Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Founded | 1990 |
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Type | Education |
Focus | Education, Business Advocacy |
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Area served | Pennsylvania |
Key people | President and CEO Chairman |
Website | Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Official Website |
The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in the Philadelphia region focused on Hispanic businesses and professionals. The GPHCC serves three major constituents: (1) minority owned businesses, (2) minority professionals, and (3) large mainstream businesses.
In 2006-7, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Small Sized Chamber of the Year[1][2] In 2011-12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Medium Sized Chamber of the Year.[3]
The Chamber maintains an active relationship with the Small Business Administration in assisting small business owners to grow their businesses.[4]
In 2013, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was named as a partner with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business initiative. The role of the GPHCC is to recruit small businesses to attend the program which will be held at the Community College of Philadelphia. The curriculum will be provided by Babson, a leading business school that is the #1 ranked program in Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report.[5][6]
In 2014, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Temple Fox School of Business released "The State of Hispanic Business", the first-ever report on Hispanic business in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Goldman Sachs will provide $15 million in lending capital in Philadelphia plus education and support services to entrepreneurs through its nationwide 10,000 Small Businesses program.[7]
In Spring 2016 the GPHCC relocated its headquarters to 1520 Locust Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
Board of directors[]
As of April 2017, the Board consisted of: [8]
- Louis Rodriguez
- Chairman
- Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
- Anthony Rosado
- Vice-Chairman
- Wells Fargo
- Luis Liceaga
- Treasurer
- Impact Dimensions, LLC
- James Wujcik
- Secretary
- Santander
- Gregory DeShields
- Parliamentarian
- Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress
- Miguel Amador
- Ritmo Wireless
- Daniel Bentancourt
- Community First Fund
- Edwin Roman
Customers Bank
- Ramiro Carbonell, Esq.
- Stevens and Lee
- Claudia Roemer
- Bank of America
- Jaime Garrido
- Montgomery County Community College
- Lydia Holiat
- The Haverford Trust Company
- Paul Lima
- Lima Consulting Group
- Mercy Mosquera
- Tierra Colombiana/Mixto
- David Vicente
- TD Bank
Affiliate organizations[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces National". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.mobile.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "La Conexion" (PDF). Irvinghcc.com. October 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ Armstrong, Mike (2006-09-18). "PhillyInc: SBA to aid Hispanic firms in city - philly-archives". Articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Babson College Ranking | Babson Ranking | Babson College". Babson.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Babson College Ranking | Babson Ranking | Babson College". Babson.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs brings 10,000 Small Business, $20M, to Phila". Philadelphia Business Journal. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors - Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia, PA". Philahispanicchamber.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
External links[]
- Chambers of commerce in the United States
- 501(c)(3) organizations
- Goldman Sachs
- Organizations established in 1990
- 1990 establishments in Pennsylvania