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April 25, 2022

Originally posted in The Tennessee Tribune, April 25, 2022 Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC) held its In 23rd Annual Membership Meeting Tuesday, April 19. Members had the opportunity to engage (in person since early 2020), not only in dialogue but in learning about the challenges faced by our small business community and the impact of Covid-19. With Hispanic owned business surpassing the 1,500 mark in Nashville, the topic…

September 17, 2021

Roxanne Thompson wanted to open her own small business and at first, thought she wanted it to be a coffee shop. She helped Jeremy Morris, Director of the Minority Mentor Protege Program at Richland Community College, teach a certified nurse assistant training class over the summer. “I’ve had a passion for health care all my life,” she said. During her first session with the Minority Mentor program, she realized a coffee shop was not at…

May 5, 2021

A Lexington nonprofit organization is offering free, virtual training for small business owners, aiming to energize local entrepreneurs. Sustainable Business Ventures’; (SBV) program includes five, weekly, 90-minute ZOOM sessions. The meetings will discuss the book, “Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur.” The first community read session begins May 27 at 4:30 p.m. SBV President, Bobby Clark, said in a statement the key lessons from the book include identifying and…