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Hispanic Chamber Can Now Help with Business Loans

from press release


The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber (Hispanic Chamber) has been certified by the Oregon Business Development Department’s Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF) Microloan Program.

As a certified entity, the Hispanic Chamber will provide business plan review and small business management counseling to EDLF applicants. Tim McCabe, Director of the Oregon Business Development Department said, "We look forward to working with the Hispanic Chamber in making this additional source of startup financing available. The probability of success of EDLF borrowers will be greatly increased, since the Hispanic Chamber will also provide on-going small business management services to EDLF borrowers after their loans close."

The Hispanic Chamber was established in 1994 and is now the largest Hispanic Chamber in the Northwest and one of the 6th largest chambers of any type in Oregon .

Unlike other “business” chambers, its mission is to “work with all members of the community to support the economic advancement of Latino businesses”. As a result, the Hispanic Chamber’s focus is to serve the Latino community while working with the greater community.

The Hispanic Chamber conducts a variety of programs which include:

Technical assistance for new and existing Latino and other small businesses
Scholarships for Latino students throughout Oregon
A year-long Latino Leadership Program conducted by university faculty and private sector organization
An Annual Trade Show, business workshops and business luncheon/dinner events


Click here for more on the Hispanic Chamber or call 503-222-0280.

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