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According to the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2015 DATOS report there are more than three million Hispanic-owned firms in the U.S. with an aggregate revenue of $517.4 billion and Hispanic female firms are growing at a rate of 88 percent.

In Arizona, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses grew 70 percent from 2007 to 2012 with the majority of businesses being female-owned, according to the report.

“Phoenix is a hot place to be. There are advantages to Hispanics in Arizona, including great universities, a favorable tax rate and we don’t have a lot of the infrastructure challenges. While we’re still a new market, it’s going to be an appealing place to work as we build [our ecosystem],” Gonzalo A. de la Melena Jr., president and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said. READ MORE AT TECH.CO

America's Latino entrepreneurs are lying in wait -- sitting on a potential $1.4 trillion in revenue boost to the economy. But a series of financial and cultural hurdles are blocking their progress.

That's the finding of a recent report by the Stanford Graduate School of Business that surveyed roughly 1,800 businesses owned by Latinos.

Latino entrepreneurs are extremely active. Latinos opened 86% of all the new businesses created in the U.S. between 2007 and 2012, according to Remy Arteaga, the lead researcher. But they lagged non-Latino businesses in how much revenue they brought in -- $155,806 in 2012 versus $573,209, according to the most recent U.S. Census data.

"When you start looking at that difference, you realize how much money is being left on the table," said Jerry Porras, professor of organizational behavior and change at Stanford's business school.

The biggest issue? A lack of access to capital. READ MORE AT CNN MONEY

A baker recently shared her prize-winning cake recipe. Not surprisingly, it contained quite a few ingredients that needed to be accurately measured and combined in a very specific order. When you don't follow the recipe, unfortunate results will likely ensue.

The same thing goes for job searching. It's about combining the proper amount of several ingredients, in the correct order, over a period of time to receive that most delicious job offer.

1. Self-assessment. Take time at the beginning, and along your job search journey, to not only focus on your aspirations, but what is reasonable. What have the challenges you've met so far in your career prepared you to take on next? Do you want any position, or are you seeking a job that will better position you to do what you really want to do when you begin your next job search? And lastly, think about what role someone would be seeking to fill, see your resume and say, "That's it. I've got to talk with that person."

2. Resume. Despite all the buzz about LinkedIn, video resumes and other nontraditional ways to showcase your background, a well-composed resume is still a requirement for the vast majority of job searches. Make certain that it is easy for employers to see what challenges you've faced in your current and prior roles, what you've done to step up to the plate and meet them, and what your actual results have been. READ MORE AT U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Ask for informational interviews

You have likely heard this phrase multiple times: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” (In other words, successful people network.) This is great advice for someone with years of experience, but what do you do if you are just entering the working world? Luckily, networking may be easier than you think:

1. Focus your efforts—but not too narrowly

What career field do you hope to enter? Are you searching for a job, an internship, or information only?

As you build your network, think of your intentions as seeds that you are planting—if you plant enough seeds, some will surely take root and grow. One contact may not be able to help you directly, but he or she may know someone who can, or that person may mention you to his or her own network. This is the power of networking. You may only know 20 people, but if each of those people knows 20 contacts in turn, you can now reach 400 individuals. READ MORE AT TIME

February is American Heart Month. Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of Hispanic women in the U.S. In fact, more women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer is not as easy to see, and may be difficult to identify for Latinas and their families.

¡Help break the barrier of heart disease by making heart healthy choices for you and your family!

Latina women play a very important role in the family. They are the gatekeepers for their families’ well-being and health and often put the needs of others before their own. Let’s empower women to take care of their health first so they can be there for their loved ones.

As women, they are at greater risk of heart disease and stroke. Currently, some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in six women believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat. READ MORE AT HOLA ARKANSAS

Building on the success of its campaign Hispanics in Nursing launched in 2015, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and Hispanic Communications Network-La Red Hispana announced the second phase of a national bilingual campaign to increase diversity in nursing. This year's campaign includes the launch of public service-style radio messages featuring true stories and personal experiences of 21 real-life nursing students who seek to inspire Hispanic students to seriously consider the possibility of pursuing a nursing career. "Our 21 NAHN role models took time while in nursing school to volunteer and share their personal stories of challenges and solutions, for which we are grateful" said Angie Millan, DNP, RN, FAAN, Project Director of the grant. "NAHN is delighted to partner with HCN for a second year to feature these nursing students in the role model radio and video interviews."

