Access to Growth Capital a Key Concern for U.S. Hispanic-Owned Companies

“Access to growth capital is the top priority in the U.S. Hispanic economy according to the 2005 Capital Markets Roundtable, featured in the March issue of Hispanic Business magazine. The November 2005 event in Beverly Hills, California brought top CEOs and investors together to match money with opportunity in the U.S. Hispanic market. The limited access to financing emerged as a key concern, with an analysis of last year’s Hispanic Business 500, a directory of the largest U.S. Hispanic-owned companies, revealing that “the 25 largest companies on the directory accounted for nearly 90 percent of the growth in revenues.” Scarce data and a lack of historical track records of investing in Hispanic-owned companies have both contributed to a heightened perceived risk among potential investors. “

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