Does Wal-Mart Have Something to Teach Small Biz?

Wal-Mart opened its second Supermercado de Walmart last month in the Phoenix area, after launching the first store in Houston in April. The stores reportedly offer fresh produce, specialty meat cuts, Mexican-branded goods and other items that specifically appeal to their target audience, American Hispanics and Latinos. Although many American citizens and small business owners [...]

Hispanic Business Compiles HB 500

Hispanic Business magazine published the Hispanic Business 500, a list of the top 500 Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., in its June issue. The annual directory of Hispanic-owned firms tells a story of consistently improving weather. Since the directory first appeared with only 400 companies in 1983, its tally of revenues has increased seven-fold and [...]

Small Business Stimulus in States With Largest Hispanic Populations

In the past few weeks we’ve noticed announcements about efforts to help out small business in the 3 U.S. states with the largest Hispanic populations: California, Texas and New York. In California, Wells Fargo gave a $200,000 grant to the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce to go toward leadership training and business and economic development. [...]

12 Hispanic Businesses Honored at SBA’s Small Business Week

A dozen Hispanic-owned businesses received awards at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s annual National Small Business Week event, including the National Small Business Person of the Year and Prime Contractor of the Year: “Hispanic-owned small businesses make important contributions to the American economy. We salute the many Hispanic-owned firms among our winners, and are pleased [...]