My business venture is a non-profit
program that will focus on financial literacy for minorities and young people. For
this assignment, I needed to get out of my own personal comfort zone, and
research and contact three professionals that will aid me in the process of
creating my non-profit program.
v Mr. Julio Fuentes, is the CEO and founder
of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The organization focuses in
promoting the economic advancement of Florida’s Hispanic business community. Aside
from the chamber, Mr. Fuentes founded HCreo, which addresses the crisis in Hispanic education by
providing parents with free information and resources to guide them in becoming
advocates for their children.
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Mr. Fuentes is the domain expert in
my industry. As the founder of a non-profit himself, he can become the mentor I
need in order to create my own program. He has been in the industry for over 10
years, and his knowledge is fundamental for the success of my non-profit
venture.
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Two years ago, I met Mr. Fuentes
through my community college, and since that moment, he has been a large
influence in the educational process in my county.
v Since
my venture is a non-profit, one of my contact professional fits in my expert of
my market and the supplier of the industry.
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Lydia Callender is the Program
Coordinator-Financial Empowerment Center. Ms. Callender has been involved in
her community since an early age, attending the City University of New York,
she majored in International Criminal Justice.
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Ms. Callender is filling the
supplier and expert of my market.
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She currently works for the Urban
League of Palm Beach County, Inc. as the coordinator of the economic
empowerment. She focuses in financial literacy for minorities in Palm Beach
County. Her supply is similar to the service I am planning on creating, the
only difference is that her focus is the African American community, which is
similar to my target market. My target market is minorities and college
students.
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As the expert of my market, she has
been working in the market for over five years, and she is acquainted with the
process of providing this service to the community in Palm Beach County.
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For this particular person, I found
her on the website of Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc. Then I sent her
an e-mail and shared my idea to her. And she gave me feedback on how to improve
my business venture.
This experience allowed me to step
out of my comfort zone. As an introvert, it is very difficult for me to network
as I should be doing, but this experience led me to meet new people, as well as
contact those whom I have known for some time, but lost contact since moving to
Gainesville. Also, this will help me network better in the future, without
feeling uncomfortable.
Hey Ana,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, this is a great post. I really liked how you introduced the topic and what your business venture is. By letting us know it is a non-profit it lets us know that your social capital may be a top priority. One thing I would suggest is to reach out to two separate people for your market expert and supplier this way you can increase your social capital by knowing more people. If interested check my blog out here: http://kevinleddysblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/growing-my-social-capital.html