LATINA Style Inc., the premier company addressing the needs of Latina professionals and business owners in the United States, proudly announces the LATINA Style 50 Report for 2016. Now in its 19th year, the annual report sets the standard for identifying corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in the country. The LATINA Style 50 Report is the most respected evaluation of corporate America's career advancement opportunities for Latinas. Companies responding to LA...

We are very excited to announce that UPS has officially launched an X-Port Challenge for businesses seeking to take their products / services abroad. The UPS X-PORT Challenge is a promotion designed to support businesses that have international growth aspirations, and to introduce these businesses to UPS and their international capabilities. Businesses can apply to earn an opportunity to pitch their solutions/products and win up to $10,000 in export shipping credits from UPS.A designated panel o...

Recently I experienced a period in which it seemed I was attempting to climb a mud hill. What had once seemed a perfect stage to launch my many creative endeavors now felt more like exercises in futility. No matter how resolute my resolve, how dogmatic my approach I could not seem to get out of my own way. Simply put, I had made a mess in my kitchen and it was time to put things in order. Now you must understand that I, like many of my sister entrepreneurs often forget the simple rules of physic...

Women’s Business Development Center Hosts Opportunity and Connection-Creating Event September 13 CHICAGO, August 8, 2016 – Connecting powerhouse women business owners with Fortune 500 Companies is the focus of WBDConnect, a procurement, matchmaking and networking event to be presented by the Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) as part of its 30th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, September 13, 1 to 6:30 p.m., in the Skyline Ballroom, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Rd., in Rosemont. Wom...

Why waste the month of August cleaning your office? Make the most of your summer by seizing new business opportunities while your competition plays miniature golf! Most business owners and salespeople assume making prospect calls in August is pointless because decision makers are on vacation. While it’s true that most people do vacation in August, I don’t know anyone who goes away for 4 weeks straight! What does this mean for you? It means people are at their desks, often in good ...

LATINA Style Inc., in partnership with Parents Step Ahead (PSA), will host the 13th Annual National LATINA Symposium - a national platform for Latina professionals addressing the most pressing issues affecting the Hispanic woman in the United States. The Symposium will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 from 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, in Washington D.C. area. To attend please register online at nls.latinastyle.com

A new accounting of the most supportive cities for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs was recently released at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, just ahead of the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The WE Cities Index lists the 25 cities globally that provide the most supportive capital, technology, talent, culture and markets for growth-oriented women, a population they refer to as “high potential women entrepreneurs.” Those cities are: New York Cityt...

When a person is deciding whether or not to do business with your company, you might expect them to check all the key selling points. Price, benefits and features, brand reputation—these are all things that marketers anticipate customers will care about and, therefore, are the brand identifiers that receive the most attention when it comes to sales and marketing. However, there’s one thing that can have a huge influence on customers that many organizations often overlook—something equally as imp...