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Eos Grantee Sponsors Latina Entrepreneurs Summit

May 2008

Since its founding in 1995, the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) has helped over 14,500 people develop or expand their businesses. The organization’s recent “Latina Entrepreneurs Summit” at Boston’s Seaport Hotel is part of their commitment to diversity and a campaign to encourage entrepreneurship among underrepresented groups (30% of CWE’s clients are people of color). Attendees chose between two tracks—entrepreneurship and career development—featuring workshops such as business plan development, self-branding, effective communication, and a workshop on resources for small businesses taught by Massachusetts’ Small Business Administration director.
Prominent businesswoman Nina Vaca, the Founder and CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources, was the keynote speaker. Originally from Ecuador, Nina started her company (which provides information technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies) in 1996. She is a two-time winner of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year award, and has appeared in Fast Company as one of North America’s Top 25 Women Business Builders. In 2007, she was named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in America by Latino Leaders magazine.

The Summit—the second CWE has held—was intended to encourage Latina executives to consider launching their own businesses, facilitate professional networking in the community, and ensure that aspiring entrepreneurs are aware of the resources CWE can offer. The event was co-sponsored by the Association of Latina Professionals in Finance and Accounting, and Sanchez and Santiago. To learn more or become involved in next year’s summit, visit www.cweonline.org, call 617.532.0251, or email agomez@cweonline.org.

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