Group O to Chair USHCC 2013 National Convention
August 8, 2013 | Milan, IL – Group O will serve as HBE Convention Chair for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) National ConventionSeptember 15-17 in Chicago. Together with Corporate Convention Chair Bank of America, the two companies will play a key role at the conference.
The USHCC national convention annually attracts thousands of attendees from its key constituencies, including Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs), corporate and government members and regional Hispanic chambers of commerce. The convention theme this year is America’s Business Future – reflecting USHCC’s mission to help advance the interests of nearly 3 million Hispanic-owned businesses nationwide and to create connections with its corporate and government members.
“Today, with HBEs representing $450 billion in revenue (and growing), this is the right time for USHCC and its members to redouble our efforts in fostering entrepreneurship and developing relationships with our corporate partners,” said Group O CEO Gregg Ontiveros. “Our goal at the convention is to share relevant, actionable ways for HBE attendees to build their businesses and for corporate and government members to connect with new partners that can help them optimize performance through diverse, sustainable business practices.”
At the 2012 National Convention in Los Angeles, USHCC recognized Ontiveros as its HBE Hispanic Businessman of the Year and Group O as a Top-5 Latino-owned Business. More information and registration details on the convention can be found at www.ushccconvention.com.
About the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of over 3 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that combined generate in excess of $465 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for more than 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit: www.ushcc.com.
About Group O
Group O is a diversified business process outsourcing provider specializing in marketing services, business analytics, supply chain operations and strategic packaging solutions. A Corporate Plus member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (nmsdc.org), Group O is an NMSDC National Minority Supplier of the Year honoree and is recognized as a Top 5 Latino-owned Business by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Headquartered in Milan, IL, Group O is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States and employs more than 1,500. To learn more, visit www.GroupO.com.