Helpful Web Resources

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation
www.ushccfoundation.org

The USHCC Foundation is launching a new website designed to be an interactive education and information resource for local chambers, entrepreneurs and the Latino business market. Please visit us to see for yourself!

Small Business Administration (SBA), Small Business Training Network
http://www.sba.gov/training/courses.html

The Small Business Training Network, sponsored by the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.

The Training Network makes SBA's business management resources available anytime and anywhere. It is a dynamic learning center designed to help small businesses compete in a constantly changing global environment.

National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
www.nbia.org

The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. It provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies worldwide.

The association is composed primarily of incubator developers and managers, but technology commercialization specialists, educators and business assistance professionals are also well represented. Its mission is to provide training and a clearinghouse for information on incubator management and development issues and tools for assisting start-up firms.

To locate business incubators in your area, be sure to visit: http://www.nbia.org/resource_center/links_to_member_incubators/index.php

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
http://www.kauffman.org/

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation works with partners to encourage entrepreneurship across America and improve the education of children and youth. The Foundation focuses its operations and grant-making on two areas: entrepreneurship and education.
Increasing wealth and creating jobs in the United States begins by connecting investors with high-potential start-up and early stage companies. Kauffman Foundation research and programs have built the nation’s first network of angel investor organizations, trained future venture capitalists and future leaders of high-growth companies, and studied the history and performance of investments in minority-owned enterprises. For more on Access to Capital and Markets, visit http://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship.cfm?topic=capital_markets

Center for Creative Leadership
www.ccl.org

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the leading nonprofit institution dedicated exclusively to leadership. CCL integrates cutting-edge research with innovative training, coaching, assessment and publishing to create proven impact for leaders and organizations around the world.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Resources for Students and Families
http://www.hsf.net/resources.php

These resources are designed to guide students through the educational process. We provide information in different formats about preparation for college in Middle and High School, college selection and application, application for scholarships and financial aid and student support organizations. To help families understand college requirements and work together to achieve graduation many of our materials are provided in both English and Spanish.

Hispanic College Fund Scholarships
http://www.hispanicfund.org/scholarships.php

The Hispanic College Fund awards scholarships based on both merit and financial need. HCF administers multiple scholarship programs including the Sallie Mae Fund's First in My Family Scholarship Program and the ALPFA Scholarship Program.

National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI)
www.nhli.org

Drawing from a competitive pool of applicants, NHLI offers a four-week intensive leadership training program which spans nine months and is implemented in four different cities in the U.S. NHLI's program recruits diverse, talented and accomplished participants and integrates personal growth with formal courses of study. Participants are taught to reflect on themselves so that they may look ahead with renewed and expanded perspectives. By examining how as Hispanics and women they have historically looked at community issues, they prepare to reach out and build bridges with other groups of society.

SBA Women’s Business Center
http://www.onlinewbc.gov

The mission of the SBA Women’s Business Center is to assist women achieve their dreams and improve their communities by helping them start and run successful businesses, regardless of social or financial disadvantage, race, ethnicity or business background.

Association of Small Business Development Centers
http://www.asbdc-us.org/

The mission of the Association of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) is to represent the collective interest of the SBDC network by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously improving the SBDC network, which delivers nationwide educational assistance to strengthen small/medium business management, thereby contributing to the growth of local, state and national economies. You can locate SBDCs in your area at this website.

ACCION USA
www.accionusa.org

ACCION USA's mission is to make access to credit a permanent resource to low- and moderate-income small businesses owners in the United States. By providing small or "micro" loans to men and women who have been shut out of the traditional banking sector, ACCION helps build their businesses and increase their incomes.

National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Community & Family Wealth Building
http://www.nclr.org/content/topics/detail/483

The mission of the NCLR Community Development program (NCLR-CD) is to build healthy communities through the creation of social, political, and economic wealth. NCLR brings considerable resources to this issue, a strong track record in community development, the largest Hispanic Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) providing low-cost capital to communities, and demonstrated capacity to analyze and shape public policy. The principal barrier to increasing the community’s wealth is the lack of access to capital such as home mortgages, small business loans, commercial loans, and ownership of community facilities. The programs provided under Community Development to address these issues are the NCLR Homeownership Network, Real Estate Development, the Raza Development Fund (www.rdf-nclr.org), Economic Mobility Centers, and the Asset Development Initiative.