"Hispanics in Nursing was designed to address the educational and professional disparities in the healthcare field, increasing the exposure of successful Hispanic role models in the nursing profession", said NAHN President, Daniel M. Suarez, MA, RN. READ MORE AT PRNEWSWIRE

Nearly two years after the nation’s largest tech companies started to publish their employee diversity numbers for the first time, Latino insiders in Silicon Valley – America's tech hub – say the industry is not doing enough to ensure its workforce is diverse.

For years, the tech industry guarded its diversity numbers, until public pressure forced companies to reveal what many suspected: a dismal reality in which few women, African-Americans and Hispanics worked in jobs, and especially in leadership roles, in the nation’s most desirable tech companies.

Of the 241,804 employees who work among the nation’s leading tech companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter, just 4 percent are Hispanic. Latinos comprise an even smaller percentage of those in leadership roles, those holding a director-level position or above, according to the latest data compiled by the Wall Street Journal. READ MORE AT FOX NEWS LATINO

One of the biggest discoveries in science was announced Thursday: the detection of gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes, a discovery that confirms many of Albert Einstein's theories about the universe.

At the forefront of this exciting discovery are Gabriela González and France A. Córdova.

"This is the first of many discoveries," said Dr. González in an interview with NBC Latino. "Now that we know for a fact that these black hole binary systems are out there, and now that we know we have detectors that work right now, these detectors are going to get better. Of course we will find more proof." READ MORE AT NBC NEWS

The Hispanic population in Idaho is booming and will continue to be a greater percentage of the population in coming years.

That's the conclusion of a new report by the University of Idaho and McClure Center for Public Policy Research.

Currently Hispanics make up 13 % of Idaho's population.70 % were born in the U.S and 79% are U.S. Citizens.

Juan Alvarez, the chairman of the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs says that's significant.

“Well, it tells you times have changed," Alvarez said. " In the past, a lot of the Hispanic population was viewed as a migrant population. That is no longer the case. They are very stable. Their children are staying put. Their children are going to school.” READ MORE AT ABC 8 NEWS

The new digital and mobile healthcare program is aimed at a U.S. audience of 54 million Hispanic healthcare users.

A big employee benefits consulting firm and a digital and mobile healthcare technology startup have big mobile plans in mind to help serve Hispanic consumers in the United States.

Mercer LLC, a business unit of risk, insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., and ConsejoSano, a digital health platform developer, have launched a mobile telehealth initiative aimed at Hispanics.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mercer will market ConsejoSano’s subscription-based telehealth platform to its base of U.S. employers with Hispanic employees and also market to the approximately 54 million U.S. Hispanic healthcare users, including 22 million working adults. READ MORE AT MOBILE STRATEGIES 360

When Ulysses Romero opened his first Tierra Mía Coffee in 2008, Los Angeles was on the verge of a specialty coffee boom. Chicago’s Intelligentsia had just moved in the year before, sparking a surge in third-wave coffeehouses. Romero, a business school graduate with an entrepreneurial spirit, noticed an unfilled niche in the market and sensed an opportunity.

“I decided that I wanted to start a business, and I felt it made the most sense to do something that reflected who I was and what I understood and what I grew up with,” says Romero, a first-generation Mexican American who was raised in southern California and earned an MBA from Stanford. READ MORE AT THE GUARDIAN

STEM careers are some of the highest-paying and fastest-growing in the U.S., yet women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in majors that lead to careers in these high-demand fields. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, women make up less than 25% of the STEM workforce and have not gained any considerable ground in recent decades, despite increases in the number of college-educated women joining the general workforce.

