The Adelante Movement

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 ...

To Be Chosen You Have to Choose Yourself

Failure is Your Best Friend

Latinas Need Mentors

Nell Merlino Wisdom: One-Page Business Plan

From NBC News: Students at University Fund Scholarship for Dreamers

Griselda Nevarez, nbcnews.com – Feb 5, 2016 Starting this fall, several young people who lack legal status will be able to attend a university in Illinois thanks to the efforts and generosity of some of its students. Students at Loyola University Chicago voted last year not only to establish a scholarship fund for undocumented students, but also to fund it themselves. They agreed ...

Goodbye Grind – Hello Side Hustle!

Welcome to the era of flexible schedules and creative income-earning! It’s no secret that the advent of living in the age of the Internet transcends food videos and selfies (though we love both!). Thanks to the Internet we are all privy to the perks of the sharing economy – and there are many. For starters, we can work when we want ...

The Word Latina is Now Synonymous with the Word Pioneer

What an exciting time to be alive! We are not only living in the era of women, but also the era of multicultural women. Every single day it feels like another glass ceiling has been shattered by a woman of color, each one of those milestones another step toward empowerment for all of us. We must acknowledge and honor the ...

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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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