Business: Language and cultural barriers fall for Hispanics - Members of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce do traditional networking, but the group also helps business newcomers. - Tampa Bay

When Zoraida Semprit moved to Carrollwood in Hillsborough County from New York City five years ago, the veteran banking executive immediately noticed something missing. No one was speaking Spanish.

“I’m fully bilingual, but there’s such a diversity of cultures and people in New York City, I missed that when I first came here,” said the 43-year-old native of Puerto Rico.

Her first feeling of home came when she was serenaded in Spanish at a local restaurant. The next occurred when she joined the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.”*

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