About the Conference
The 2011 Maryland Hispanic Business Conference (MDHBC) is the premier Hispanic Business event in the entire Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, serving more than 20,000 Hispanic businesses in Maryland. The event is a joint collaboration of the Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of Maryland, Baltimore and Montgomery County, in close cooperation with government agencies that support business and economic development.
The Conference hosts a variety of workshops, training and business sessions focused on creating opportunities for participants from all industries and promoting business relationship building. The 2011 Maryland Hispanic Business Conference focuses on expanding opportunities, creating wealth and connecting a network atmosphere that targets the fast growing Hispanic market.
Since 1997, the number of Hispanics business owners has risen exponentially and continues to grow. It is a golden opportunity for up-and-coming Hispanic business owners to meet top entrepreneurs and take their business to the next level. Business leaders will network and advance the high growth in the Hispanic business community through the workshops and seminars to equip themselves with the tools needed to expand and create wealth. A growing number of vendors catering to the fastest-growing segment of the region’s business community are sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2011 MDHBC.
Join us at the 2011 Maryland Hispanic Business Conference on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Meet with top Hispanic entrepreneurs and maximize your visibility in the Hispanic Business Community. Exposure at this year’s conference is a must for all organizations and corporations wanting to penetrate this important and growing market.
Organizing Hispanic Chambers of Commerce & Entities
Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County
Maryland Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs
2011 Maryland Hispanic Business Conference - Planning Committee
JERRY GODWIN - Chair, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
JULIO C. PARRA - Past Chair (2009), Parra Consulting Group, Inc.
LUIS BORUNDA - Past Chair (2008), US Hispanic Youth Entrepreneur Education
VERONICA COOL - Past Chair (2007), Wells Fargo Bank
JORGE RESTREPO - Past Chair (2006), Eureka Facts
MARIA Y. WELCH - Past Chair (2005), Respira Medical, Inc.
ROBERTO ALLEN - Past Chair (2004), The Law Office of Roberto Allen, LLC
CARMEN LARSEN - Past Chair (2003), Aquas, Inc.
BILL VILLANUEVA - 2002 Founding Chair
Committee Members
PATRICIA ARZUAGA - Private Citizen/Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
JORGE AUSTRICH - Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
BEVERLEE BARTHEL - Legacy Photography by Beverlee
SETH CASNER – Casner Financial Services, LLC
JOSE M. CHAVEZ - Design Data Systems, Inc.
LORENA CLAUSER - Clauser Construction Co., LLC
MARCIA CUBA - Media Consulting Group, Inc.
VALERIA ESPINOSA - DECO Systems of MD, Inc.
RAUL MEDRANO - Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
PATRICIA OMAÑA - The Center of Help
CAROLINA PEÑA - Generación Latina Television Show
MARIA L. RICHARDSON - MLR Unique Creations
MARIA RODRIGUEZ - MPR Translations, LLC
MARIO L. VELEZ - Golden Eye Investigative Services, LLC
NATALIE VILLABON-MARTZ - MD Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
JAVIER VON WESTPHALEN - HMA Associates