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COLUMN: On Prosperity: Featuring Jazmin Garcia

by Sergio C. Muñoz April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Jazmin Garcia identifies as a Mexican American saleswoman selling technology for nonprofits to grow their objectives. She was born and raised on the border between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California. She currently lives in Chicago. Sergio C. Muñoz interviewed Garcia for his series on Latino wealth and prosperity.

Opinion

COLUMN: On Prosperity: Featuring Analia Mendez

by Sergio C. Muñoz March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Analia Mendez, a Mexican American executive, speaks about the idea of home in this video series called “On Prossperity.” Her Mexican parents worked on farmland in her childhood in Modesto and today she lives on farmland in her present home in San Diego.

There is plenty of evidence that shows how crucial Latino-owned businesses are to the United States. They are the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy – 84 percent of businesses that started in the last 10 years were owned by Latinos and Latinas, and those businesses are founded at six times the national rate.

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Federal agencies haven’t met contract goals for Latino businesses

by Patricia Guadalupe March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

Last year, President Biden signed an executive order directing every federal agency and department to set 15 percent as a targeting goal for contracting and doing business with Latino- and Latina-owned businesses. There are five million Latina- and Latino-owned businesses in the country, contributing more than $800 billion to the economy annually.

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COMMENTARY: Support legislation to help Latino small businesses

by Hugo Merida November 8, 2022November 6, 2022

The National Retail Federation reported that three of the top ten cities for organized retail crime are in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. It’s no wonder, just this past May, California authorities recovered over $700,000 in stolen merchandise during an arrest of a suspect in connection with a smash-and-grab retail theft ring. These crimes are having devastating effects, particularly on small businesses. Latino small-business owners, who are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. are especially impacted.