{"id":262305,"date":"2025-09-28T22:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/262305\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T22:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:27:10","slug":"latino-networking-club-sparks-movement-of-support-sisterhood-for-entrepenuers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/262305\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino networking club sparks movement of support, sisterhood for entrepenuers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Latina business owners in Jacksonville are joining forces to create new opportunities through a recently launched networking initiative, the Latina CEO Club, which held its inaugural meeting at TikiJava Jax during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Hispanic_Heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Hispanic_Heritage\/\">Hispanic Heritage Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cLatina business owners are missing social capital. Your network is your networth,\u201d said Alejandra Amegin, co-founder of the Latina CEO Club. The organization aims to expand nationwide from its Jacksonville launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The club builds on Jacksonville\u2019s growing reputation as a hub for Hispanic entrepreneurs. The city ranks 15th among the best cities for Hispanic entrepreneurs nationwide, according to a recent WalletHub study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Hispanic_Heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Hispanic_Heritage\/\"><b>HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH COVERAGE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Founded on three core pillars \u2013 support and community, education, and resources \u2013 the club sought to challenge stereotypes while fostering business growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re not just house cleaners. We\u2019re not just caretakers,\u201d Amegin said. \u201cIf you look across the board here, we\u2019re covering all industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For entrepreneurs like Claudia Maya, CEO and founder of Uniquely Claudia Boutique in St. Johns County, the club offers a much-needed support system. Maya emphasized the importance of connecting with other business owners who understand the challenges of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI think it\u2019s super important to be around people, surround yourself with people that are going through the same struggles, also success, like applaud their success,\u201d Maya said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">The Latina CEO Club welcomes new members and can be found on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/latinaceoclub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/latinaceoclub\/\">@latinaceoclub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The initiative launched as part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, running from September 15 to October 15.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Latina business owners in Jacksonville are joining forces to create new opportunities through a recently&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":262306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,718,3188,723,55553,101743,7310,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-262305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-community","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-hispanic-heritage","13":"tag-hispanic-heritage-month","14":"tag-jacksonville","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}