Latinx entrepreneurship is a force of growth in the City of Philadelphia. There are over 22,000 Latinx-owned small businesses in the region. These businesses range across a variety of industries and provide services and jobs that are essential to the health and economic prosperity of our city. But the COVID-19 economic shutdown has put the future of many of these Latinx small businesses at risk. In this conversation, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC) President Jennifer Rodríguez discusses the impacts that COVID-19 has had on Latinx business-owners in Philadelphia, how they are adapting and innovating in response, and how local community can step up to help them pull through this crisis stronger than before.
For more information on the GPHCC visit www.philahispanicchamber.org.
Music for this podcast is produced by Kilamanzego.