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NOEW in Your Neighborhood: Impact of Latino Business & the E-COM Opportunities

3/12/2024

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Today, we enjoyed an exceptional experience at the Lunch and Learn event, part of the NOEW in Your Neightborhood agenda, at La Boca Argentine Steak House. We extend our sincere gratitude to the distinguished panelists Televizion, Cristy Cali, Viva Nola, and Agency Brava for sharing their valuable insights into the growing e-commerce market. Experiences, challenges, and admirable values were the favorite topics among the audience.

Learn more about NOEW 2024, a celebration of Entrepreneurship Week in New Orleans www.noew.org
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Empowering New Orleans Hispanic/Latinx Business Owners: Addressing Unique Needs and Challenges

2/3/2024

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Our Executive Director's Interview with the National League of Cities

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From the bustling French Quarter to Mardi Gras to the amazing food scene there is no shortage of great things that come to mind when thinking about New Orleans. However, even with the city’s vibrant culture and businesses community, there have been significant barriers preventing members of its Hispanic/Latinx community from fully engaging in the city’s economic opportunities. Borne out of this need in 2018, Lindsey Navarro, founder and executive director of El Centro, sought to address the lack of diversity and representation in city government agencies, as well as build a bridge to support Hispanic/Latinx entrepreneurs looking to start a business. Clic here to read the full articule

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New Orleans is giving $5M in COVID money to 10 nonprofits for new economic mobility project

1/11/2024

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"New Orleans is handing out millions in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to 10 local nonprofits as part of a new economic mobility project, the city announced Wednesday.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration will direct $5 million to 10 community-based organizations s as part of the city’s Economic Mobility in Motion project.
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El Centro - $450,000 for wealth-building programs for 400 Latino residents of New Orleans each year. The programs provide language-accessible and culturally competent education on financial wellness, small business development, tax preparation and first-time home buyer training."

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¿Qué hacer si roban de dinero de nuestras cuentas bancarias?

6/22/2023

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"No se han utilizado ni vendido datos en la violación de datos OMV de Luisiana, según funcionarios estatales", informa Fox 8 Live en la entrevista que se realizó el periodista Andres Fuentes a Lindsey Navarro, nuestra Directora Ejecutiva; y aconseja también a la comunidad qué hacer, si sufren un robo de dinero en sus cuentas bancarias. Haz clic aquí para ver la entrevista completa.

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CLICK TO WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW
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Nuestras Musas recibieron una visita especial

5/26/2023

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La Organización sin fines de lucro, El Centro, realizó su evento mensual de "Las Musas" para celebrar a Las Madres en su mes, con un evento de pijamas en que las invitadas aprendieron de panelistas en el área de Salud, belleza y estilo para empoderar a la mujer latina en Estados Unidos. 
Haz clic aquí para ver la entrevista completa

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VIVA NOLA Magazine - Hispanic Heritage Month

10/16/2022

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El Centro, a Louisiana-based non-profit organization (501c3) founded by Lindsey Navarro in 2018, provides coaching and entrepreneurial training in Spanish with the mission to empower the Latinx community through culturally relevant and competent financial capability.
El Centro has served more than 3,000 individuals and entrepreneurs through its in-person entrepreneurship education, advisory services, and access to capital programs. Using virtual education, they have reached approximately 68,000 customers through live lectures and educational and instructional videos with topics such as how to start a business, purchase a home, and credit counseling services.  Click to read the full article...
Click to watch the Hispanic Heritage Feature
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Building Access, Wealth, and Community for All

4/7/2022

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The entrepreneurial spirit is strong in this community. “There are lots of informal businesses that are now looking to get formalized and access more opportunities,” said Navarro. “But there are many barriers, starting with cultural barriers. Things are done differently in their countries. Everything is regulated here. There are tax implications in everything they do. We have to start by educating them on what they need to become official.”
El Centro starts by helping business owners with the basics: registering with the Secretary of State, getting a federal tax ID number, getting occupational licenses and other necessary permits, opening bank accounts. But the organization’s services go beyond that into broader areas of financial literacy and building wealth.
“We help them build credit, buy homes, access business loans, and generally understand the American financial system,” explained Nararro. “We also talk about business strategies and marketing. We help them organize their taxes. Ultimately, the goal is to build wealth and community.”
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Click here to read the entire article...

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El Centro and Executive Director, Lindsey Navarro received a Proclamation issued by the Jefferson Parish President, Cynthia Lee Sheng

3/12/2021

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We were honored to receive this acknowledgment for our outstanding service to the Hispanic community and impact in 2020.
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Executive Director Featured on Out to Lunch

6/9/2020

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There’s a local Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, but that’s not El Centro. If there was ever an organization that truly exists to help the little guy, it’s El Centro.
Click here to listen to the podcast.

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Qué Pasa Magazine Interviews Lindsey Navarro

11/19/2018

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A Mission to Empower

This article was original published in the November 2018 Qué Pasa Magazine. 

Lindsey Navarro was born in Houma, Louisiana to Panamanian parents. She spent every summer with family in Panama, and after college continued to visit regularly. When she completed her MBA from Loyola University of New Orleans in 2010, she knew she wanted to work with Latino businesses. She was offered a great position with Accion Louisiana as a business advisor and quickly found her niche working in the Latino community. She educated business owners about entrepreneurship and eventually the role morphed into a national position with the network office on a national level. 
It was at this moment that she witnessed the limited amount of entrepreneurial support that was available to our community both nationally and locally. She knew then that she wanted to be a part of the solution and support system for local entrepreneurs. 

Read the full article on the Qué Pasa website.
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