“Energizando” the Latin American business community in the Charlotte region since 1995

Our goal is to offer a sustainable bilingual platform of services to Latino entrepreneurs
and professionals to empower them and engage them in the community.

Connecting & Networking

We offer our members, sponsors and guests the ability to expand their network base and professional outreach through our multiple networking events.  Some of these events are complementary to our members or with a member discount. These events are offered on a regular basis, and in some cases, vary in location to increase visibility into a growing diverse Charlotte Metro Area.

• Bi-Monthly Luncheons (3^rd Wednesday, every other month)
• Tapas (2^nd Tuesday, every month – Evening)
• Café Y Pastel (3d Friday, every month – Morning)

Empowering & Acculturating

At the LACCC, we truly believe in empowering our community by encouraging our entrepreneurs and professionals at every level, to develop their leadership and business skills. We partner with community educators and other local partnerships, to offer several programs that vary in duration from 1-2 months, throughout the year to reinforce this growth.

• English and Acculturation for Entrepreneurs (Basic and Intermediate)
• Business Builder
• Leadership Development Institute
• Train-The-Trainer
• Youth Entrepreneur Summit

Mentoring & Access

As identified in our mission statement, we are here to, “foster the economic growth of and development of the Latin American business community”. We achieve this by building bridges between our member and sponsors, as well as in connecting our Latino and Non-Latino partners in helping each other achieve strategic goals.

• Facilitate Opportunities for Supplier Diversity
• Partnering Large Businesses with Small or Start-Up Organizations
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Mentor Mentee Mixers
• Expos and Job Fairs

Retooling / Growing

Similar to Leadership and Empower programs, we offer programs on a monthly basis to help individuals establish solid education foundations to assist in launching, retooling and growing their businesses. The programs offered give insight into some of the fundamentals in starting and operating a business.

• How to Start a Business
• How to Design or Revise a Business Plan
• Book Keeping and Accounting
• Legal and Immigration Matters
• Access to Capital
• Marketing and New Media