What first began as a pilot program with only three teaching levels, is now a fully structured English as a second language program with 56 current students that meet four times a week for 12 weeks, with six levels of classes based on the evaluation of the student.
Mirian Ortiz, owner of Sergio's Cafe, a small restaurant named after her father, credits her success to her the inspiration from her parents and children.
We all have role models growing up, people who we look up to and admire for different things. Many times, when you ask a child, "What do you want to be when you grow up" they will respond, "I want to be like my mom" or "I want to be like my dad". This was exactly the case for Luis Santiago, owner of Eclipse Window Tinting in Elkhart, Indiana.
(From left) Loreto Soto-Rodreguez, Norma Marcias-Olmedo, Jorge Soto, Ben Elias and DaVonne Kramer. Jorge Soto, a sophomore chemistry major from Goshen, was among a group of first-generation students from Indiana’s independent colleges and universities honored at the 28th annual “Realizing the Dream” banquet on Saturday, Nov.
The beauty of entrepreneurship stems from the many different reasons why people decide to become entrepreneurs in the first place. For many, entrepreneurship is the key to liberty and independence, for Maribel and her daughter Karen, entrepreneurship meant the opportunity to keep a dream alive.
On Oct. 17, the Latino Entrepreneurship Program, called “Innovative Entrepreneurs” or “Empresarios Innovadores,” hosted their first free workshop.
Elkhart County hopes to boost business by empowering the Latino community with its brand new Latino Entrepreneurship Program.
Entrepreneurship can be a hard and lonely journey if you let it. Like with many things in life, however, it is all about perspective and one's personal outlook along the way. This is what we learned from Esther Santiago, proud of owner of Esther's Beauty Salon located in Elkhart, IN.
Gilberto Perez, Jr., former senior director of intercultural development and educational partnerships, has been named the new dean of students at Goshen College.
The Mexican consulate in Chicago has awarded Goshen College $50,000 for scholarships from its Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) Becas fund to provide financial assistance to students of Mexican heritage.
