Education, Housing, Infrastructure & Workforce Committee

Mission

  • To position Hispanic and diverse small business owners and entrepreneurs to rebuild and grow their home-based and commercial businesses through continuing education, workforce development and apprenticeship programs, and by leveraging our relationships to obtain grants, contracts and procurement opportunities

Education, Housing, Infrastructure & Workforce

Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Committee Members

  1. Veronica Diaz
  2. Dr. Angelo Farooq
  3. Andrea Cuellar
  4. Michael Herrera
  5. Michael Lopez
  6. Nelva Ruiz-Martinez
  7. Richard Corral
  1. Education provides entrepreneurs with cognitive skills to better evaluate and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities, increases the level of self-confidence, and reduces perceived risk.
  2. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), earnings increase, and unemployment decreases as educational attainment rises.
  3. Education is a human right – a powerful driver of development, and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.
  4. Entrepreneurship education increases entrepreneurship intentions. In an increasingly complex world, having an “entrepreneurial spirit” isn’t enough; a strong commitment to formalized, quality education is a critical factor for success for entrepreneurs.
  5. Affordable Housing options improve job access.
  6. Available and affordable housing allows employers to attract and retain diverse employees at all levels.
  7. Access to affordable and stable housing can make workers more productive.
  8. Entrepreneurs extend the Workforce outside of the workplace. Most companies face limited budgets, and employees are one of their largest expenses. Entrepreneurs provide the opportunity for companies to buy innovation and expertise in the form of services or products without incurring the ongoing costs of employees.
  9. There are 582 million entrepreneurs in the world (MARKINBLOG, 2020). Nearly 5.4 million new businesses were started in the U.S. in 2021 (Census, 2022). According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, there are 31 million entrepreneurs in the U.S., which is about 16% of the adult workforce.


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