The first Annual Savannah “Hispanic in Business” event has been announced for Savannah area Hispanic business owners and aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs. The event will consist of a panel of successful local Hispanic business owners who will share their stories and answer questions about their entrepreneurial journey. There will also be presentations by local organizations that offer resources to assist members of Savannah’s Hispanic community to become successful business owners.
The event will be held on Wednesday, April 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Eckberg Auditorium at Savannah Technical College and is free of charge.
“Hispanic In Business” is being presented by a partnership with the Metropolitan Savannah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Savannah Technical College, and Savannah SCORE.
For more information, please contact Amy Shippy, Chapter Vice Chair, Savannah SCORE.
This special event is FREE, but you must register to attend. To register, click on the "Register Now" button below.
ABOUT THE PRESENTING PARTNERS
METROPOLITAN SAVANNAH HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE::
The mission of the Metropolitan Savannah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to provide leadership and support the economic development of the Hispanic community in the Savannah Metropolitan area.
Savannah Technical College serves Coastal Georgia with quality, market-driven technical education with campus locations in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties. Serving more than 10,000 credit and non-credit students annually, Savannah Tech offers nearly 150 different instructional programs in Aviation Technology, Business and Professional Services, Industrial Technology, and Health Sciences in addition to Adult Education classes, industry-specific training, and continuing education. The College serves as an economic and community development partner for the region, offering corporate and customized training and assessment programs for business and industry.
SCORE is the nation’s largest provider of free business mentoring and educational services for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. Savannah SCORE is one of the nation’s top SCORE chapters. In 2019, the chapter was named SCORE’s “Mid-Market Chapter of theYear”. In 2021, the chapter received SCORE’s award as “Outstanding Chapter for Community Partnerships”. And in 2020, Savannah was designated as a SCORE Diamond Level Chapter, an honor achieved by less than 10% of SCORE’s 245 chapters across the United States.
TRUIST:
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. The company offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending; and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $541 billion as of December 31, 2021. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
