The Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative reveals their latest research on Latino entrepreneurship. Their study estimates that the number of Latino-owned employer businesses in the United States has grown by 14% between 2012 to 2017, over twice the U.S. average of 6%. However, after controlling for business performance measures, the odds of loan approval from national banks are 60% lower for Latinos.

Read the full report here: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-...

A moderated panel of successful Latino entrepreneurs also discuss their first-hand experience with navigating the pandemic, acquiring capital, and running high-growth companies as it relates to the findings from the research report findings. This is followed by an informative Fireside Chat between Jonathan Levin, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Mary C. Daly, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, where they discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Latino entrepreneurs today.

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[00:00:10] Welcome
Mark Madrid, CEO, LBAN
[00:02:05] Opening Remarks
Persis Drell, Provost, Stanford University
[00:10:57] About SLEI and LBAN
Jerry Porras, Faculty Advisor, SLEI
[00:18:49] About SLEI Research
Inara Tareque, Research Analyst, SLEI
Paul Oyer, Faculty Advisor, SLEI
[00:27:45] Research Presentation: 2020 SLEI Survey of U.S. Business Owners
Marlene Orozco, Lead Research Analyst, SLEI
[00:42:18] Panel Discussion with Latino Entrepreneurs
Rosa Santana, Founder and CEO, Santana Group
Eric Donnelly, CEO, Capital Plus Financial
Mercedes Enrique, President of CMS Corporation
David Favela, Founder and CEO, Border X Brewing
[01:13:53] Fireside Chat
Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Jonathan Levin, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business
[01:48:13] Closing Remarks
Victor Arias Jr., Chairman and Cofounder, Latino Business Action Network