What’s more concerning about these figures is that Latinas, one of the nation’s fastest growing groups of girls and women, have even lower rates of participation and rank below other women in majoring and earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). READ MORE AT GOODCALL

If you’ve recently started looking for a job after years out of practice, you’re probably having that “uh oh” moment where you don’t quite remember where—or how—to begin.

It’s OK, we’ve all been there. So, to help you get over that “I’m feeling so overwhelmed” state, I’m going to refresh your memory on all the basics: from tailoring your resume to writing a cover letter to the terrifying feat of actually applying for a job.

After I’ve covered it all, the job search will quickly transform from something scary to something you can totally handle. Trust me, we’ve got your back.

1. Customize Your Resume For Each Job

If you’ve been out of college for a while and your resume still lists your first internships, you’re probably better off creating one from scratch. Once it’s up to speed, you’re going to want to tailor it, quantify your bullet points and cut it down to one page. And yes, you will have to go through this process for each new position you find. Mostly because the hiring manager’s only giving you six seconds—unless you give him or her a reason to stick around longer. READ MORE AT FORBES

1-Start Simple
Send a LinkedIn message or email, or even pick up the phone to check in with a contact you haven’t spoken with in a while. You’ll hopefully begin to revive the relationship, and perhaps find out about a new campaign they’re working on with which you can help.

2-Get Involved
Look into local Chamber of Commerce meet-ups and volunteer organizations you could lend a hand to. Be yourself, be honest about your passions and see where the conversation goes. The new people you meet could be potential contacts or even future clients.

3-Quit Being Shy
Fight the urge to be a wallflower. At events, approach one person or a group and ask, “May I join you?” or “What brings you here today?” Then make sure to listen attentively and ask relevant follow-up questions to get the ball rolling. READ MORE AT ASICENTRAL

The number of Latino-owned businesses has grown nearly 50 times faster than non-Latino-owned businesses, yet Latino businesses lag far behind in revenue compared with those owned by non-Latinos. The result is a $1.4 trillion opportunity for the U.S. economy, according to a new report from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative.

On Wednesday, the organization gathered founders and CEOs of Mastec, Liberty Power, Senzari, Nearpod, Rokk3r Labs and Endeavor Miami to discuss the findings and what is ahead for its new national project that aims to provide industry research and education programs for accelerating Latino entrepreneurs.

“Today, the primary engine of growth is Latino business formations. That’s a volume statement. This program is focused on catalyzing the gazelles, the companies that can grow very fast and very big,” Sol Trujillo, chairman of Trujillo Group Investments and a member of the SLEI board, told the group gathered in downtown Miami. “This is a national resource we are trying to build at Stanford.” READ MORE AT MIAMI HERALD

Social networking isn’t just a part of one’s personal life, it impacts your business life as well. Businesses are deep into the social networking world and individuals need to take care with how their personal social networking can affect them at work. As I sat down to write this column I realized that The Emily Post Institute is a perfect example of how businesses are diving headlong into the social networking world—we have a Twitter account, a Facebook page; we’re on Pinterest and LinkedIn and Instagram; we have a YouTube channel (Emily Post Productions) and a weekly podcast (Awesome Etiquette). So many outlets, so many audiences, so many ways to communicate with the world-at-large.

While companies have legitimate social networking needs which you may be part of fulfilling, as you take part in the social networking world here are five tips to help you prevent your personal online efforts from negatively affecting you at work.

1. Think before you post. That moment’s hesitation before hitting the submit button could save you from a world of trouble. Reread the post you are about to make or the comment that you think is so very clever. What you think of as clever may be perceived by others as rude. READ MORE AT BOSTON.COM

With each passing year, the Super Bowl is generating more interest amongst U.S. Hispanic sports fans and increasingly becoming a key bridge between those who navigate across the Latino and American cultures.

Four well-known ESPN Deportes on-air personalities will be part of the network’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage of Super Bowl 50, featuring Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, live from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, February 7.

The following talent will share their insights into Latinos’ growing interest in American football: Álvaro Martín, a well-known voice for Hispanic NFL fans; Raúl Allegre, two-time Super Bowl champion; Kary Correa, SportsCenter anchorwoman; and John Sutcliffe, the first Hispanic sideline reporter for the NFL.

