LATINA Style Business Series Returns to Fort Worth, Texas Celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary Tour!

LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of established Latina & Women entrepreneurs in the U.S., will celebrate the 2008 LATINA Style Business Series (LSBS) 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Fort Worth, TX, October 22, 2008, from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston Street, Ft. Worth TX, 76102.

The LATINA Style Business Series is the most successful ongoing business development program for Latina business owners in the nation. Over 18,000 Latina entrepreneurs and professionals have benefited from participating in this exciting and informative one-day business program since it first launched in 1998. The focus of the 2008 Series will be to provide a platform for women business owners who are looking to position their enterprises to succeed at the next level.

The event co-chairs are Lupita Colmenero, President & CEO, el Hispano News, Rosa Navejar, President, Ft. Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Arcilia Acosta, President & CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction. Ms. Colmenero has served as President of the National Association of Hispanic Publications and is the founder and publisher of el Hispano News. Ms. Navejar has 25 years in the banking industry and has leveraged her business experience to develop programs with the purpose of educating the Hispanic business community. Ms. Acosta’s company specializes in commercial, institutional, and transportation construction and she has also served as Chairman of the Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2006 approximately 8.5 million of the 23.5 million total population of the state of Texas are Hispanic. Hispanic entrepreneurs have had a tremendous impact on the Texas economy with well over 300,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the state generating over 42 Billion dollars in sales annually.

With over 200,000 Hispanics in Fort Worth, Texas, Hispanics represent almost 30% of the 686,000 total population. This translates to over 5,500 Hispanic owned businesses.

The 2008 LSBS title sponsor is Macy’s Inc. The national sponsors include AFLAC, Aetna, Principal Financial Group, Sam’s Club, State Farm Insurance, and Wal-Mart, Inc. Stores. City Sponsors include: Comerica Bank and UnitedHealthcare. The series’ beverage sponsor is PepsiCo and its brands Aquafina and Propel.

In addition, LATINA Style has partnered with the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) , League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), LatinVision, Latinos in Information and Sciences Technology Association (LISTA), National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), National Latina Business Women Association (NLBWA), National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), PR Newswire, SCORE, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Local Partners include: Accion Texas, Ft. Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, El Hispano News, and CARCON Industries and Construction.

The event includes exhibits and expert presenters who will speak and interact with the audience on the topics of “Securing Capital to Build Capacity,” “Protecting You and Your Investments,” “Successful Marketing Strategies to Sell You and Your Business,” “Technology Solutions to Increase Business Productivity,” and “Latina Entrepreneur Spotlight: Lessons Learned.” We will feature local business leaders and hear first-hand how they were able to find true business success! These women will share the obstacles they have overcome, their secret to work-life balance, and how they stay motivated in their business.

Registration fee includes: dynamic panels, high power networking opportunities in the exhibit area, breakfast, lunch, commemorative gift bag, and a two-year subscription to LATINA Style Magazine, for a tremendous value of only $30! Please R.S.V.P by Wednesday, October 15th. The Series has been featured on Azteca America, NBC News, ABC News, FOX network, Univision, Telemundo, the Dallas Morning News, SBTV and HITN, and in the San Diego Tribune, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Washington Hispanic, El tiempo Latino, El Pregonero.

For more information, sponsorship opportunity or to register for the Fort Worth Business Series visit www.bs.latinastyle.com or call 1-800-651-8083.

LATINA Style Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for the professional Hispanic woman, hosts the LATINA Style Business Series bringing resources to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs in the local area. “

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