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Message from the Board Chair |
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"Welcome back to the USHCC Foundation E- Newsletter. First and foremost I want to congratulate our Foundation President, Frank Lopez, and the Foundation staff on recently reaching an organization milestone. In late May, the USHCC Foundation relocated to independent office space..."
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Message from the President |
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"It is with great pleasure that I welcome you back to the USHCC Foundation E-Newsletter. Through this monthly newsletter our online subscribers will gain access to Foundation news and events, web resources, our online technology corner featuring USHCC Foundation TV and many more educational resources for Latino entrepreneurs and our local Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Network. "
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Foundation At Work |
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Strategic Plan |
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Over the past few months the USHCC Foundation has been hard at work creating and finalizing its five year strategic plan. In this plan three strategic visions have been identified that outline an aggressive agenda for the USHCC Foundation not only this year but in the coming years as well...
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Foundation Focus Series |
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HBRTC Profile-Turning Devastation to Creation |
Starting in this issue of USHCC Foundation E-News, the USHCC Foundation will profile one of the twenty (20) regional recipients of the Casa Cyber Community Technology and Small Business Incubation Project. This project which is funded through a $500,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation will lead to the development of community-based centers focused on small business incubation...
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Chamber Capacity Building |
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This section will focus on capacity building of our local Hispanic chambers of commerce. We seek to highlight best practices, programs and partnerships that will improve and grow local chambers of commerce...
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Opportunities |
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Gulf Coast Federal Contracting Information and Resources |
The Hurricane Contracting Information Center provides a central point of reference for businesses, especially minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and small- and medium-size enterprises...
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Technology Corner |
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Expansion of USHCC Foundation TV |
Earlier this year the USHCC Foundation launched USHCC Foundation TV an online TV and video on demand channel. Since the launch, the USHCC Foundation has been busy expanding channels and content available for viewing...
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Today's Entrepreneur |
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This section of the USHCC Newsletter will highlight links, resources and articles
targeted at today’s Latino entrepreneur. Topic areas will include educational and
scholarship opportunities for entrepreneurs, and profiles of successful Latino/a
entrepreneurs. If you would like to submit an idea or know a successful
entrepreneur that we should highlight, let us know! You can contact us at 202
429-0516...
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Letters from the Field |
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| In this section we will present feedback from our affiliated partners and local Hispanic Chambers highlighting useful tips, best practices, opportunities, resources and/or articles that illustrate the themes and practices of economic development positively benefiting our Latino communities and Latino owned businesses across the country . Please let us know if you have information to share. Contact us at editor@ushccfoundation.org or by calling us at 202-429-0516. |
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Helpful Web Resources |
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United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation
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List of Credits for Newsletter |
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| Editor in Chief – |
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Frank Lopez, President, USHCC Foundation |
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Nicole Herrera, Coordinator of Media & Marketing Strategies, USHCC Foundation |
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| Senior Contributing Editor – |
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Shana Mosher, Senior Director of Program Operations, USHCC Foundation |
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| Copy Editor and Research Manager – |
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Cynthia Lopez, Executive Assistant to the President, USHCC Foundation |
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| Graphic, Technical & Online TV Partner – |
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Michael Amigot, Founder & CEO, IBLNEWS & Amigot Corp |
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