THLPE Announces First Annual Business & Entrepreneurship Summit March 10, 2010

TALLAHASSEE  - The Tallahassee Hispanic/Latino Professionals and Entrepreneurs (THLPE) announced that they will be hosting their First Annual Business & Entrepreneurship Summit in Tallahassee, FL on May 1. The Summit is being created to help small business owners and entrepreneurs of North Florida gain the tools and information they need to create/improve their businesses.  Topics will include:

• Top 10 Secrets for Profitability for Small Businesses
• How to Secure Funding for My Small Business in a Recession
• The Influence of the Hispanic Market on the Overall Market
• Successful Small Business Stories & Experiences (Panel)
• The Virtual Office: How to Leverage Technology to Save Money in a Digital World

Confirmed speakers include:

• FELIPE KORZENNY, Ph.D., Center for Hispanic Marketing, Florida State University
• CLAUDIA MARCHENA, Owner and CEO, Marchena Translations
• CHRIS WORKMAN, CPA Certified Business Analyst, Florida A&M University
• JOSE MARQUEZ, National President, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association
• MARY MANGAN, Owner and CEO, Seminole Sitters, LLC
• JEFF COUCH, Founder and Managing Partner, Uber Operations
• JERRY OSTERYOUNG, Ph.D., Director of Outreach, Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, Florida State University
• JOHN BUTLER, Managing Partner and CTO, Uber Operations
• CARLOS VALDEZ, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Chair, Business Department, Keiser University
• EDUARDO GONZALEZ LOUMIET, Director, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association

THLPE has partnered with Über Operations (www.uberops.com) and the Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (www.a-lista.org) to host the summit.  “6 years ago, Über Operations was a two-man company working out of a home and now it is now a national award-winning organization employing over 25 people.  We want to see many more small businesses in North Florida succeed like we have and this summit provided the perfect opportunity to collaborate with this next generation of small business owners and entrepreneurs” said Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, Managing Director of Über Operations.

The date of the event is May 1 and will be held at the ALOFT Hotel in Tallahassee.  If you would like to participate or help sponsor the Business and Entrepreneurship Summit, please contact Alex Bello at alex.bello@thlpe.org

About THPLE:
The Tallahassee Hispanic/Latino Professionals & Entrepreneurs are working together to strengthen the network of professionals and entrepreneurs in the Hispanic/Latino community and to promote opportunities for young Hispanics/Latinos of all ages through leadership, scholarship, service, and diversity.  The organization hosts monthly “Networking Socials” and other events in the community to help provide its members with opportunities for person and professional growth.  For more information on THLPE, please visit www.thlpe.org.

About Über Operations:
Founded in 2004, Über Operations is now a leading provider of health care IT services due in part to their exclusive IT resources, their creativity, and hard work. Their goal is to provide the highest quality in software solutions and to find and work with the best IT professionals in the industry. Über Operations provides the integration services for several large private and public organizations, such as: the Florida Dept of Health, Texas Dept of State Health Services, and the University of Washington. Über Operations team members are considered experts in open source technology such as PHINMS, NHIN CONNECT, and Mirth to name a few. For more information on Über Operations please contact: sales@uberops.com.

About LISTA

LISTA’s (www.a-lista.org) mission is simple: to educate, motivate and empower the Latino community with Technology. LISTA promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. LISTA is an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technologically driven society.