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SUMMARY:SBA Massachusetts National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join SBA Massachusetts and friends in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month!  REGISTER HERE\n\n\n\nShaping the Bright Future of America\n\nAbout National Hispanic Heritage Month:\n\nEach year\, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15\, by celebrating the histories\, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain\, Mexico\, the Caribbean and Central and South America.\n\n\n\nThe observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17\, 1988\, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.  read more\n\nProgram Includes:\n\n8:30am: Registration and Breakfast\n\n9:00am: Welcome Remarks\n\n9:30am: Doing Business with Latino Markets\n\n	Josiane Martinez\, CEO & Founder Archipelago Strategies Group\n	Eduardo Crespo\, CEO Hispanic Market Solution\n\n10:00am: State of Latino Small Business   Resources to Scale and Grow\n\n\n	Carmen Diaz-Jusino\, Senior Director\, Program & Service Delivery Center for Women & Enterprise\n	Awilda Irizarry\, Sr. Business Advisor Salem State Small Business Development Center\n	Rodrigo Lopez\, Mentor Boston SCORE Chapter\n	Alberto Calvo\, Board of Hispanic American Institute\n\n10:30am: Strategies for Access to Capital\n\n\n	Charles Smith\, SBA Specialist\, Eastern Bank\n	Seth Goodall\, Director of SBA\, Santander Bank\n	Anna Bautista\, Senior Vice President\, Boston Private Bank\n\n11:00am: Latino Entrepreneurs Sharing Success\n\n\n	Rita Vazquez-Torres\, New Stone Soup\n	Libis Bueno\, CEO and Chief Technology Officer\, Domitek\n	Alberto Calvo\, Board of Hispanic American Institute\, Stop and Compare Supermarkets\n\n11:30am: Networking
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Join SBA Massachusetts and friends in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month!&nbsp\; <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-massachusetts-national-hispanic-heritage-month-celebration-tickets-37388019573" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255\, 0\, 0)">REGISTER HERE</span></a></strong><br />\n<br />\n<em>Shaping the Bright Future of America</em><br />\n<a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color: rgb(2\, 120\, 184)\; padding-top: 0px\; text-decoration: none\;" target="_blank" title="nhhm">About National Hispanic Heritage Month</a>:<br />\nEach year\, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15\, by celebrating the histories\, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain\, Mexico\, the Caribbean and Central and South America.<br />\n<br />\nThe observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17\, 1988\, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color: rgb(2\, 120\, 184)\; padding-top: 0px\; text-decoration: none\;" target="_blank" title="nhhm">&gt\;read more</a></p>\n\n<hr /><em><strong>Program Includes:</strong></em><br />\n8:30am: Registration and Breakfast<br />\n9:00am: Welcome Remarks<br />\n9:30am: Doing Business with Latino Markets\n<ul>\n	<li>Josiane Martinez\, CEO &amp\; Founder Archipelago Strategies Group</li>\n	<li>Eduardo Crespo\, CEO Hispanic Market Solution</li>\n</ul>\n10:00am:&nbsp\;State of Latino Small Business &ndash\; Resources to Scale and Grow\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Carmen Diaz-Jusino\, Senior Director\, Program &amp\; Service Delivery Center for Women &amp\; Enterprise</li>\n	<li>Awilda Irizarry\, Sr. Business Advisor Salem State Small Business Development Center</li>\n	<li>Rodrigo Lopez\, Mentor Boston SCORE Chapter</li>\n	<li>Alberto Calvo\, Board of Hispanic American Institute</li>\n</ul>\n10:30am:&nbsp\;Strategies for Access to Capital\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Charles Smith\, SBA Specialist\, Eastern Bank</li>\n	<li>Seth Goodall\, Director of SBA\, Santander Bank</li>\n	<li>Anna Bautista\, Senior Vice President\, Boston Private Bank</li>\n</ul>\n11:00am:&nbsp\;Latino Entrepreneurs Sharing Success\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Rita Vazquez-Torres\, New Stone Soup</li>\n	<li>Libis Bueno\, CEO and Chief Technology Officer\, Domitek</li>\n	<li>Alberto Calvo\, Board of Hispanic American Institute\, Stop and Compare Supermarkets</li>\n</ul>\n11:30am:&nbsp\;Networking<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Tip O'Neill Building\, 1st Floor Auditorium\, 10 Causeway Street\, Boston MA 02222
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URL:https://members.bostonchamber.com/events/details/sba-massachusetts-national-hispanic-heritage-month-celebration-1884
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