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The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in partnership with Wells Fargo and the University of Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business will host the first Chamber Training Institute of 2013 in Dallas, Texas on January 14-15 at the Adolphus hotel in downtown Dallas. The USHCC Foundation's two-day nonprofit certificate program will address chamber membership growth, from retention and recruitment strategies to creating a ninety-day membership growth plan.

The USHCC Foundation Chamber Training Institute was created to help provide unique educational opportunities that would foster the growth and development of Hispanic business leaders and entrepreneurs. During the program, participants will be introduced to industry experts and professors who will share fundamental techniques for time management and membership growth. Attendees of the Dallas Chamber Training Institute include members from over a dozen chambers of commerce across the country.

"Wells Fargo is pleased to bring the USHCC Foundation Chamber Training Institute to Dallas-Fort Worth," said District Manager Olga Lopez. "At Wells Fargo we are committed to helping business owners sustain and grow their business. We are thrilled to once again collaborate with the USHCC to provide local chamber leaders across the country with opportunities to sharpen their skills, enhance their leadership and better understand how to manage their finances more effectively."

The training program features workshops such as "How to Clarify What You Really Want From Life and Work" and "Making the Case for Return on Membership Investment." Participants who complete the program will receive a certificate in Membership Growth and Time Management from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business.

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Hispanics, who make up 10 percent of the American electorate, played a key role in President Barack Obama's re-election. He received 71 percent of the Latino vote. Now Obama is focusing on comprehensive immigration reform to address the status of the nation's more than 11 million undocumented immigrants, a quarter of them in California.

The board of directors of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) has elected immediate past chairwoman Nina Vaca to the position of chairman emeritus. Known nationwide for her entrepreneurial achievements and coalition-building, she has been on the front lines of the USHCC mission -- to improve economic opportunities for our country's three million Hispanic-owned businesses and by extension, for all Americans. Vaca is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc. which provides vendor management and technology services to some of the world's best known corporations, including Accenture, AT&T, Bank of America, BMW, Capital One, Hewlett Packard, Pepsico, Unisys, and Verizon.

"As USHCC Chairman, Nina Vaca was both a visionary and a hands-on executive, overseeing a broad range of new initiatives," says Javier Palomarez, USHCC President and CEO. "Those accomplishments include historic structural changes such as opening our Board to Directors from the corporate sphere and to non-Hispanics, as well as setting term limits for all Board positions. She also created a scholarship program that allows entrepreneurs to attend Dartmouth University's Executive Education Program. Vaca also oversaw three of the organization's most successful conventions in terms of attendance, high-profile speakers, influential guests, record fundraising and media coverage."

As a child, Ms. Vaca emigrated from Quito, Ecuador to Los Angeles where both her parents established businesses in which she was an active participant. In 1989, she officially became an entrepreneur by taking over the family business, and preparing it for sale. Vaca then received a B.A. from Texas State University where she was later recognized as the youngest Distinguished Alumna. She has also received Honorary Doctorates from both Northwood University and Mary Mount College. Additionally, she graduated from executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and the Kellogg School of Management. "Nina Vaca is a role model for our country's entrepreneurial community, illustrating the power of formal academic training combined with real-world experience" notes Marc Rodriguez, USHCC Chairman. "Whether it is guiding a business through a distressed economy post-9/11 as she did at Pinnacle, or building business plans that resonate with investors, Nina always emphasizes to aspiring entrepreneurs the importance of financial literacy and business knowledge combined with good business instincts."

Ms. Vaca is a member of the board at Kohl's Department Stores and Comerica Bank, as well as the White House initiative Start Up America Her story opens the "Entrepreneur" chapter of "Understanding Business," a McGraw-Hill textbook and has been featured in FAST COMPANY, FORBES, KIPLINGER and ENTREPRENEUR. Ernst & Young selected her as Entrepreneur of the Year for Technology & Communications for the Southwest Region and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) named her the Supplier of the Year.

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The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) today expressed its strong dissatisfaction with the federal government’s minority procurement efforts in 2011. In a recent Bloomberg report, U.S. government contracts awarded to Hispanic firms fell for the first time in a decade, decreasing at a faster rate than those awarded to all companies.

He made the sunshine state warm up to hispanic business

It's hard to find comparisons between Wall Street and sunny Florida. But as a former investment banker, Julio Fuentes saw the opportunity for this underserved Hispanic business community to thrive. Julio Fuentes is a mentor and guide for the entrepreneurs. The Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is now and open market where ideas and opportunities are freely traded. Julio's leadership exemplifies the value local chambers bring to communitites throughtout the country. The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is proud to support chamber leaders as the work with entrepreneurs from all walks of life.

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Board Chairman Nina Vaca recently announced that USHCC President and CEO Javier Palomarez has been selected as one of Washington Business Journal’s 2012 Minority Business Leaders of the Year.