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Business Facts COMMUNITY OUTREACH ....................... 2 ACCESS TO CAPITAL .............................. 3 SUB-BID REQUEST ADS .......................... 3-6, ................................................................. 9, 11 THOMPSON FALL MONTANA SUB-BID REQUEST AD ............................ 4 THE MOST EXCITING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN PRO SPORTS .................. 7 PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES ......................... 10-11 Vol 34, Edition 49 Weekly Publication February 28, 2019 Building a business as a Latino entrepreneur [ Article was originally posted on Soon after, Ramos’ designs were featured www.bankrate.com ] in a wedding magazine, and she opened her Claudia Ramos, graphic designer and illustra- Etsy shop. tor from North Hollywood, California, dreams “It all started using my own money,” she says. of turning her side business, Claudia Ramos “It’s all been out of my own pocket. I’ve never Designs, into a full-time gig. Her dreams are reached out for anyone to sponsor me or reached specific: She’d like to see her work and that of out to a bank for a loan.” other Latina artists sold in her very own shop. Ramos’ entrepreneurial spirit is common among Ramos, who was born in El Salvador, cur- the Latino population in the United States. Her rently works for Hasbro as a fashion graphic Latino counterparts, who make up a full 18 per- designer by day and (after her seven-year-old cent of the U.S. population, reached a popula- daughter goes to bed) on her side business by tion of nearly 58 million in 2016, according to night. Pew Research Center.While the 2018 Stanford Starting a business from scratch Graduate School of Business Latino Entrepre- In 2013, the company where Ramos worked, neurship Gap reported that just six percent of American Greetings, closed its L.A. office. It all businesses were owned by Latinos in 1996. was a turning point for her as she considered her Today, that number has more than doubled to next steps. nearly 13 percent. “I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh. What am I going to Despite these figures, most Latino-owned busi- do?’” she said. Ramos quickly realized that she nesses remain small, with 98 percent reporting could rely on her creativity, on which she’d capi- less than $1 million in revenue per year. talized since she was a young girl. As a whole, national banks fund Latino busi- Ramos began challenging herself. “A friend nesses less often than for entrepreneurs from asked me to illustrate a save-the-date postcard other ethnic groups. According to the 2017 Stan- for her wedding, and I said, ‘Okay…’” g Continued on page 8 Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Victor Green Created the Green Book – A Travel Guide for African Americans [ Article was originally posted on But Jim Crow laws made it difficult for African along extra gasoline, and if they were worried African American drivers learned to travel in a https://americacomesalive.com ] American businessmen or for families to travel. about bathroom facilities they brought along some- chauffeur cap (or at least have one beside them). • Victor Green’s book (The Negro Motorist Travel Uncertain and Risky thing to use as a portable toilet. Those who traveled If stopped, they could announce that they were Green Book), was a travel guide for African for business generally arranged to stay with rela- delivering a car for a white person. Bus or train travel by African Americans sub- Americans. It was needed because of Jim tives or friends. They knew locating a motel or a jected them to poor treatment, and they were al- Victor Gruen’s Green Book Crow laws. friendly restaurant would not be easy. ways relegated to the worst part of the train car Victor H. Green (1892-1960) started his adult During the 1940s and ‘50s, Americans began or the bus. If families were to take to the road to visit rela- work life delivering mail in Hackensack, New taking to the road. Increasingly, more business tives, parents wanted to spare their children from But car travel for African Americans was also Jersey. (While he and his family eventually conventions were being held in various parts of the humiliation of being refused service or ad- fraught with difficulties. Finding a place to buy gas, settled in Harlem, he always maintained his job the country, Salesmen, athletes, and entertainers mittance. food, use the bathroom, or sleep overnight were with the New Jersey Postal Service.) While in were also traveling for business. People were among the challenges black people faced. They The problems involved were not simply a mat- Harlem he undertook managing his brother-in- also beginning to take car trips for pleasure. generally packed food to carry with them, brought ter of inconvenience. A road trip in many parts law’s bookings as a musician. Perhaps through of the country