When it comes to starting small businesses, Latinos lead the way.
A research study from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative says Latinos are starting small businesses at a faster rate than the national average, growing 34% over the last 10 years compared to just 1% for all other small businesses.
But Latino entrepreneurs often still find themselves shut out of the financial resources they need to get going.
As part of our series, National Louis University School of Business Dean Ignacio Lopez gives us la última palabra on why supporting Latino entrepreneurship can boost America’s good fortunes.