Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Presented to the Housing & Economic Development Committee

May 1, 2012

By:

Rosa Navejar Brad Gorrondona Joseph DeLeon

President/CEO Chairman Chair-Elect

Mission- Creating, Promoting and Enhancing Economic Opportunity for the Fort Worth Hispanic Business Community

Texas Hispanic Business Hispanic Business Growth

• HOB’s grew by 40.1%

• Tarrant County by 67.7%

• Fort Worth by 49.8%

• 79.7% are Mexican origin

• 32.2% Mexican origin (FW)

• 69 have over 500 employees

• $62.1 Billion to Texas

Hispanic Buying Power

• 2008 $870 Billion

• 2015 $1.3 Trillion

• $176 Billion Texas

• $20 Billion D/FW

FWHCC Business Programs

Four -10 Week Business Development Series

Certification Assistance

Procurement Series

Designated Plan Room

ABC Program

One on One Counseling

Business Development Series • Business Development Classes 10 week course (4 times

year)

• Valuable Resources that are critical in a Business Start Up

• Business / Marketing Plans

• Access to Capital

• Business Structure (Sole Proprietor, LLC / LLP, “S” “C” Corp)

• Accounting

• Building, Health and Zoning Permits

• Experienced Business Members Facilitate all Classes

Certifications

• North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) Regional Certification. (City of Fort Worth, FWISD, DISD, DFW Airport, TRVA /TRWD)

• State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) “Statewide” (Tarrant County, UT University, Tarrant County College, FWISD, TRVA/TRWD)

• Assist in Streamlining the process ensuring all paperwork is in order

Procurement Forums

• Monthly Procurement “How to do Business” with (Certifications, Any projects 6-12 months)

• Business Entities both Public and Private

• Held the Last Wednesday of the month (except December)

• Trinity River Vision Authority (TRVA) , February 29, 2012

• Trinity River Water District (TRWD),

March 21, 2012 • City of Fort Worth, April 25, 2012

• Tarrant County, May 30, 2012

• Tarrant County College, June 27, 2012

• FWISD, August29, 2012

• DFW Airport, September 26, 2012

• JPS Health Network, October 31, 2012 • NTTA, November 28, 2012

Agenda for Building Capacity (ABC) Program

• Championed by the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County and BNSF 1998.

• Collaborative between the FWHCC, FWMBCC, Asian Chamber and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

• ABC Host (3) Quarterly Events April 14 June 2nd August 25th

• October 2011 Governors Small Business Conference

• (1) Executive Receptions held June 9th 2011 Hosted by Chase Bank

Invited Presenters and Photos for the ABC Forum

Hispanic Leadership Development Series

Session 1: Developing Personal Leadership Skills –

Session 2: What is Leadership and the Importance of a Leadership Pipeline.

Session 3: Leading Change in an Uncertain World.

Session 4: Strategic Leadership

Session 5: Technology Strategies

Session 6: Internal & External Communication

Session 7: Negotiation Skills

Session 8: How Leaders Keep Score

Session 9: Definition of Boards and Commissions & Volunteerism, Civic Responsibilities and Corporate Leadership (FWHCC)

Session 10: Attend FWHCC Board Meeting (FWHCC)

Latino Unidos Luncheon

• Designed to inform our members about what’s shaping Fort Worth today

• We will bring in Fort Worth leaders to discuss their vision for the city

• June 13 Judge Whitley

• August 14 Mike Berry

• October 9 Erma Hadley

Business After Hours Mixer

This year we will be hand selecting venues that are centrally located to downtown Fort Worth and that will have a strong appeal to our membership.

3rd Thursday of each month

• February 16 • March 15 • April 19 • May 17

• June 21 • July (No mixer) • August 16 • September 20

• October 18 • November 8 • December 7

Scholarship Program • Sent out application to 100 High

Schools in Tarrant County on February 1st

• Received $57,000.00 in company commitments

• Received $151,040 in university commitments

• In 2011 we gave out $177,000.00 in scholarships.

• This year we will award $211,040.00

Ambassador Program • This program is designed to help with member retention by

encouraging our membership to get more involved

• Meet on a monthly basis

• They act as an extension of the Chamber

– Attend Chamber events as well as events that the Chamber is asked to attend

– Assist in building relationships with our members and communicating their needs to the liaison

• Currently have 16 Ambassadors but looking to grow

• Focus this year will be on recruiting new members

Ambassador Groups Mark Alcala Artes de la Rosa

Nancy Galvan Unica Janitorial Services

JoAnn Jensen JoAnn Jensen / New York Life

Sonia Trevino EECU

Chair: Anelia Banda Netplay Promotions

Steve DeLeon Catholic Charities

Gustavo Sanchez Gonzales Labor Systems, Inc.

Raquel Santiago Comerica

Susie Garcia Rattikin & Rattikin, L.L.P.

Carlos Guzman The First Tee of Fort Worth

Valarie Ivester OmniAmerican

Sherease O’Guin Dallas Flow

Andres Bustillos Reach Local

Michelle Coronado Coronado's

Louis Harbour

Becky Morton Family Pet Care

Date Guest Speakers Location Thursday, Feb 9 Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager and Jay Chapa,

Economic Development Director, City of Fort Worth Tarrant County Medical Academy sponsored by Reliant an NRG Co.

Friday, March 9 J.D. Granger, Executive Director Trinity River Vision Authority

TRVA Office sponsored by TRVA and Gorrondona & Associates

Thursday, April 26 Fire Chief Rudy Jackson and Police Chief Jeff Halstead, Lieutenant Julie Fernandez-Swearing in

Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

Friday, May 11 Ed Bass Philanthropist BRIT – Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Monday, June 4 Judge Glen Whitley Maribel Chavez and Councilman Jungas Jordan

ITC – Intermodal Transportation Center

SteerFW is funded through a special grant from the Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund and Chesapeake Energy

Latino Young Professionals

Latino Young Professionals is a funded program through the FWHCC designed to increase the success and enhance the development of young professionals throughout Tarrant County.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers November 14-18th

• Over 6,000 Engineers will be here in Fort Worth

• Co-Chairs, John Garrison, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Ralph Heath, Lockheed Martin

• Over 7 tours from TRVA, BNSF Railway, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, DFW Airport to name a few.

Community Committees • Central City Redevelopment Committee for the City of Fort

Worth

• Distinguished Employers of Fort Worth Teens Leaders Council

• Hispanic Outreach Committee for the Alzheimer’s Association

• North Texas Membership Directors Committee

• Weeds and Seeds for Tarrant County Juvenile Services

• Steer Fort Worth Content Expert for Mayor Price’s Office

• United Way Education Council

• Community Collaborative Committee for Tarrant County

Partnerships

Trinity River Vision Authority DFW International Airport North Texas Tollway Authority Asian Chamber of Commerce Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber Fort Worth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Regional Hispanic Contractors Association

FWHCC Membership Update 61 Corporate Members

109 New Members

84% of FWHCC Budget goes towards programs

3/4 of dollars spent are with FWHCC Members

Thank You

Q&A