This program is helping Latino immigrants learn business skills and start their own businesses. Many immigrants are entrepreneurs and this program shows how they can be successful. Read the whole story, please. - - Donna Poisl
by Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian
Under the scorching sun, Heriberto Nogales waters Japanese Maple saplings on a rented half-acre lot just off the Tualatin Valley Highway.
It can be tough going for an immigrant with little capital and English skills. There are days when sheer determination pushes Nogales to graft plants and fix rickety greenhouses.
A new program may help. Adelante Empresas, launched this spring by Forest Grove nonprofit Adelante Mujeres, is teaching Nogales and half a dozen other Washington County Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs to overcome barriers and develop skills to start or improve their small businesses. It also encourages environmentally sustainable businesses.
Click on the headline to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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