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LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

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2008-06-07 05:38:56     
LATINA Style Business Series

LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of established Latina & Women entrepreneurs in the U.S., will celebrate the 2008 LATINA Style Business Series (LSBS) 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA, June 19, 2008, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown, 590 West Peach Tree NW, Atlanta, GA, 30308.

The LATINA Style Business Series is the most successful ongoing business development program for Latina business owners in the nation. Over 17,000 Latina entrepreneurs and professionals have benefited from participating in this exciting and informative one-day business program since it first launched in 1998. The focus of the 2008 Series will be to provide a platform for women business owners who are looking to position their enterprises to succeed at the next level.

The 2008 LSBS title sponsor is Macy's Inc. National sponsors include: AFLAC, Principal Financial Group, Sam's Club, State Farm Insurance, United Healthcare and Wal-Mart. The series beverage sponsor is PepsiCo and its brands Aquafina and Propel.

Macy's has partnered with one of their cosmetic brands, LANCOME, to feature an all-day cosmetics lounge. Additionally, Macy's will host a Fashion Seminar "Do's and Don'ts in Business Attire" that will feature how to transform business outfits into evening wear. Ms. Xanthe Tilden, fashion and entertainment correspondent and producer for CNN en Espanol, will moderate the Macy's Fashion Show.

The event Co-chairs are Sandra Font, Interim President, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Judith Martinez-Sadri, Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta Latino. The GHCC is the leading Hispanic business organization whose mission is to promote domestic and international economic development of Hispanic businesses and Hispanic business people to link businesses in Latin America and in Georgia. Atlanta Latino is the largest bilingual weekly newspaper with an audited circulation of 30,000 copies. Atlanta Latino is distributed to over 2,100 points of distribution throughout 13 counties in the Atlanta area in 38 cities. The company also owns and operates metro Atlanta's premier bilingual website: http://www.atlantalatino.com .

According to the 2002 Economic Census, a report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 18,310 Hispanic-owned firms in the state of Georgia generating over 4.2 billion dollars in gross receipts. In the city of Atlanta alone there are 14,988 Hispanic-owned businesses generating over 3.2 billion dollars in sales.

In addition, LATINA Style has partnered with the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), LatinVision, Latinos in Information and Sciences Technology Association (LISTA), National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), National Society of Hispanic MBA's (NSHMBA), PR Newswire, SCORE, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP). The U.S. Small Business Administration will provide local support and have a presence at the event.

Local Partners include: Atlanta Latino, Atlanta Women's Network, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center, Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, Georgia Women's Business Council, Groupo Laza, LLC, and Mundo Hispanico. Local radio media partners include: Viva 105.7 and El Patron 105.3.

The event includes exhibits and expert presenters who will speak on the topics of "Securing Capital to Build Capacity," "Protecting You and Your Investments," "Successful Marketing Strategies to Sell You and Your Business," "Latina Entrepreneur Spotlight: Lessons Learned" and "Macy's Fashion Seminar." We will feature local business leaders and hear first-hand how they were able to find true business success! These women will share the obstacles they have overcome, their secret to work-life balance, and how they stay motivated in their business. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with all of our panelists during the luncheon.

Registration fee includes: free makeovers at the cosmetic lounge by LANCOME, dynamic panels, 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! Over 70 cities have been visited since the inception of the Business Series in 1998. Since then, it has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the Latina, Hispanic, and small-business communities. 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.

LATINA Style Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for the professional Hispanic woman, hosts the LATINA Style Business Series bringing resources to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs in the local area. For more information or to register for the Atlanta Business Series, visit http://www.latinastyle.com or call 1-800-651-8083.

Contact: Randy Ramat

(703) 312-0904

Specialized in: Latina Empowerment - Political Development - Leadership Development - Professional Latina - Hispanic Networking - Latina Executives - College Students - Best Universities For Latinas - Top Business Corporate Companies For Latina Workingwomen - Business Women
URL: http://www.latinastyle.com
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