Entrepreneurs

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. 

Two decades ago, Manny Trujillo came to the U.S. in hopes of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Today he leads one of Philadelphia’s fastest-growing IT service companies.

Bodega owner Miguel Peralta credited the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for providing fundamental workshops and resources to Latino business owners.

Project Northstar, a tech conference organized by Black & Brown Founders in partnership with the city to take place this October, seeks to highlight and amplify the work of Black and Latinx entrepreneurs.

With an annual conference on June 12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host a program to help close the outcome gap for Latino professionals in the food and hospitality businesses.

AL DÍA News spoke with Nisha Garigarn, co-founder of Croissant, an app that provides entrepreneurs with access to different and inspiring workspaces in cities around the world, from Barcelona to Philadelphia.