Home of The Latino Business Gap, SVL's flagship investigative series backed by data and told through the entrepreneurs living it. From the $4.4 trillion Latino GDP to the businesses building it one storefront at a time, this is where we name the gap and celebrate who's closing it.
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Angela Flores Robertson didn't wait for permission. A first-gen Latina, SVL Cultura Ambassador, and Advisory Board member — she builds the table and makes sure every seat is filled.
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Jessica Gonzalez started baking in high school with no business plan and no roadmap — just love for her familia and her craft. Today Jess Custom Cakes is one of the most optimistic Latino-owned businesses in Charlotte, NC. And in 2026 she is just getting started.
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The California wine industry was built on Latino labor. Now a new generation is claiming ownership. Silicon Valley Latino sits down with David Salazar of Reclamación Wines — and the story he tells belongs to all of us.
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Latino-owned businesses are growing ten times faster than white-owned businesses. Latina-owned firms grew 82% in five years. And yet four doors are closing simultaneously on Latino and Latina entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley Latino names them all — and why community investment has never mattered more.
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He came to the U.S. to learn English. He left with a global vision. Seen's story is proof that curiosity is a business strategy — and that the best opportunities live exactly where worlds collide
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Natalia turned a pandemic kitchen experiment into Flor de Chile, now on Bay Area shelves. A Women's History Month spotlight on Latina entrepreneurship.
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The SBA has banned legal permanent residents from federal small business loans. Here's what it means for Latino entrepreneurs, and what SVL is doing about it.
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When we first featured José Hernández in 2012, he spoke about the ingredients for success: preparation, persistence, and purpose. More than a decade later, those same principles are shaping his latest chapter through Tierra Luna Cellars.
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Monique Limón is making history in California — not just as a trailblazing Latina leader, but as a legislator whose life and work deeply reflect the communities she serves.
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History was made in Los Angeles as Maricela “Marci” Luna was honored by the U.S. Postal Service as the first Mexican-American Latina to serve as Postmaster of Los Angeles—a milestone more than 170 years in the making.
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The Latino Business Referral Network (LBRN) fosters purposeful connections among Latino professionals and small business owners. Through Silicon Valley Latino’s ecosystem, including ShopLatino.Market, these relationships help elevate Latino-owned businesses and strengthen long-term growth.
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Jorge Titinger’s leadership journey reflects the kind of long-term impact that Silicon Valley Latino is proud to support and uplift. Having been an SVL Cultura Ambassador himself, Jorge has consistently shown what’s possible when experience, intention, and a commitment to community come together.