Durham's community diversity is one of this place's most valued attributes - right up there with being entrepreneurial. So the announcement of a new source of support to the Hispanic community is pretty big news in the place where great things happen.
Durham is already home to several business incubators. Bull City Forward, American Underground, Startup Stampede and more recently The Cookery, provide the necessary support to bring new business ventures and social enterprises to life. Through this network of innovators and social change makers came a empower an underserved set of entrepreneurs – Acción Emprededora, an incubator targeted to assist Hispanic micro-entrepreneurs.
Under the direction of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business Graduate, Alenjandro Snachez and with the support of Bull City Forward, El Centro Hispano and the Latino Community Credit Union, Acción Emprendedora will help entrepreneurs in the Hispanic community achieve some major goals. The non-profit is dedicated to developing the Hispanic small business sector through trainings, technical assistance, networking and support through the process of obtaining financing.Acción Emprendedora’s mission is to overcome poverty through entrepreneurship - they will launch their first round of classes in September.
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