Before Daniel Chavez became the businessman he is today, managing properties like Revel Entertainment, he dealt with struggles both personal and professional. “I was going down a very bad path at the age of 21,” Chavez said. “I lost a career job at the time I thought was going to carry me into my old age.”But Saturday afternoon, he participated as the keynote speaker to spread knowledge to other aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs.He said the obstacles he encountered as a young businessman “pushed me into being a successful adult learning what I had to do at the age of 21.”Chavez is only a fraction of people striving to become successful entrepreneurs trying to find the right path toward success. The Economic Development Department said there is an underrepresented population wanting to start their own business in Albuquerque. That’s where the Cultivating Success Summit comes into play. “Our community doesn’t know that there are people that speak their language and know this process, the ins and outs,” the department’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion coordinator Rita Veleta said. She highlighted that among Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the community, there aren’t enough resources offered to minority groups. EDD specialists said with this summit, entrepreneurs and businesses are given resources and knowledge to better navigate the business world. Shani Harvie with EDD said many challenges can range from “where you need to register with your county, who your providers are, how to get capital. There’s a lot of barriers people hit.”From consultation to strategy, multiple departments and agencies coming together with open arms, aiming to promote a better infrastructure for minority communities. As the Summit’s Keynote English speaker, Chavez believes the summit does more than just offer resources, but allows people to realize their struggles can be a strength to fuel success. “If you just have the tenacity and the discipline to keep going, that’s what I would like people to be inspired by,” Chavez said.Information about the Economic Development Department can be found here.
Before Daniel Chavez became the businessman he is today, managing properties like Revel Entertainment, he dealt with struggles both personal and professional.
“I was going down a very bad path at the age of 21,” Chavez said. “I lost a career job at the time I thought was going to carry me into my old age.”
But Saturday afternoon, he participated as the keynote speaker to spread knowledge to other aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs.
He said the obstacles he encountered as a young businessman “pushed me into being a successful adult learning what I had to do at the age of 21.”
Chavez is only a fraction of people striving to become successful entrepreneurs trying to find the right path toward success. The Economic Development Department said there is an underrepresented population wanting to start their own business in Albuquerque. That’s where the Cultivating Success Summit comes into play.
“Our community doesn’t know that there are people that speak their language and know this process, the ins and outs,” the department’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion coordinator Rita Veleta said.
She highlighted that among Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the community, there aren’t enough resources offered to minority groups. EDD specialists said with this summit, entrepreneurs and businesses are given resources and knowledge to better navigate the business world.
Shani Harvie with EDD said many challenges can range from “where you need to register with your county, who your providers are, how to get capital. There’s a lot of barriers people hit.”
From consultation to strategy, multiple departments and agencies coming together with open arms, aiming to promote a better infrastructure for minority communities. As the Summit’s Keynote English speaker, Chavez believes the summit does more than just offer resources, but allows people to realize their struggles can be a strength to fuel success.
“If you just have the tenacity and the discipline to keep going, that’s what I would like people to be inspired by,” Chavez said.
Information about the Economic Development Department can be found here.
