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Read feature guest biographies of the 2016 Fall Banking and Finance Networking Forum next Wednesday October 19 at the Dana Hotel and Spa Chicago.

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Nora Renteria, TV Host, Un Nuevo Amanecer, as featured on Telemundo Chicago

Nora Renteria is a professional Operational Risk manager at BMO Harris with more than a 10 years in corporate financial. She is a TV co-host for “Un Nuevo Amanecer” on Telemundo, as well as an author of “Today’s Inspired Latina” and public speaker at schools and corpo

If you sit at your desk, stare out the window, and wish for a job that actually makes you happy, then it may be time to move your career in a new direction. This is especially true if you've been at it for a few years and find that nothing ever gets better. While we all occasionally get stuck in a bad gig for money's sake, life is simply too short to spend your working hours doing something you find boring, tedious, or unfulfilling.

This is true long-term jobs, but it also applies to new jobs t

If you’re not working with Hispanic clients, you’re missing a huge market, as they remain one of the fastest growing homebuying demographics.

However, if you’re not Hispanic yourself, there are a few things you might want to know before you dive in. Below are some tips from the top two winners of NAHREP’s Top 250 award, Mario Negron, owner/broker associate, RE/MAX Prestige in Houston, Texas, and Claudia Restrepo, of Keller Williams Realty The Legacy Group in Spokane, Wash.

Don’t forget to liste

Jorge Gutierrez had a degree in business and a passion to own a company. His wife, Erika Gutierrez, had a degree and after working her way to the top position at an early child learning company was at a crossroads — continue as director or open her own school.

The Schererville couple chose the entrepreneurial route, joining a growing number of Hispanics in Indiana and across the country in owning their own businesses. READ MORE AT CHICAGO TRIBUNE

ABC 7 CHICAGO will highlight the rich culture and traditions of Chicago’s Hispanic community during Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15.  ABC 7 will celebrate Chicago’s diverse community with special news reports; the broadcast of the The 26^th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade; a half-hour edition of THE Ñ BEAT; a series of vignettes and special segment on ABC 7’s Windy City LIVE featuring a Latino Fashion Week fashion show. 

The 26^th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade, sp

Janeth Barrera Cantu has spent most of her 18 years living in a cramped trailer in rural North Carolina with her three siblings and parents. Eight years ago, her father was deported to Mexico, where he was shot and killed, a crime that remains unsolved. For several years afterward, her mother, Maria, was left as the sole breadwinner for the family of five.

The trailer is just down the road from Hickory, a town Reader’s Digest named one of the 10 best places in America to raise a family and that

A new GenForward survey finds more young blacks and Latinos feel that they can't depend on family to help financially than do whites or Asians. That includes big-ticket items like college tuition as well as smaller expenses.

More than half of millennials of all races and ethnicities think an unexpected bill of $1000 would cause them financial difficulty. Nearly two-thirds of whites and Asian-Americans say their families could help them cover that expense, compared to 46 percent of Hispanics and

Are you a recent college graduate? Or is your career stuck in a low gear? I’ll bet you’ve been receiving a lot of career advice from your family and friends. All well intentioned, I’m sure.

So I’m going to give you some career advice that, most likely, no one has told you yet — and that you might not want to hear. But if your goal is to climb the proverbial career ladder, then you should keep reading.

Your career is YOUR responsibility. That’s right, your responsibility. READ MORE AT THE SEATTL

With less than two months to go before voters head to the polls to elect our next president, our nation’s political parties, candidates and deep-pocketed donors are once again throwing around significant amounts of money to get the outcome they desire this November. Money is flowing everywhere, it seems, except toward the changes that will ensure Latino voters turn out not just for this election, but for the next one and the one after that.

NALEO Educational Fund projects that more than 13.1 mi

The U.S. Hispanic population may be the fastest growing ethnic segment in the country, but according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study, it is also one of the most misunderstood, with a large portion of younger viewers in the demographic watching shows on multiple devices and preferring English-language content.

Hispanics currently number about 55 million residents in the U.S. and are and expected to grow to one-third of the entire country by 2060.

In its recent report – Always Connected:

Introversion can be a limiting character trait in the hustle-and-bustle of job-seeking. Getting a job is all about ‘who you know’ rather than ‘what you know’, which makes it very hard for those who don’t exude effervescent confidence.

At some point you will have to suck it up and dive headfirst into an opportunity but until then, there are ways to still network without being the person to walk up to a higher-up at a party and introduce yourself.

The fact of the matter is that there is an overwh

Every year during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) we recognize the contributions made and the presence of Hispanics in the U.S. However, your PR and marketing efforts should not be focused around this one month celebration but instead should continue year round. Here are 10 reasons why:

Fifty percent of the U.S. population growth from 2010 to 2015 came from Hispanics and now stands at 57 million, making it the nation’s second fastest growing group. The U.S. Census expects this

Latinos, the nation’s largest minority group, comprise 17 percent of the United States population. And that number continues to rise steadily. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2050 nearly one-third of the nation’s population will be Latino.

But Latinos are woefully underrepresented in many professions, particularly in healthcare. Fewer than five percent of registered nurses are Latino, according to the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In cont

Here’s one simple list that can take you farther than you ever believed possible in your work life — from your first job to retirement. OK, maybe it isn’t all the HR advice you will ever need, but it sure is a fine start.

• Never lie to your boss.

• Always say “we” when talking about your work team.

• If someone shares a personal secret, keep it, unless it undermines or jeopardizes a co-worker, client, boss or the company you work for. Then, you have an obligation to report it.

• You are accoun

Hardworking Latinas want and deserve to get ahead in the workplace, but despite drive, talent and effort, many struggle. The absence of career role models in the family, sparse mentorship opportunities and educational divides can play a role in hindering Latinas’ professional advancement.

As the Hispanic population continues to grow, Latinas are poised to make up a larger segment of the workforce. To date, Latinas of all ages make up about one out of every five women in the United States. READ

Every year, National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. While the "month" spans through two calendar months, it is observed to recognize the Hispanic and Latino American heritage, culture and contributions. Here are eight amazing facts about the Hispanic community in the United States:

1. Hispanics are no longer the fastest growing minority group. Latinos are no longer be the fastest growing minority group in the United States -- according to data from the United St

Keep your head down and your nose to the grindstone. That’s what a lot of us were taught to believe about work. But is it really the best strategy?

I find that people often take this sort of advice to heart — and then learn too late in their careers that there’s more to life (and success) than just keeping busy.

I’ve gathered up my top 10 lessons you should take to heart now, before it’s too late!

Life is short. Here’s the thing: Life is too short to put up with a job you hate, a boss who demea

America’s burgeoning Latino population offers a major opportunity for employers to address skill gaps in their workforce, proclaims a new report authored jointly by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.

The opportunity comes from the enormous population growth. Hispanics account for 19 percent of millennials, and will likely account for an even larger share of the next generation of Americans to enter the workforce. Indeed, roughly a third of

As part of the NFL initiative to recognize Latino leaders for their leadership and commitment to their communities nationwide, the Chicago Bears presented Elba Aranda-Suh, Executive Director of the National Latino Education Institute with the Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award for 17 years of service to her community in providing programs that link education, employment, and self-sufficiency, to directly affect economic sustainability and community development in Chicago.

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Success is largely determined by an ability to play to your strengths. If you happen to be shy or introverted, do not limit your dreams or count yourself out just because you do not fit the traditional image of an entrepreneur.
There is more than one path to success.

While visibility is a natural part of networking, that does not mean you have to be the centre of attention. Rather than approaching networking like an extrovert, introverts should relax, plan ahead and let their true personalities