I struggled with my fight or flight instincts. Should I just throw in the towel? Close my business & go find a “job”? I had employees that counted on me. How would I pay them? I had clients who needed me. How would I get paid to help them? … More Reflection 2021: Changes & Challenges
Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! – From our Puente Cultural Integration Team! I am in full gratitude and reflection mode as we look towards these last few days of 2021. So many of my friends and clients are struggling with the holidays – dealing with grief – lives, businesses, relationships, lifestyles lost. I too, was so … More Holiday Gratitude
Puente Cultural Integration, LLC is the leading bilingual consulting agency in the State of Michigan supporting Hispanic small businesses and providing coaching to startups in the City of Detroit. We have worked with over a dozen agencies providing program development, project management, as a consultant to nonprofit organizations and governmental departments. … More Bilingual Outreach
I have been incredibly proud for all of the work the Puente has done through our partnership and collaboration with the MI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the selfless volunteers that have been a part of the MI-HCA Advisory Council for the last three years. We’ve gotten a little press in recent weeks. Something that … More Michigan Hispanic Contractors Association 2019-2020
My word for 2021 is DEVELOP. There are a lot of ways to apply and interpret the word DEVELOP and I plan to explore them in depth with the Puente Team as we begin the year. We will DEVELOP ourselves through goal-setting, DEVELOP programs, help others to DEVELOP best practices, and help our contractors and partners with construction DEVELOPment projects. … More #DEVELOP2021
Stay Consistent with Your Mission During the pandemic, the Puente Team has met (almost daily via Zoom) to discuss the challenges and messages of the day. We became experts in trilingual outreach to the immigrant business community and all things COVID-related: grants, loans, executive orders, restaurant protocol, MIOSHA rules, etc. We consistently reminded ourselves of … More Reflection 2020
Live with Intention. 📐📖🖊✈️ Dream, Manifest, Design, Believe, Plan, & Do the Work, Be Patient & Persistent.🗓 📄⏳Some goals take a lifetime to realize. I am blessed to have parents who taught me there were no limits to my dreams & aspirations. I was privileged to grow up in a home where my parents never doubted they could … More Intention
To paraphrase a common saying: You never know what someone else is going through, so my prayer for us all is that we give each other grace. We are truly living in unprecedented times. … More Grace in Times of COVID
Effective networking skills is a requirement in this age of digital social interactions. Learn from a from an expert on how to bring value to every networking event. Go beyond the business card exchange and the LinkedIn contacts to truly create a powerful in-person network. This will be a literal hands-on interactive workshop … … More Presenting the BRIDGE Networking MODEL: Detroit Startup Week
See you at the Crowne Plaza Farmington Hills at 5:30pm for networking and a sample of a Tequila Cabresto margarita!
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