Graduates of Kutztown University's Latino Business Resource Center assembled anxiously for an entrepreneurs course graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Crowne Plaza Reading, Wyomissing.
The 23 aspiring entrepreneurs met in the hotel's wine room for the formal occasion that not only celebrated their completion of the eight-week business course, Programa de Negocios para Empresarios Latinos, or Business Skills for Success for Latino Entrepreneurs, but also announced recipients of awards and startup money for those with the most viable and well-planned business model.
"It gives me a lot of satisfaction to see you all working with your ideas and your businesses," LBRC Director Carolina Martinez said, addressing the graduating class in Spanish. "The best part for us is the development for our Latino entrepreneurs."
On the last day of the class, the students had presented their business plans to six judges: Ernie Post, director of Kutztown's Small Business Development Center; Johanny Cepeda, owner of Mi Casa Su Casa in Reading; representatives from the Community First Fund, a revitalization organization; and the financial services firm Morgan Stanley, which provided more than $2,000 in Business Pitch Awards.
Awards were presented to six students who had developed strong business models. READ MORE
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