Latino-owned businesses have been springing up across town the past few years, and nowadays the boss behind the bustling storefront is almost as likely to be a “jefa” as a “jefe.” California

“This blossoming of businesses headed by Hispanic women is dramatic at the national level. Between 1997 and 2004, the number of Hispanic women-owned firms increased by 63.9 percent nationwide, according to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research. More than one-third of all Hispanic-owned firms are owned by women.”

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