could entail uncertainty and risk. this experience, Green began hearing the terrible Many police forces thought nothing of stopping tales of what befell African Americans who trav- drivers based on their color. Some travelers sim- eled. PUBLISHED BY SMALL BUSINESS EXCHANGE, INC. ply “disappeared.” Travel guides existed for Jewish people, because 795 Folsom Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 There were at least 10,000 “sundown towns” they, too, encountered discrimination on the in the United States as late as the 1960s. In a road. Green began planning his own guide. He “sundown town” nonwhites had to leave the city used his connections within the National Asso- limits by dusk, or they could be picked up by ciation of Letter Carriers to gather information the police. These towns were not limited to the on various regions. South—they ranged from Levittown, New York to Glendale, California and included the major- ity of municipalities in Illinois. g Continued on page 7 Success Stories Business Facts 2 SMALL BUSINESS EXCHANGE FEBRUARY 28, 2019 - MARCH 7, 2019 Community Outreach Mayor Garcetti: Los Angeles will recycle 100% of city’s wastewater by 2035 Improvements to Hyperion Treatment Plant Hyperion — the largest treatment plant west of land. Increasing Hyperion’s recycling capabili- treatment projects that will eventually clean the will allow L.A. to reach peak recycling capacity the Mississippi River — currently receives 81% ties to 100% by 2035 will increase that number San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin — an Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that L.A. will re- of the City’s total wastewater and recycles 27% to 35% — and help the City meet Mayor Garcet- aquifer that can provide drinking water to more cycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035 — a major of the water that flows into the facility. Improve- ti’s Sustainable City pLAn goals to cut purchas- than 800,000 Angelenos. step to expand water recycling and reduce reli- ments to Hyperion will cost roughly $2 billion es of imported water by 50% by 2025 and source Mayor Garcetti also helped lead the passage of ance on imported water. over the next 16 years and create middle class 50% of water locally by 2035. Measure W, a $300 million local measure ap- engineering, construction, operations, and main- “Hyperion played a pivotal role in restoring the proved by L.A. County voters in 2018 to fund The Mayor was joined by Councilmember Mike tenance jobs. Bonin and senior leadership from the L.A. De- Santa Monica Bay,” said Bureau of Sanitation infrastructure projects and programs to capture, partment of Water and Power (LADWP) and “It is hard to overstate how important this an- Director Enrique Zaldivar. “I am thrilled to see it treat, and recycle rainwater. Bureau of Sanitation (BOS). nouncement is for Los Angeles,” said Council- now play a crucial role in the future of the City’s “With the City committing to 100% recycled member Mike Bonin. “This is a major milestone water resilience.” water at all four treatment facilities by 2035, “Conservation is about more than how we re- in our work to make Los Angeles a sustainable spond to a dry year — it should shape how we The efforts at Hyperion and Los Angeles’ three LADWP will be able to reliably source up to and resilient city, and it is just the latest example other wastewater treatment plants — which are 70 percent of its water sustainably and locally prepare our City for tomorrow,” said Mayor of how LA is continuing to demonstrate that big Garcetti. “Maximizing L.A.’s recycling capac- already at 100% recycling capacity — are part of instead of depending on costly imported wa- things can happen in big cities when we work a growing portfolio of projects spearheaded by ter,” said LADWP General Manager David H. ity will increase the amount of water we source together toward a sustainable future.” locally, and help to ensure that Angelenos can Mayor Garcetti to reduce Los Angeles’ dependence Wright. “Today’s announcement is nothing short count on access to clean water for generations Currently, 2% of the City’s water supply comes on imported water. Last year, Mayor Garcetti broke of a game changer when it comes to securing to come.” from L.A.’s four water treatment facilities: Hy- ground at the North Hollywood West Groundwa- LA’s water future.” perion, L.A. Glendale, Tillman, and Terminal Is- ter Treatment facility, the first of four groundwater g Continued on page 6 voice in time to hear ringing, the electronic voice the beep. Remember to speak naturally and 6. To reduce the number of incoming and out- telling you to leave a message, a long silence, smile. going calls, try to leave messages that do Smart Ways more ringing and another instruction to leave 2. Change your message regularly, and re- not require a response. For example, “I will message at the tone.
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