The Adelante Movement

From the Latin Post: Latino Entrepreneurs More Likely to Leave Business to Family, Friends

Nicole Akoukou Thompson, latinpost.com – Aug 31, 2015 Latino-owned businesses have grown at twice the national rate, and a majority of Latino business owners plan to leave their businesses in the hands of their children, according to a new report. Community and family are key ingredients for the success of Latino-owned businesses. Approximately 80 percent of Latino respondents indicated they intended to pass ...

From NBC News: How To Pay For College – 6 Tips From Latino Experts

Photo Credit: EduBirdie.com Griselda Nevarez, nbcnews.com – Jul 31, 2015 Angelica Melendez said no one guided her through the process of applying and paying for college. She couldn’t turn to her parents because they never went to college and didn’t know the process either. As a result, she made costly mistakes. She took out more student loans than she needed. She ...

From the Latin Post: Latinos Still Leading Digital Entertainment Trends

Robert Schoon, latinpost.com – Oct 20, 2015 For years, Latinos, and especially the millennial generation, have been trendsetters in technology adoption: Latinos tend to own and purchase smartphones at a higher rate than the general population, for example, and their entertainment choices have tended towards adopting digital options in greater numbers and at greater intensity than other demographics. According to a recent ...

From the Latin Post: Facebook & Lean In’s Sheryl Sandberg on How Everyone Can Promote Diversity

Robert Schoon, latinpost.com – Dec 16, 2015 Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, and despite working for a year to create more diverse workplaces with higher levels of Latinos, blacks and women, progress has been slow. But there are bright minds at work on solutions, which is one reason why Facebook COO and LeanIn.org Founder Sheryl Sandberg discussed diversity during an ...

Meet Candy Ramirez, Owner of Candy’s Cakes

“Adelante was a turning point for me,” says Candy. “For the first time, I was around other women who had careers while also raising families. It showed me I could do that too.” She was determined to turn her baking hobby into a profitable career.

From the Latin Post: United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces Plan To Invest in Small Business

Robert C. Welch III, latinpost.com – Aug 11, 2015 The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) recently announced a plan that will help small business owners and entrepreneurs apply for financial support and capital assistance. The USHCC-SBCC Capital Initiative is a new partnership between the USHCC and Small Business Community Capital II, L.P. (SBCC), according to a press release from the USHCC. SBCC ...

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ABOUT THE FOUNDER

Nely Galán is self-made media mogul. She was the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network, Telemundo, an Emmy Award winning producer of over 700 television shows in English and Spanish, and the founder of The Adelante Movement to empower and train Latina and multicultural women entrepreneurs. Her entrepreneurship for women manifesto, SELF MADE, is a New York Times Best Selling book written in English, Spanish and Mandarin. Galan has a masters and doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on the psychology of money. Her financial podcast, Money Maker/ Mi Mundo Rico on Money News Network is for everyone with untapped greatness who just needs the tools to take flight.

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