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The Hispanic Business Initiative Fund Newsletter
HBIF provides bilingual technical assistance to the Hispanic business community. Our goal is to enhance opportunities for Hispanic entrepreneurs by providing them with the necessary tools to build successful enterprises. HBIF accomplishes this by matching Hispanic businesses with existing private and public technical programs and by providing technical assistance services not currently accessible due to cultural and language barriers.
El HBIF ofrece asistencia técnica empresarial a la comunidad hispana. Nuestra meta es mejorar las oportunidades para los empresarios hispanos proveyendo las herramientas necesarias para construir empresas de éxito. El HBIF logra sus metas aparenado los empresarios hispanos con programas publicos y privados y proveyendo la asistencia técnica empresarial sin problemas de barreras culturales o idioma.
Procurement Opportunities for Super Bowl XLIII
HBIF is pleased to be a part of the procurement efforts for Super Bowl XLIII. The NFL is seeking goods and services to support their procurement needs. Visit the website at www.tampabaysuperbowl.com, select “Emerging Business” and register your company online. The Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee will hold Emerging Business Workshops throughout the year. Check back regularly to find out about future dates.
Next workshop date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 from 4-6pm at the InterContinental Tampa Hotel, for more information and to register visit www.tampabaysuperbowl.com For those businesses that still need to be certified as an M/WBE, onsite certification will be available four hours before the workshop through the City of Tampa. Those businesses seeking onsite certification must schedule an appointment in advance. Please contact Bonny Cropper at 813.274.5522 or Bonny.Cropper@tampagov.net.
FREE CREDIT COUNSELING - CONSEJERIA DE CREDITO GRATUITA
HBIF is helping entrepreneurs improve their loan approvals by offering free credit counseling. Through a strategic partnership with the National Foundation for Debt Management, HBIF clients and all entrepreneurs have the opportunity to meet with a credit counselor. All you need to do is call for an appointment. Appointments are confidential.
Please call HBIF at 813-980-2765 for more information and to make your appointment.
El HBIF ayuda a los empresarios a mejorar sus solicitudes de prestamos ofreciendo consejería de credito gratis. Por medio de una alianza estrategica el HBIF y el National Foundation for Debt Management le ofrecen a todos los clientes y empresarios del area, la oportunidad de recibir consejería sobre credito. Solo tiene que llamar y hacer una cita. Las citas son confidenciales.
Haga su cita llamando al HBIF al 813-980-2765.
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Through its strategice alliance with ACCION USA, HBIF is now assisting clients secure microloans. ACCION USA is the largest microlender in Florida. Microlending is an innovative financial concept that is helping thousands of businesses and changing communities across the United States. But ACCION USA means more than money. ACCION USA and partners like HBIF provide valuable advice and connect clients to critical business resources, bringing new hope and inspiration to small businesses and people of all walks of life.
www.ACCIONUSA.org
Por medio de su alianza estrategica, el HBIF ofrece microprestamos a los empresarios hispanos. ACCION USA es el microprestamista más grande de la Florida. El concepto de microprestamos es innovador y ayuda a miles de personas en los Estados Unidos con sus negocios y comunidades. ACCION USA y el HBIF le proveen con valiosa información de importancia para su negocio dandole esperanza e inspiración a los pequeños negocios y todos los residentes.
HBIF and the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are working together to strengthen Hispanic businesses in the Tampa Bay reagion. The mission of the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is...
To advocate, promote and facilitate the success of Hispanic businesses in the Tampa Bay Area by:
*Implementing and strengthening programs in the Tampa Bay area that assist the economic development of Hispanic firms.
*Providing technical assistance to Hispanic business associations and entrepreneurs.
*Monitoring legislation, policies and programs that affect the Hispanic business community.
*Increasing business relationships and partnerships between the corporate sector and Hispanic-owned businesses.
*Promoting international trade between Hispanic businesses in the Tampa Bay area and Latin America.
www.TampaHispanicChamber.com
The U.S. Small Business Administration champions the cause of small businesses, helping entrepreneurs start, expand, and sustain strong businesses, the backbone of the U.S. economy. For more information and assistance visit www.SBA.gov
For more information call HBIF at 813-980-2765.
Para mas informacion llame al HBIF al 813-980-2765.
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