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Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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Founded
  
1990

Location
  
Philadelphia, PA

Type
  
Education

Area served
  
Pennsylvania

Focus
  
Education, Business Advocacy

Key people
  
Jennifer Rodríguez President and CEO Louis Rodriguez Chairman

The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in the Philadelphia region focused on Hispanic businesses and professionals. The GPHCC serves three major constituents: (1) minority owned businesses, (2) minority professionals, and (3) large mainstream businesses.

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In 2006-7, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Small Sized Chamber of the Year In 2011-12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Medium Sized Chamber of the Year.

The Chamber maintains an active relationship with the Small Business Administration in assisting small business owners to grow their businesses.

In 2013, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was named as a partner with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business initiative. The role of the GPHCC is to recruit small businesses to attend the program which will be held at the Community College of Philadelphia. The curriculum will be provided by Babson, a leading business school that is the #1 ranked program in Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report.

In 2014, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Temple Fox School of Business released "The State of Hispanic Business", the first-ever report on Hispanic business in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Goldman Sachs will provide $15 million in lending capital in Philadelphia plus education and support services to entrepreneurs through its nationwide 10,000 Small Businesses program.

In Spring 2016 the GPHCC relocated its headquarters to 1520 Locust Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Board of Directors

As of April 2017, the Board consisted of:

  • Louis Rodriguez
  • Chairman Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
  • Anthony Rosado
  • Vice-Chairman Wells Fargo
  • Luis Liceaga
  • Treasurer Impact Dimensions, LLC
  • James Wujcik
  • Secretary Santander
  • Gregory DeShields
  • Parliamentarian Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress
  • Miguel Amador
  • Ritmo Wireless
  • Daniel Bentancourt
  • Community First Fund
  • Edwin Roman
  • Customers Bank

  • Ramiro Carbonell, Esq.
  • Stevens and Lee
  • Claudia Roemer
  • Bank of America
  • Jaime Garrido
  • Montgomery County Community College
  • Lydia Holiat
  • The Haverford Trust Company
  • Paul Lima
  • Lima Consulting Group
  • Mercy Mosquera
  • Tierra Colombiana/Mixto
  • David Vicente
  • TD Bank

    Affiliate organizations

  • United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
  • References

    Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Wikipedia