This presentation desribes the rise in Latina women entrepreneurship. Latina women are taking on positions in business-ownership something that was unheard of even a decade ago. This presentation suggests that these numbers will continue to soar and position Latina's differently from here forward.

1. Latinas as
Entrepreneurial
Role Models
Nilda Perez

2. A 60 percent increase
in Latin American small
businesses is due
mainly to Latina women

3. 1 out of every 20 US-born Latina
1 out of every 10 foreign born Latina
are self-employed

4. Latinas are mostly micro-entrepreneurs
having few or no employees

5. There are about
787,914
Hispanic women-owned
businesses in the U.S.

6. This shift in Latino businesses
ownership has created a Latino
middle class

7. No longer living in barrios but are
mainstreaming in middle class

8. Latinas start
small businesses
striving
for
financial independence
for their families

9. Revenues of these businesses
have increased 57.8 percent
since 2002

10. The estimated revenue of Hispanic women-
owned firms across the U.S. totals $55.7 billion

11. There is a rise in organizations
focused on Latina entrepreneurs

12. Latina’s are taking their place in leadership
roles and are achieving roles in business that
were unheard of even a decade ago.

13. Nilda Perez, LCSW,CCLC
http: Aspire4Business.com
nilda@Aspire4Life.com
845-206-4602