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On Friday, July 21,
2006, Houston’s all-day
event encouraged the
audience to take their
business to the next
level, and what is the
next level? This is why
speakers from various
parts of the country
arrived to Houston, to
provide support and
ideas for Latina
empowerment in the
business world.
The great day began with
opening remarks of
Robert Bard, president
and CEO of LATINA
Style Magazine. We
then proceeded with
various informative
sessions such as:
Innovative Resources for
Funding, moderated by
Laura Jaramillo, vice
president and manager of
Wells Fargo, included
panelists were Manuel
Gonzalez, district
director of the U.S.
Small Business
Administration, Shirley
Brooks, senior loan
officer of ACCION Texas,
and Anna Sanchez, vice
president of Business
Banking at Wells Fargo.
Following the first
session was Successful
Marketing Strategies for
You and Your Business.
Moderator Carmen Garcia,
director of Community
affairs of the State
Fair of Texas, welcomed
panelists to discuss
strategies and solutions
for their business.
Panelists included: M.
Helen Cavazos, president
of M H Cavazos and
Associates, Shannon
Langrand, principal at
Arnold & Langrand
Communications and
Sylvia Cavazos,
president of Cavazos
Communications.
Other great sessions
held were Basics of a
Business Foundation,
Innovations of Your
Business, and Networking
Know How. Panelists
included: Wilka Toppins,
president and CEO of
Toppins Law Firm,
Vanessa Solá, CPA,
shareholder at Frierson
Solá & Associates P.C.,
and Sandra Collette,
Humble Club Manager,
Sam’s Club, Myriam
Gonzalez, data marketing
manager at Cingular
Wireless and Laura
Morales, president of
Business Coach, Energize
Your Outlook.
After sponsor remarks
were given by Leonard
James III, U.S. Business
Development manager at
ExxonMobil Fuels
Marketing, and by
keynote speaker Chiqui
Cartagena, managing
director of
Multicultural Comms;
Meredith Integrated
Marketing, the
entrepreneur award
recipient was announced.
Judy Camarena, president
of Taquerias Arandas was
the recipient and
happily received the
prestigious award.
Last but not least, the
final session was the
Latina Entrepreneur
Panel: Lessons Learned,
moderator Paula Mendoza,
president of Possible
Missions & Chair of
TAMACC welcomed Arcilia
Carrasco-Acosta,
president of CARCON
Industries, Judy
Camarena, president of
Taquerias Arandas, M.
Carolina Weitzman,
president of NATEX
Architects and Nelly
Quijano, owner &
operator at McDonald’s
Franchise.
The Houston LATINA
Style Business
Series ended with smiles,
handshakes, and
networking opportunities.
A special thanks to the
2006 Houston Business
Series Chairs: Dr. Adela
Gonzalez, vice president
for Community Affairs &
Institutional Diversity,
Carmen Garcia, of the
State Fair of Texas and
Yolanda Londoño of
JPMorgan Chase.
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Thanks to
sponsors:
American
Airlines,
PacifiCare,
a
UnitedHealthcare
Company,
Wells Fargo,
State Farm
Insurance,
McDonald’s,
Principal
Financial,
Wal-Mart,
ExxonMobil,
Cingular
Thanks to
partners:
ACCION
Texas,
Camara de
Empresarios,
Hispanic
Women in
Leadership,
Houston
Business
Journal,
Houston
Chronicle,
Houston
Minority
Business
Council,
Houston
Women’s
Network of
Texas, La
Voz, LULAC,
NSHMBA,
Office
Evolutions,
TAMACC, US
Small
Business
Administration |
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“Latina Entrepreneur
Panel: Lessons Learned,”
Paula Mendoza, Possible
Missions & chair of
TAMACC; Arcilia
Carrasco-Acosta, CARCON
Industries; Judy
Camarena, Taquerias
Arandas; M. Carolina
Weitzman, NATEX
Architects; Nelly
Quijano, McDonald’s
Franchise |
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MC, Minerva Perez;
Keynote speaker Chiqui
Cartagena; Latina
Entrepreneur Award
recipient Judy Camarena;
Event chairs Dr. Adela
Gonzalez, Carmen Garcia
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