Launch of New Outreach Effort to DC’s Latino Business Community

Written by on October 7, 2008

An Economic Development Panel to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month & Release of Doing Business in DC—Spanish Edition

Contact: Natalie M. Cofield
Director, Industry & Business Development
202.661.8670

October 7, 2008

Washington, D.C.—The Washington, DC Economic Partnership, in partnership with the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) will release the 2008 Doing Business in Washington, DC Guide Book, Spanish Edition, to encourage entrepreneurship and business development within the District’s Hispanic community. This event will also mark the unveiling of an outreach program to inform the Hispanic Business Community about the benefits of achieving Certified Business Enterprise status. This initiative, a joint effort of the Department of Small and Local Business Development and GWHCC, is aimed at improving business resources for the District’s growing Hispanic community and is scheduled to launch in the new year.

What:

  • Release of 2008 Doing Business in Washington—Spanish Edition
  • Unveiling of an outreach program to inform the Hispanic business community about the benefits of achieving Certified Business Enterprise status

Who:

  • Kwame R. Brown- Councilman At-Large, Chair of the Committee on Economic Development
  • Nicole Becton – Acting Director, Department of Small & Local Business Development
  • Ana Harvey – President & CEO, Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Alberto Gomez – President, Prince Construction Company

When:

  • Wednesday October 8th, 2008, 9:00AM – 11:00AM

Where:

  • Embassy of Spain
  • 2375 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
  • Washington, DC 20037

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