USHCC “BizFest’.

Approximately 75 of the country’s top future Latino entrepreneurs competed in this year’s United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation National “BizFest” Competition, held during the USHCC 25th Annual National Convention & Business Expo, September 15-18 in Austin, Texas.

“Ford Motor Company Fund is proud of its support of the USHCC Foundation and its work to help Latino youth reach their entrepreneurship dreams and aspirations. The National BizFest is a tremendously instructive opportunity for Ford Motor Company to help pave the way for many of these talented students to consider taking advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities as well as career opportunities available within the automobile industry,” said Sandra Ulsh, President of Ford Motor Company Fund and Honorary Chair of the National Youth Entrepreneurship “BizFest.”

Having excelled at the regional level, the talented young aspiring entrepreneurs have come together in Austin for the intensive three-day training where they will learn key business techniques on how to turn hobbies into profit-making ventures. “BizFest” participants will learn how to establish entrepreneurial and leadership goals, create plans for business and life, become effective leaders and team players, network in business environments, identify investment opportunities, manage their money and make public presentations. On the final day they will present their business ideas to a panel of judges.

“The USHCC Foundation is honored to provide Latino youth with substantive and positive alternatives for life preparation and a learning process that will help them acquire critical thinking and life-long learning skills by participating in this year’s BizFest,” said Frank Lopez, President of the USHCC Foundation. “Each participant is a winner because no matter what the outcome, they will all have gained valuable skills and received hands-on business training.”