The quest for capital: A gathering of growth-hungry CEOs and investors yields insights on bringing capital into the US Hispanic economy

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The Hispanic Business CEO Capital Market Roundtable held on November 10, 2005 brought together top CEOs and financiers to match money with opportunity in the US Hispanic economy. The agenda included, an overview of issues affecting the US Hispanic entrepreneurs' access to capital, financing strategies and rationales of capital-seeking CEOs, and equity financing challenges and strategies in the Hispanic economy, featuring a diverse panel of investors.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Hispanic American business enterprises, Hispanic Americans in business, Hispanic American businesspeople

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Upgrades to procurement programs

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The General Services Administration (GSA) makes purchases of office and cleaning supplies, automobiles, courier services and desktop computers for the government. Many purchases are made under a schedule arrangement whereby it contracts with a company to supply services and supplies at a set price for a given period of time. Small businesses hold 77% of GSA's 7,000 schedules.

Services, Contracts, Political aspects, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Government purchasing, United States. General Services Administration

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Twists in the pipeline: A globalizing market is redefining corporate diversity and the path to top posts. Often it starts abroad

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The industry focus of the Hispanic Business 2006 Corporate Elite list is on the economically and politically high-profile health and pharmaceuticals industries. The definition of corporate diversity continues to evolve, but it has moved beyond entry-level recruiting to include top-level management and hence several profile-raising steps suggested by experts are presented.

Personnel administration, Influence, Recruiting, Industry hiring, Corporate officers, Globalization

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