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A CEREMONIAL RIBBON CUTTING AT GRAND PRAIRIE'S.HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMEMORATES AN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS IN THE DALLAS COLLEGE SYSTEM.
WE'RE BUSTING THOSE BARRIERS AS OUR CHANCELLOR WAS TO SAY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
OFFICIALS FROM THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SAY BY JOINING FORCES DALLAS COLLEGE AND THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, WILL BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THE GROWTH, SUCCESS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WILL ALSO BE A VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE RESOURCE FOR THE CITY.
BECAUSE ABOUT 3000 STUDENTS FROM GRAND PRAIRIE CURRENTLY ATTEND SCHOOLS IN THE SEVEN CAMPUS DALLAS COLLEGE SYSTEM.
WHILE THE G-P-H-C-C IS A MEMBER OF A COALITION THAT INCLUDES 12 HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN GRAND PRAIRIE HAS, UH, A, A STRONG FOCUS IN THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE MOM AND POP SHOPS THAT ARE, ARE, ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO SERVE THE BUSINESS WORLD.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND OUR CITY HAS HELP AND RESOURCES FOR THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, USE US TO GET TO OUR CITY IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MANEUVER YOUR WAY TO THE CITY, BECAUSE IT IS A VERY GOOD CITY.
IT HAS VERY GOOD PROGRAMS, AND WE ARE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER, COLLABORATE WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, WITH THE CITY SO THEY CAN GET EMPOWERED AND INFORMED IN THE USE OF THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE TO BUILD TRUST, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, UH, AT GRAND PRAIRIE CAN DO, UH, WITH THE CULTURAL EVENTS AND LEVERAGE THE CULTURAL EVENTS TO REALLY BRING IN OUR, UH, COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO, TO THOSE, BUT ALSO BUILD THE TRUST SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND LOOK AT WHAT OTHER RESOURCES WE HAVE.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOU CAN CALL THEM DURING BUSINESS HOURS OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, GRAND PRAIRIE HISPANIC CHAMBER.ORG.