Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded 1990
Type Education
Focus Education, Business Advocacy
Location
Area served
Pennsylvania
Key people

Jennifer Rodríguez President and CEO

Louis Rodriguez 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

  1. ↑ "United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces National". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "La Conexion" (PDF). Irvinghcc.com. October 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  4. ↑ Armstrong, Mike (2006-09-18). "PhillyInc: SBA to aid Hispanic firms in city - philly-archives". Articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Babson College Ranking | Babson Ranking | Babson College". Babson.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Babson College Ranking | Babson Ranking | Babson College". Babson.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Goldman Sachs brings 10,000 Small Business, $20M, to Phila". Philadelphia Business Journal. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Board of Directors - Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia, PA". Philahispanicchamber.org. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
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