EMPRESARIOS

The final panel of the Techstars Startup Week Philadelphia event discussed the importance of the Latinx community in growing the U.S. economy. 

Nadia Martinez, founder of Kallie & Co., turned to entrepreneurship as a way to help other military spouses, as well as Mexican artisans.

Silvia Roldán is the founder of Yaku Wear, an online boutique that sells Panama hats made in Ecuador.

More than a fancy class at the university, it is the call of action of the day to preserve journalism independent

This young female entrepreneur wants to create change in small communities around the nation by helping others start their own businesses. 

In AL DÍA we discovered 25 years ago that the privilege of being journalists required us, above all, to figure out a way to earn our own keep. 

Thanks to Licha, her husband, Danny, and their three sons, Moxie Blue Salon remains a family business, in every sense of the phrase.

With Ojala Threads, Ramona Ferreyra hopes to help younger generations of Hispanics represent and reflect their heritage, and their community. 

It is the most American of the styles, by the way. Just ask any Latino Entrepreneur, male of female. For example the one that graces the cover of this edition of AL DÍA, Adriana Alejandre.

Through her work as an entrepreneur, author, and motivator, Elaine Gonzalez Johnson encourages people, particularly Latinas and women of color, to adapt healthy lifestyles. 

After a successful career as a professional boxer, George Foreman III found a love for training and has turned it into a business.

Victoria Da Conceicao started the Alzheimer’s Brain Box initiative as a way to help her grandmother after she was diagnosed with the disease, but has since expanded it to help other Alzheimer’s patients and raise more money for research.

The conference featured three local entrepreneurs, who each shared tips for success, and detailed their unique paths.

After going through struggles of self-identity and mental health, young Philadelphia entrepreneur Delilah Dee used these experiences as an opportunity to reflect and make a change, not only for herself, but for others. Photo: Yesid Vargas/AL DÍA News

Techstars Startup Weekend Latinx in Tech aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the knowledge they need to get their business ideas off the ground.

Americae, a four-week-old, Philadelphia-based fashion brand built a floral and Amazon-inspired wall in Center City to promote its vibrant clothing and messaging.

The bag is manufactured by Chilean firm Solubag.