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We’re getting to the final hours of 2013, and — no surprise to me — I am looking backward, not forward as I hope to do on New Year’s Day. But this year, the backward glance is not filling me with melancholy. Instead, I am feeling amazed. For anyone following Latino tech — I have several beats, but in 2013 the Latino tech beat kept me quite busy – this was a pretty remarkable year. Not to mention the new pope (Latino), several great memoirs by Latino leaders (Sonia Sotomayor, Luis Guttierez, Ric

There were problems at home: domestic violence, emotional abuse between the mother and father. By the time the mother reached out to Mujeres Latinas en Accion, the issues had intensified, not only for her but for her 12-year-old daughter.

At Mujeres, a nonprofit that serves Latina women in the Pilsen neighborhood, it's not unusual for abused mothers seeking support to try to find solace for their children.

"A lot of times, they don't come in just thinking about themselves," said Estela Melgoza,

Herman Aguinis, the John F. Mee Chair of Management and the founding director of the Institute for Global Organizational Effectiveness at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, has been elected president of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management.

The Iberoamerican Academy of Management fosters the advancement of knowledge in management theory and practice with a particular regional emphasis on Iberoamerica, which is defined broadly to include all of Latin America, Latino populations i

January can be a game-changer for workers looking for a career break and moving on to (hopefully) greener pastures.

A U.K. study estimates that 25% of the British workforce calls January the best month for a "fresh start" to leave one job and start a new one.

That process usually starts late in the previous year, when workers feeling unsatisfied over their jobs start networking by sending feelers out on LinkedIn, reshaping their resumes and cover letters and scheduling job interviews. The execu

With new found representation in politics, trailblazing reforms in Latin America and new inroads in the entertainment industry, 2013 was a great year to be a Latino. Relive 11 moments that made us proud to be Latino this year. READ MORE

You’ve heard the phrase: happy wife, happy life. It was a big lesson learned by a close friend of mine when he and his wife were ready to become homeowners. After all, it’s “mamá” who runs the household, especially in Hispanic families.
That’s why many smart business owners are learning how to connect with Hispanic women, also called Latinas, and growing their business significantly because of it.
Latinas play an important role when it comes to buying big-ticket items, such as homes. And the nu

New Nielsen research shows that Latinas are the primary decision-makers in much of the spending by Latino households. The study said that, taken together, Latinos comprise 52 million people in the U.S. population and are the most influential economic sub-set since the baby boomers.

Women are the primary decision-makers in Latino households when it comes to spending, according to a recent Nielsen study, and often have significant incomes and buying power.
Nielsen reports that middle-class Latino

Here are nine tips to get the most out of your networking experience, while contributing to its rehabilitation:

1. Ask questions. Help guide the process by coming prepared with targeted questions that keep you both on track and on time.

2. Be a good listener. People love sharing their story, and it's a great way to learn from others' experience and expertise.

3. Shoot for face-to-face. An in-person meeting is more personal and expressive and demonstrates respect for another's position.

4. Be yo

A majority of Latinos have no retirement savings, according to a study by the National Institute on Retirement Security, a nonprofit research group based in Washington.

Nearly 70 percent of Latino working-age households have no assets in a retirement account, and 62 percent of Latinos between the ages of 25 and 64 do not have employer-sponsored retirement plans.

That is higher than the percentage of people in other major ethnic/racial groups – black, Asian and white – appearing to be woefully u

CHICAGO–It’s no secret that Hispanics contribute significantly to the US economy, but a new report on Hispanic-owned businesses in Illinois shows Hispanic businesses face unique challenges, but have the potential to generate an additional $67 billion in revenues and create 200,000 jobs for Illinois residents.

The Report, The State of Hispanic-Owned Businesses in Illinois: Untapped Economic & Job Creation Potential, was conducted by DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business in partnership

It’s officially the merry-making season, and small-business owners are likely going to spend some time over the next month at holiday parties.

