🙏🏻RIP Bill Riley
2/27/45 - 9/27/24
“IBEW is not a business, it’s a family,” Bill Riley
Bill was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 349 since 1970 and was the Business Manager and Financial Secretary since 2003
#LABAjournal2022
LATINA EQUAL PAY DAY 2024
• In 2024 Latinas in the U.S. have to work until October 3rd to earn the same salary a non-Hispanic White man earned last year
• For every $1 a white, non-Hispanic man makes, Latinas make 51 cents
#LatinaEqualPayDay#CloseTheWageGap
Hispanic Heritage Month Facts:
With an economic output of $2.8 trillion, there are approximately 5 million Latino-owned businesses across the U.S., generating more than $800 billion in annual revenue.
Treasury Report Card, October 2023
#HispanicHeritageMonth2024#SmallBiz
Hurricane #Helene has made it's closest passage to South Florida and is now lifting further north in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Expect a few more hours of strong wind gusts, intermittent downpours, as well as hazardous coastal and marine conditions.
Join LABA at the #HispanicHeritage Month Networking Event: Returning to Our Roots
10/16, 6pm-8pm at the
Assault Brigade 2506 Museum
13651 NW 107th Ave
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018
Members: Free
Non-Members: $25
RSVP to:
Email: [email protected]
Call/text: (786)280-7330
📣 #HispanicHeritageMonth is celebrated in the U.S. from 09/15 - 10/15, highlighting the positive impact made by Hispanics to the country
LABA & @BuenaVidaMedia celebrate the 7th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards this October!
“Persistence, hard work, and faith in God are the keys to long-term success,” according to Manuel Alonso, Sr., the founder and CEO of Professional Plumbers Corporation. Celebrating 50 years in business!
#LABAjournalmagazine#Leadership
🤝Highlighting one of our longtime community partners: FLORIDA VENTURE FOUNDATION (FVF)
FVF is a nonprofit providing community outreach and strategies for success in different areas through training, technical support and education
#LABAcommunity#leadership
William “Bill” Riley: Building and Uniting a Family
IBEW is not a business, it’s a family,” are words that you will often hear from Bill Riley.
Article appeared in the #LABAjournalmagazine Fall 2022 edition
#FlashbackFriday LABA in partnership with FVF & BVM launched Accelerate 2022, a yearlong series of workshops for small biz, centered around providing tools, information & connections to help businesses grow!
This article appeared in the LABA JOURNAL MAGAZINE Fall 2022 edition
Happy #NationalSeniorsDay
❤️We love & honor our senior citizens, and the LABA membership along with our community partners has made it a priority to always show our appreciation during the holidays by giving gifts to our seniors
#labajournalmagazine#laba#communityservice
How to do Business with LABA
By Anel Brito, Executive VP, LABA
Our membership is comprised of business owners and companies of all sizes & from all industries; you are sure to find the needed resource for your company within our membership…
From #LABAjournalmagazine Fall 2022
#FlashbackFriday
Reliving the fabulous #LABA Tropical Nites event during Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
🔜 SAVE THE DATE: 2024 Hispanic Heritage Celebration,
October 9th
More info soon!
Article featured in the #LABAJOURNALMAGAZINE Fall 2022 edition
LABA was founded in 2008, and serves as a vital resource for businesses, facilitating connections among its members At LABA we treat you like family and give you a warm welcome
For information on membership please call (786) 280-7330 or email [email protected]
Latino Entrepreneurs Drive Growth of the U.S. Economy
“If U.S. Latinos were a country, it would be the fifth largest GDP in the world, growing faster than the U.S. economy.” Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI)
Article in LABA JOURNAL MAGAZINE Spring 2024 edition
Latina economic advancement project #LEAP
>Prior to the pandemic the number of Latinas in the labor force was projected to grow by 25.8%
>Latinas experienced the greatest drop in labor force size from March 2020 to March 2021
#LABAjournal2022#LatinaBusinessOwners#LABA
How to do business with…Miami Dade County Public Schools: Procurement Management Services by Anel Brito, EVP, LABA
“There are many opportunities for vendors, contractors, and consultants to do business with Miami-Dade County Public Schools...”
LABA JOURNAL MAGAZINE Spring 2024