How do you explain Hispanics’ growing interest in the Super Bowl?

Álvaro Martín: The Super Bowl brings all Americans together. This event is comparable only to the Oscars award ceremony or the Olympic Games. As an immigrant, it’s a way for us to feel like any other citizen of this country. This is one of the few common denominators left in American society, and everyone talks about it the week before and the Monday after; it’s an event that transcends sports. READ MORE AT ECONOTIMES

By: Ana Dutra, Chief Executive Officer of The Executives’ Club of Chicago

If you ever find yourself sitting in a park or a playground where you can observe young children in action, focus on their behaviors and try to imagine what kind of leaders they will be or, even better, relate what you see in the children’s behaviors to the executives and leaders you know and deal with. As I did this exercise time-and-time again, when I watched my children and their play-mates on weekends, I could clearly see the “empathetic,” the “tyrants,” the “task oriented,” the “no-tolerance for ambiguity” and the “high confidence” leaders in the making, as these children were experiencing their first team interactions. I could also see extreme behaviors being called and reprehended by peers, parents or supervisors in the scene. Some responded to the negative feedback to their not-so-popular or inappropriate behaviors and some didn’t, essentially ignoring the feedback or responding with a tantrum. Those who continued to behave inappropriately typically continued to receive negative responses and feedback. But, they didn’t change or adapt… I always wondered whether they couldn’t change their ways or just didn’t care to.

Fast forward a few years and change the scene from the playground to the corporate offices. As I thought back to what I experienced with multiple executives and leaders, the resemblance to the playground set-up was stunning. Does that sound similar to the corporate environments you know? I am sure the answer is “yes.” Does that mean that leadership can’t be developed, people simply “are who they are?” The answer is “absolutely not.” My observation of children-at-play confirmed that people may be wired a certain way, but what will really make the difference between those who create followership, inspire others and ultimately perform at the highest levels, is their ability to understand who they are, understand how their style and behaviors impact people, organizations and business performance and, most important, their willingness to figure out how to develop the mission critical competencies that will get out of their leadershiT-land and enable them to rise to the top as outstanding leaders.

At the end of the day, self-awareness and awareness of others, of the changes in the business environment and of the resources available (or not) to solve problems, create change and drive results are the factors that will distinguish leadershiT from true leadership. The continuous pursuit of understanding how others experience our behaviors and react to us increases our awareness of who we are as leaders and how far apart we are from the leaders we truly want to be. Great leaders were not born great. Like everything else in life, achieving a “great leader” status takes a lot of effort and hard work. It also takes a true desire to change. So, have you ever stopped to think which kind of leader you are versus what kind of leader you would really like to be? How do you play in your organization’s playground?

These days, who among us hasn’t been disrupted at work? And we’re not talking about the colleague who lingers by your desk every day with updates about her sick mother. We’re talking about real disruption—layoffs, downsizing, lack of pay raises and big changes in our industries.

In her new book, The Episodic Career (Atria Books) former Newsweek, CNN and ABC reporter and author Farai Chideya discusses the many kinds of work we do and how we are perceived on the job. If you haven’t found what she calls “your work/life sweet spot,” it may be time to go looking for a new job. Here are five tips for getting started.

Five To-Dos Before Start Your Job Search

1. Before you look, look inside. READ MORE

In 20 years of working in the U.S. Hispanic market, I’ve had a front-row seat, watching as marketers have taken notice and, subsequently, put their money where the opportunity is. But since marketers tend to have short attention spans, I’m afraid that some Hispanic consumers are getting lost in the Madison Avenue shuffle.

During the 1990s and 2000s, there was a baby boom among U.S. Hispanics, many of whom had come to this country during the 1980s and 1990s. Combined with the decreasing fertility rates among non-Hispanics, it became obvious that the future of America is increasingly Hispanic.

Not surprisingly, marketers are locked in on these young bicultural children of immigrants. It’s literally where the Hispanic market is exploding. READ MORE AT MEDIAPOST