Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Type | Education |
| Focus | Education, Business Advocacy |
| Location |
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Area served | Pennsylvania |
Key people |
Varsovia Fernandez President and CEO Louis Rodriguez Chairman |
| Website | Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Official Website |
The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in the Philadelphia region focused on Hispanic businesses and professionals. The GPHCC serves three major constituents: (1) minority owned businesses, (2) minority professionals, and (3) large mainstream businesses.
In 2006-7, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Small Sized Chamber of the Year[1][2] In 2011-12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Medium Sized Chamber of the Year.[3]
The Chamber maintains an active relationship with the Small Business Administration in assisting small business owners to grow their businesses.[4]
In 2013, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was named as a parter with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business initiative. The role of the GPHCC is to recruit small businesses to attend the program which will be held at the Community College of Philadelphia. The curriculum will be provided by Babson, a leading business school that is the #1 ranked program in Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report.[5][6]
In 2014, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Temple Fox School of Business released "The State of Hispanic Business", the first-ever report on Hispanic business in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Goldman Sachs will provide $15 million in lending capital in Philadelphia plus education and support services to entrepreneurs through its nationwide 10,000 Small Businesses program.[7] [8]
Board of Directors
As of April 2015, the Board consisted of: [9]
- Louis Rodriguez
- Chairman
- Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
- Anthony Rosado
- Vice-Chairman
- Wells Fargo
- Luis Liceaga
- Treasurer
- Impact Dimensions, LLC
- James Wujcik
- Secretary
- Santander
- Gregory DeShields
- Parliamentarian
- Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress
- Miguel Amador
- Ritmo Wireless
- Daniel Bentancourt
- Community First Fund
- Ramiro Carbonell, Esq.
- Stevens and Lee
- Juan Dominguez
- Comcast
- Claudia Dulac
- Bank of America
- Jaime Garrido
- Montgomery County Community College
- Lydia Holiat
- The Haverford Trust Company
- Paul Lima
- Lima Consulting Group
- Mercy Mosquera
- Tierra Colombiana/Mixto
- Claudia P. Roemer
- Wells Fargo Advisors
- David Vicente
- TD Bank
Affiliate organizations
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aNa4rJUnIsmQ
- ↑ http://www.mobile.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS185723+19-Sep-2011+PRN20110919
- ↑ https://irvinghcc.com/downloads/La-Conexion-October-2011.pdf
- ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2012-09-24/business/34063131_1_hispanic-entrepreneurs-sba-greater-philadelphia-hispanic-chamber
- ↑ http://www.babson.edu/offices-services/marketing/ambassador-toolkit/pages/elite-colleges-rankings.aspx
- ↑ http://www.babson.edu/about-babson/at-a-glance/Pages/rankings.aspx
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2013/01/09/goldman-sachs-commits-20m-to-phila.html
- ↑ 10,000 Small Businesses
- ↑ http://philahispanicchamber.org/about_us/board_of_directors.aspx