Latinas in the South Coast

Latinas in the South Coast

Professional Organizations

New Bedford, MA 6 followers

Latinas in Massachusetts Connecting, Engaging, and Empowering for the betterment of themselves & their CommUNITY.

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Latinas in the South Coast (Lit SoCo) is a Massachusetts-based group focused on creating a platform for Latina Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Hispanic-Led Organizations. Our goal is to bring together a community of powerful women looking to support, network, engage, inspire, economically empower and celebrate women, specifically Hispanic women and families in the community. This mission-driven group will help women build meaningful relationships while celebrating, uplifting each other, and coming together to create positive change for the betterment of themselves and their commUNITY. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀: ✅ 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - Kindness Matters. We treat everyone we interact with kindness and respect. ✅ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 - We are focused on creating a positive change not only with Hispanic women in the community but also within the Hispanic community as a whole. ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 - We embody community over competition and know that this is an intentional practice of raising up others in our community and lending a helping hand whenever we can. ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 - Although this is a group targeting Hispanic women, we are not wanting to exclude others. The goal is to empower the Hispanic community and assist in bridging gaps. ✅ 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 - Everyone’s journey is different and we value and understand that not everyone communicates or processes information the same. We seek to understand and learn from each other.

Website
www.litsoco.com
Industry
Professional Organizations
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
New Bedford, MA
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2021
Specialties
Hispanic, Professional, Networking, Hispanic-led Organizations, Empowerment, Community, Mission driven, Latinas, Resources, Family Resources, Small Business Resources, Entrepreneurship Resources, and Professional Resources

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    #FunFactFriday #DidYouKnow Nearly 20% of the American population is Hispanic with 6.9% of companies operating in the U.S. being Hispanic-owned businesses. In October 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury reported that roughly 5 million Latinx-owned businesses operated nationwide. These companies generate over $800 billion in annual revenue with an economic output of $2.8 trillion. That report also revealed that this share is growing. In 2021, almost 25 percent of the entrepreneurs behind new business applications were Latinx. And between 2019 and 2023, the share of self-employed Latinx workers across the country grew by 26%. On top of all of that, the number of Hispanic small businesses grew by 8.2% between 2020 and 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. -------- Español -------- #Sabías Casi el 20% de la población americana es hispana y el 6,9% de las empresas que operan en los EE. UU. son empresas de propiedad hispana. En octubre de 2023, el Departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. informó que aproximadamente 5 millones de empresas propiedad de latinos operaban en todo el país. Estas empresas generan más de 800 mil millones de dólares en ingresos anuales con una producción económica de 2.8 billones de dólares. Ese informe también reveló que esta proporción está creciendo. En 2021, casi el 25% de los emprendedores detrás de nuevas aplicaciones comerciales eran latinos. Y entre 2019 y 2023, la proporción de trabajadores latinos autónomos en todo el país creció un 26%. Además de todo eso, la cantidad de pequeñas empresas hispanas creció un 8.2% entre 2020 y 2021, según la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos. #TheMoreYouKnow #smallbusiness #hispanicownedbusiness #hispanic #latinos #hispaniccommunity

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