“As a professional, you have the opportunity to either enjoy yourself by throwing caution to the wind, or the opportunity to work on enhancing your professionalism by building your network for new business,” said Sharon Hill, an author, certified etiquette trainer and president of Sharon Hill International, a motivational and educational speaking busines

Most managers accept that employers benefit from a diverse workforce, but the notion had been hard to prove or quantify - until the arrival of new US research.

The research provides compelling evidence that diversity unlocks innovation and drives market growth - a finding that should intensify efforts to ensure that executive ranks both embody and embrace the power of differences.

In this research, which rests on a nationally representative survey of 1,800 professionals, 40 case studies and num

If you’re not trying to sell your products to Hispanics, you’re missing out.

After all, Hispanic buying power in Florida more than doubled from $104.8 billion in 2010 to $212.8 billion in 2012, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth.

But you have to know what you’re doing before you reach out to a new market.
With that in mind, I asked Hernan Tagliani, president of The Group Advertising in Orlando and author of a business blog about the Hispanic market, READ MORE

In an effort to boost its appeal to Latina fashionistas, Macy's says it has signed a multi-year agreement with Thalia for an exclusive women's fashion brand. The new brand, called Thalía Sodi, is scheduled to launch in 300 Macy's stores and on macys.com in Spring 2015. The line is expected to include dresses, tops, pants, shoes and jewelry.

Earlier this year, Macy's also partnered with the megastar, naming her (along with the animated Dora the Explorer) as an Icon of Style for 2013, and she app

Tucson-born book editor René Alegría sees his adopted hometown of Manhattan as a hotbed of ideas and trends. But he believes the biggest influence on U.S. culture will be Latinas along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In the 2010 Census, Latina mothers accounted for 56 percent of the country’s growth.

Inspired by women like his grandmother — who guided her children to be professionals although she was born in Mexico and never mastered English — he launched Mamiverse, a bilingual website and content prov

Actress Eva Longoria has funded a new study in conjunction with the University of California-Los Angeles in an effort to shed more light on barriers preventing Latinas pursuing higher education.
Through her Eva Longoria Foundation, Longoria commissioned a report titled “Making Education Work for Latinas in the U.S.,” for which researchers examined factors contributing to and affecting Latinas’ educational success.
“We were frustrated to primarily find analysis of what does not work for Latinas,

Magazine companies are increasingly shifting their attention to the surging Hispanic community in the U.S. and their impressive buying power.

In the last 10 months, Hearst, Conde Nast and Time Inc. have introduced or strengthened English-language magazines and inserts aimed at Latinas, a growing demographic that marketers are eager to reach. Ad spending on Hispanic media climbed 11% to $7.9 billion in 2012, according to Ad Age's Hispanic Fact Pack, faster than the general market.

But the vast m

A couple of months ago, I got an email from Jesse Martinez — a devoted and tireless leader of Latino entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley — asking me to speak at a leadership summit. He also asked me what I wanted to speak about.

A great question, because while I have spoken at many events like this, my interest in Latinos in business has evolved. Or should I say: Latinos in business have evolved, and so have my views.

There was a time when I used to speak about the special assets that Latinos br

The Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (SHPE), the leading national organization aimed at motivating Hispanics to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), hosted a successful conference drawing more than 5,000 to Indianapolis, Indiana for a four-day technical conference.

The four-day event took place October 30 – November 3 and successfully achieved:

-- Bringing together more than 500 middle and high school students to Indiana University-Purdue University Indi

It is well-known that the buying power of Latinos has increased six times since 1990 –from $212 billion to an estimated $1.2 trillion in 2013– and the Hispanic population grew an estimated 43 percent between 2000 and 2013, rising from 35.3 million to over 52 million.

However, the growth of Hispanic businesses continues to be unnoticed by many mainstream corporations as well as the general public, even to members of the Latino community. Large Hispanic companies are achieving considerable revenu