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Lyanne Alfaro
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Founder and Host, Moneda Moves
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By Lyanne Alfaro| Forbes Verified It’s people like Jennifer Aguilar, Executive Director of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce and neighborhood native, who see the impact of Latino-owned businesses in Chicago daily. Nestled in Chicago’s southwest side, Little Village is home to a community that is more than 80 percent Latino and highly entrepreneurial. Much so, that in past years its iconic corridor, 26th Street, has been reported to rake in $900M in annual revenue – all in the span of two miles.
By Lyanne Alfaro| Inc. Australia@ Nopales are a staple of Mexican food and culture. Now, Latino entrepreneurs are looking to the cactus to help them tap into key markets. Ask a Mexican what nopales are known for, and you might watch a nostalgic smile wash over their face. That’s what happens when Hector Saldivar, CEO of San Francisco-based Tia Lupita, recalls the ingredient that is core to many products in his food brand, including better-for-you chips and tortillas made with flour created from the pad of the nopal cactus.
By Lyanne Alfaro| Forbes Verified Serial entrepreneur turned investor Felecia Hatcher is no stranger to building in the midst of uncertainty. She recalls the time she and her husband started a gourmet popsicle and ice cream catering company in 2008, in the midst of an economic downturn. “If I would have known that we were in the middle of an economic downturn in probably one of the worst times to start a business, I probably would have never started,” she says. “But it also created a lot of unique opportunities.
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Moneda Moves
Moneda Moves is a newsletter and podcast where we cover Latinos, our relationships with money and contributions to the America economy. Here we discuss the intersection of money and culture. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QqImqfhhQ2ajYap36McBH Newsletter: https://monedamoves.substack.com/ Moneda Moves was created by Lyanne Alfaro, an award-winning business journalist who has written for the likes of CNBC, NBC Latino, Business Insider, R29, Hispanic Executive and many more. At Nasdaq, she helped shape stories of founders as they go public on the US stock exchange and launched the exchange's inaugural podcast: Tomorrow's Capital. Her goal is to increase visibility of stories of Latinos paving the way in the money space and lessons learned.
Chicago, United States