News from the Chamber

GWHCC 35^th Annual Gala

June 10th, 2011 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel

The Chamber team and board of directors are looking forward to celebrating the 35th Annual Gala on June 10th at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. We hope you have marked your calendars and are preparing for a night of celebration, entertainment and the best networking. Come and join leaders of the Hispanic community and the local business community at-large.

The Gala website is ready and all our members and friends can purchase tickets online. Please click here or on the image below to visit our Gala site.

GWHCC Membership Committee

The GWHCC has recently formed a membership committee to promote the growth of the Chamber. The committee, chaired by Daniell Bohnett, Eagle Bank, is composed of eight active GWHCC members.  The first meeting was held this month and the goal of the committee is to increase membership from 180 members to 250 members by the end of the year. Committee members represent industries ranging from architecture, hospitality, law, insurance, promotional products, financial services, banking, and more.  

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GWHCC Past Events - Click through to see more pictures

April 14th, 2011 - Women in Business and Finance

March 26, 2011 - The Key Strategies of Top Minority Contractors to Government

Business Articles In The News

5 Steps For Building Company Value

Perhaps AT&T's recent announcement that it would buy T-Mobile for $39 billion got you thinking: how much is my business worth and what would it take to double its value this year?
That is the kind of question we have been helping our clients answer for years. And we have found the best way to learn is to ask. When you are learning to cook a new dish, you consult a recipe. When you assemble IKEA furniture, you follow the directions (at least most of us do). So why not also consult someone about how to build huge value in your business?..Read more.

LinkedIn's startup story: Connecting the business world

Reid Hoffman knows a little something about that. Hoffman, 41, started LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals. Its 41 million members include people from more than 200 countries and executives from every Fortune 500 company. Read more.

Welcome to our New Members

March 2011 

Brenda Maxwell, Tango Insurance Agency

Silvia Tergas, Financial Advantage Associates

Carolina Clavijo, Visionary Opthalmology

Hernan Molina, La jefa 700 am

Craig M. Severson, GABC

Silvia Radwan, Alianza Latina

Santo y Rosa Mirabile, El Chaparral Meat Market

Eric Rice, DC Minority Business Enterprise Center

Christian Jones, Arlington Employment Center 

Caroline Sanchez, HSBC Bank

April 2011

Giovana Helen Pereira, BB&T Bank

Tetyana Neeley, Heartland Payment Systems

Jeffrey A. Novotny, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Raul I. Hernandez, David E. Seidel State Farm Insurance Agency

Syddia Lee-Chee, Energetica

Gary Cuadros, Newmark Knight Frank

Gabriel Sanchez Zinny, Blue Star Strategies, LLC

Jennifer Vasquez, SEEP

Renewing Members

Alfredo Estrada, Latino Magazine

Sara Melendez, Savage/Melendez & Associates, LLC

Angel Bu, Angel Bu Agency Inc

Roberto Torres, Better Events Catering

For more information on membership, please contact Julia Hobbes at (202) 728-0352 or jhobbes@gwhcc.org

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