These men and women are reinventing themselves to thrive in a turbulent economy. IT'S LUNCH TIME AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, but instead of reaching for her keys, Jeanette Silvas grabs her backpack. Every moment counts for Silvas, who works as an executive administrative assistant while attending school full-time. She spends her lunch hour [...]
Chris M. Mendoza explains why a robust diversity strategy is smart business at MassMutual Financial Group Even before the release of the 2010 census results, MassMutual Financial Group recognized the changing face of diversity in the United States and the growth of the Hispanic population- and was rising to the challenge. The company has made diversity and inclusion a corporate priority and created [...]
With the staggering growth of women business owners in the U.S, women are becoming the fule that drives the economy. According to recently released census statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Business Owners reports that there were 787,914 companies owned by Hispanic women in 2007, (the time of the survey), representing a 45 percent increase [...]
Today, Hispanics are online more than ever. As natural communicators, teachers and communicators of new ideas, Latinas are at the forefront of this trend-leveraging the possibilities presented by the internet to launch blogs, create communities, engage in social and mobile media, and more. Numbers Attract Attention from White House and Corporations According to the Latinos in [...]
