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Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce Launches Hispanic Council

Six months after the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce launched in Tallahassee, the group is announcing the formation of a Hispanic Council serving Hispanic-owned businesses.

Rosie Cabrera owns Los Amigos Mexican restaurant in Tallahassee. She said, over the past 20 years, she’s watched more and more Hispanic people open businesses in the Big Bend area. And when the Minority Chamber launched last year, she and others approached the group about creating a special subgroup to help her community grow its businesses.

"One: I want people to be aware that we’re out there, that we’re here, that we’re part of this community," she said. "And, two, is we’re trying to get more business into our business. We’re trying to reach not just the Hispanics but the whole community itself.”

The Hispanic Council launched last weekend with a Cinco de Mayo party at Los Amigos, attracting about 60 people, she said.

The Big Bend Minority Chamber also has councils targeting women, young entrepreneurs and the construction industry.