Ready to land your dream job? You’re in luck because recruiters and employers are looking for candidates in record numbers this year. Continue reading 5 Tips to Create or Improve Your Linkedin Profile
By Hilary Shepherd, Refinery 29
Honoring long-held traditions while looking toward the future might be a popular practice around the holiday season, but for some, it’s a year-round business. Just ask 28-year-old digital creator Julianny Casado and 26-year-old makeup artist Sabré O’Neil. As Afro-Latinas (Casado is a first-generation American of Dominican origin; O’Neil is a second-generation American of Puerto Rican descent), the two creatives feel strongly about regularly celebrating their roots not only through their work, but through their own appearances and unique senses of style, as well. Continue reading These Afro-Latina Creatives Carved Out Their Own Career — & Found Success
By BeLatina
As the world becomes more digital, and with the metaverse just around the corner, educating and empowering our communities about access to new resources is vital. Continue reading This Afro-Latina Wants To Empower Women With Crypto Education
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Former WNBA player Niesha Butler has opened the first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp, S.T.E.A.M. Champs, in New York City to reduce accessibility barriers to tech educational resources for Brooklyn youth. Continue reading Former WNBA star Niesha Butler opens first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp in New York City
By Yahoo! Finance
SIA Scotch Whisky, an award-winning spirits brand founded by first-generation Hispanic entrepreneur Carin Luna-Ostaseski, is bringing back The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund by SIA Scotch for the second consecutive year. The groundbreaking initiative provides entrepreneurs of color with access to the capital and mentorship that will help them take action, build stronger companies and have a positive impact on their communities. Continue reading SIA Scotch Whisky to Support Entrepreneurs of Color in the Food, Beverage and Hospitality Industry with the Return of the Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund
By Erica Nahmad, Be Latina
It’s undeniable that representation matters and the idea of what a scientist could or should look like is changing, largely thanks to pioneers like Afro-Latina scientist Dr. Jessica Esquivel, who is breaking barriers for women in STEM one step at a time. Continue reading Meet Afro-Latina Scientist Dr. Jessica Esquivel
By Nashia Baker, Martha Stewert
Going back to the summer of 2019, Sandra Velasquez, the CEO and founder of Nopalera, a luxury, clean body care brand, visited with family in San Diego, Calif. while in between jobs. During this time at her childhood home, she started her now-business purely based on the beauty of her surroundings. The entrepreneur had an itch to learn how to create new things in her spare time, soap being her main focus. Most of the recipes she referenced called for aloe vera, though—which she didn’t have on hand. Continue reading Sandra Velasquez, the CEO and Founder of Nopalera, Creates Body Care as a Celebration of Her Latina Culture
By Digital Journal
Melina Fuenmayor started her business with just $3000. Now it’s one of the largest signing service companies in Florida. Continue reading Latina Entrepreneur Melina Fuenmayor Builds a Successful Seven-Figure Business in Under Two Years
By Xintian Tina Wang, Inc.com
Black and Latina women founders received only 0.43 percent of the $166 billion in VC funding dished out to startups in 2020. That’s according to ProjectDiane, a biennial report on the state of Black women and Latina founders by the organization DigitalUndivided. Continue reading 3 Strategies Female Founders of Color Can Use to Secure Funding
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