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LATINA
Style
Business Series
New York
As millions of
New Yorkers
rushed on to the
daily grind,
hundreds of
savvy, powerful
and not to
mention,
fabulous Latina
professionals
from aspiring
novices to
seasoned CEO’s
descended upon
the capital of
the world to
invest in their
future.. The
entrepreneurial
spirit and the
busy excitement
at the heart of
New York City—Times
Square—was
reflected onto
the 10th Annual
LATINA Style
Business Series
event, the
premiere
business
development
program for
women in the
nation held at
the Crowne Plaza
Hotel on May
15th.
Crucial and
informative
panels with an
array of high-caliber
speakers and
invaluable
opportunities to
network amongst
the host of the
most influential
and diverse
professional
women in
business and in
government today
were on top of
the list.
According to the
Center for
Women’s Business
Research
statement
released May 7,
2008, between
2002 and 2008,
the number of
businesses owned
by women of
color increased
by 32 percent,
their revenues
by a dramatic 48
percent, and
their employment
by 27 percent.
The center
estimates that
as of 2008 there
are 1.9 million
firms owned by
women of color,
employing 1.2
million workers
and bringing in
$165 billion in
revenues. These
facts alone are
evidence of the
necessity of
such a dynamic
program like
LATINA Style
offers in
today’s world. |
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(Left to right)
Mariela Dabbah,
author, speaker,
and consultant;
Lillian
Hernandez, co-founder,
executive
director, Dress
For Success –
Jersey City;
Susan Jaramillo
– chief creative
officer (Co-founder),
the Vox
collective;
Monica Murphy,
agent, State
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“It’s fascinating to see
the different kinds of
women that come and to
be able to share the
information as part of
the distribution channel
is awesome,” says
Jerusha Ramos, moderator
of the first panel,
Securing Capital to
Build Capacity and
presently an Investment
adviser with NL
Financial Investments.
“I know that this kind
of information doesn’t
get out there as often
as it should, and I’m
glad that LATINA
Style has the
opportunity to put it
together because nobody
else really does it this
way, for us, with our
flavor to it.”
Once a business has
secured the appropriate
amount of capital it is
imperative to learn
about Protecting you and
Your Investments.
Moderated by Diana Rael,
Multicultural director
for the Northeast Zone
at State Farm, this
panel offered a wealth
of knowledge on the
proper setup for any
budding business. One
Latina CEO who not only
had passion and fun but
great success despite
the challenges she faced
in her career was the
recipient of the Latina
Entrepreneurial Award
sponsored by Macy’s,
Daisy Expósito-Ulla,
chairman & CEO of d.
expósito & partners.
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Ed J.
Goldberg,
Sr. vice
president
Government-Consumer
Affairs;
Diversity
Vendor
Development,
Macy’s
East and
Wilka
Toppins,
operational
vice
president,
Diversity
Strategies,
Macy’s
Inc. |
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(Left)
Jerusha
Ramos,
Investment
adviser
representative,
NL
Investments
and
Diana
Rael,
State
Farm
Insurance |
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Attendees
enjoy
networking
session |
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The LATINA
Style
Business Series
is a unique
event that
attracts
hundreds of
Latinas who want
to become
successful
business owners
and offers them
a pipeline to
the top. “It was
great to network
with so many
important Women
Business Leaders
in New York;”
Josephine
Infante, CEO of
Hunts Point
Economic
Development
Corporation.
‘Thank you for
making your 10th
Anniversary
LATINA Style
Business Series
such a
noteworthy event!”
After the informative
workshops were completed,
Macy’s prepared a
distinctive
“Prescriptives” makeover
lounge in which
attendees received free
professional makeovers
and product samples.
Attendees were also set
with an opportunity to
win prizes from sponsors
and partners. |
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Thanks to all
our New York
sponsors,
partners and
participants for
a successful
and fun event!
National
sponsors:
2008 Business
Series Title
Sponsor Macy’s
Inc., Principal
Financial, Wal-Mart,
Sam’s Club,
State Farm
Insurance,
UnitedHealthcare.
City Sponsors:
New York Life
National
Partners:
Association of
Latino
Professionals in
Finance and
Accounting (ALPFA),
League of United
Latin American
Citizens (LULAC),
LatinVision,
Latinos in
Information and
Sciences
Technology
Association
(LISTA),
National
Association of
Hispanic
Publications (NAHP),
National Latina
Business Womens
Association (NLBWA),
National
Association of
Latino Elected
and Appointed
Officials (NALEO),
PR Newswire,
SCORE, the
Women?s Business
Enterprise
National Council
(WBENC) and
Women Impacting
Public Policy (WIPP).
The U.S. Small
Business
Administration (SBA)
Community
Partners:
Long Island
Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, 100
Hispanic Women,
National
Association of
Women Business
Owners,
Manhattan
Chamber of
Commerce,
National
Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce on
Health, NYC
Greater Chamber
of Commerce, New
York Womens
Chamber of
Commerce, New
York State
Federation of
Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce,
Empire State
Development, New
York and New
Jersey Minority
Supplier
Development
Council, New
York City
Department of
Small Business
Services, Susan
G. Komen for the
Cure, Women
Presidents’
Organization,
Women’s Venture
Fund, Dress For
Success,
National
Association of
Hispanic
Publications,
Inc. PR Newswire. |
By
Esperanza Urbaez |
