and young entrepreneurs in the U.S. as well as around the world, drawing attention to the need to invest in a younger and more diverse generation of entrepreneurs.
The online publication Latin Business Today, LLC (LBT), which looks to "inform, inspire, mentor & empower," has a revamped site and a renewed interest in catering to U.S. Latino businesses, offering unique content and mentorship.
If you could time travel to a half-century go to tell about the world of information and communication available instantly, wirelessly, at your fingertips wherever you go, they probably wouldn't believe it. Especially if you tried demonstrating that to them on your iPhone -- without a cell network to connect to.
A new program is looking to boost diversity in Silicon Valley from the ground up, by giving a select few minority entrepreneurs a whole year of resources to take their startups to the next level. Now backed by Google, CODE2040 has announced the first three winners of their pilot Entrepreneur in Residence program.
Nearly $500 billion in revenue has been grossed by U.S. Latino businesses, contributing to the overall national economy. And Univision, one of the foremost media companies serving the U.S. Latino community, wants to continue that trend.
The southernmost contiguous state, Florida, has long been recognized for the large Latino population within its borders. Latinos represent 23.6 percent of the state's population. And just as the population size increased, as did Latino visibility, Latino-focused business and Latino entrepreneurship.
The Aspen Institute will now be offering a scholarship program to increase Latin participation. The Aspen Institute will now be offering a scholarship program to increase Latin participation.
Hispanicize 2015 announced Wednesday that Univision Communications Inc. will provide multimedia coverage of the sixth annual Hispanicize Week 2015 that kicks off in March.
They say part of success is just showing up, but aspiring entrepreneurs could learn a different lesson from the example of CEO of LinkAmerica, and self-described "serial entrepreneur," Andrés Ruzo: The biggest part of success is not giving up.
Microsoft continues to open up to Apple and Google mobile platforms, with the most recent move in this direction being its acquisition of Outlook for iPhone app -- and Latino-founded startup -- Acompli.
Latina entrepreneurs in California just got the opportunity to win $10,000 in financial support and mentorship for their budding business through a new contest sponsored by Square, Xoom, and the Latino Startup Alliance.
In recent years, Hispanics have been launching businesses at a record rate, piloting industries at twice the rate of the national rate. Business-minded and natural risk-takers, it's no surprise that Hispanics often create their own home-based and/or small business, which goes to produce in-home revenue, as well as revenue for their community.
Companies need to do more to hire Latinos and education needs try harder to educate them in tech fields, a Twitter chat with a panel of experts concludes.
An early introduction to rich flavors inspired Raquel Dailey-Parham to open the Puerto Rican restaurant Maracas in the heart of Chicago's south side Bronzeville neighborhood, an area that's predominately African American, but not before she and her sister, Rebecca Dailey-Wooley, launched Boriquachicks.com.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sanderg addressed the 2014 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Latino Entrepreneurs Succeeding Online panel Sunday, urging for a foundational reform in the way the world views both gender and race in light of how it affects minorities such as Latinas.
Launched in March of this year, the Spanish-language version of Square for Latino entrepreneurs has taken off in key Latino markets. Here's an update on how Latinos are using Square's mobile payment system to grow their businesses.
Google may have released unflattering diversity figures recently (in a move that at least got the conversation started about the lack of minorities in Silicon Valley), but the tech giant is at least trying to bring about change. One initiative, a continuing partnership with Latino startup incubator Manos Accelerator, has just announced its second round of startups for its program.
A leading Latino-owned network aimed to advocate for small and medium-sized businesses announced its partnership with a global nutrition company for the purpose to improve economic empowerment and financial indpendence within the Latino community.
