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LATINA Style
Magazine hosts the LATINA Style Business Series in San Diego!
Washington, DC--April
19, 2006--LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing
the needs of the Latina professionals in the U.S., with the participation
of the U.S. Small Business Administration, returns to San Diego,
California to host the 2006 LATINA Style Business Series on Friday,
April 21, 2006 at the Bahia Resort Hotel (998 W. Mission Bay Drive;
San Diego, CA, 92109).
The Business Series
is a unique one-day business development conference that seeks
to empower Latina professionals and business owners by bringing
them together with key corporations and agencies that provide
goods, services and essential information most needed by today’s
entrepreneur.
Ms. Rodri J. Rodriguez,
President & CEO, IRDOR Inc. & Rodri Entertainment Group
will be the keynote during the Latina award luncheon. Following
her, Ms. Sylvia Rios, President, First Security Mortgage will
be awarded the “San Diego Latina Entrepreneur of the Year”
and recognized by LATINA Style as the first Latina port commissioner
of San Diego.
The event, which takes
place from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, includes exhibits and expert presenters
from sponsors American Airlines, ExxonMobil, McDonald's, Principal
Financial, State Farm Insurance, US Bank, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.
"US Bank is proud
to be a corporate partner with LATINA Style in their Business
Series teaching Latina entrepreneurs how to obtain access to capital.
In addition, we are happy to partner with LATINA Style with their
Affinity Credit Card that provides scholarships to Hispanic Youth
across the United States" says Alice Perez, Director of Multicultural
Banking of US Bank.
“The emergence
of the Latina entrepreneur as a catalyst for prosperity is a welcome
change in our community. Latinas are starting and succeeding in
business all across the country,” says Robert E. Bard, President,
LATINA Style Magazine. “Latinas are outpacing all other
business startups three to one.”
Registration fee includes
seminars, high power networking opportunities in the exhibit area,
breakfast, lunch, commemorative gift bag and a two-year subscription
to LATINA Style Magazine, for a tremendous value of only $30!
Cancellation and early bird registration deadline is Tuesday,
April 18th and late fee is $60.
San Diego is the 54th
city since the inception of the Business Series in 1998; since
then it has received an overwhelming positive response by the
Latina, Hispanic and small-business community. Over 10,000 Latina
business-owners have participated in this program already. The
Series has been featured on NBC News, ABC News, FOX network, Univision,
Telemundo, the San Diego Tribune, the Washington Post, the Los
Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, and
SBTV.
Partner organizations
of the San Diego Business Series include: ALPFA San Diego, Centro
Central de la Raza, El Latino Newspaper, La Prensa Newspaper,
Latin Business Owners of America, Latino Business Conexion, MANA
San Diego, National Association of Hispanic Publications, National
Council of La Raza, National Latin Business Women's Association,
San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Small Business
Administration, The Spanish Shopper & Hispanic Times, and
US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
For more information
or to register for the San Diego Business Series visit http://www.bs.latinastyle.com
or call 1-800-651-8083.
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CONTACT:
Robert E. Bard
(703) 312-0904 |
