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Why should you join the Hispano Chamber?
We are a community of business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals committed to empowering individuals through economic growth. The Hispano Chamber engages entrepreneurs through community advocacy, networking, and innovative one-on-one training designed to help you be successful. You can contribute to Albuquerque and New Mexico’s economy by supporting businesses create jobs, increasing their revenue and becoming more profitable.
​The Chamber has many tools to bring awareness and visibility to your business:
- ​Access to networking events with Chamber members, business leaders, and community.
- Maximum internet exposure on the Chamber's website.
- ​Inclusion in the newsletter through stories and the Meet Your Members section.
- ​Celebration of your new membership or milestone occasion with a ribbon cutting.
- Join any one of our 10 committees to become involved and help shape the Albuquerque business community.
... and so much more!
​​Chamber dues are an investment in your business, and other businesses which become your clients. Join today and dive into all the resources one the nation's largest Hispanic chambers offers.
For more information regarding a membership with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, contact our membership team!
Membership Events
An Hispano Chamber tradition for 15+ years, this event promises to be an evening of fun, growth, and new connections. Bring your business cards!
Indulge in the finest brews from local breweries, savor delicious coffee, and mingle with community leaders. A great networking event!
Start your day right with a delicious Buenos Dias Breakfast! Join us for a morning filled with great food and networking opportunities.
We encourage all new members to join us for an overall tutorial on how the chamber operates and the benefits of your membership.
We conduct Ribbon Cuttings to celebrate new members, anniversaries, grand openings, and much more to promote your business!
Our Signature Events
La Noche Encantada Gala
As the largest gala in the state, this event brings together local and national leaders and influencers from every sector of business, government, labor, and education, and promises to be as entertaining as it will be inspiring.
Education Excellence Golf Classic
This event isn't just about the game, it's about supporting our scholarship program recipients. The Hispano Chamber has already raised an impressive $3.5 million in scholarship funds, and we're aiming even higher every year!
Legacy Day
During Legacy Day we celebrate your achievements, the sustainability of the Hispano Chamber, and honoring your success, your legacy, and your Chamber.
Hispanic Heritage Awards Ceremony
This program honors companies and individuals in New Mexico who are current Members of the Hispano Chamber that demonstrate a strong commitment to the economic impact and cultural diversity of our business community, staying true to our mission.
Education Excellence Awards Ceremony
Providing support to deserving students to achieve their dreams is a vital part of our WHY. We were able to provide 116 scholarships this year totaling over $120,000!
Our Chamber Events
Futures Fair
The Youth Summit and Future’s Fair empowers young individuals to take charge of their financial future, make informed financial decisions, manage debt responsibly, and navigate their career paths effectively.
Buen Vecinos Golf Tournament
Buen Vecinos is an innovative fundraising program launched by the Hispano Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to supporting the growth and development of businesses and non-profit organizations within our community.
x marks the spot
The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce proudly sponsors “X Marks the Spot,” a program geared toward engaging locals who are excited about the idea of balloons landing on or near their property for the Balloon Fiesta!
Business Programs We Offer
Small businesses can pivot quickly, adapt to market changes, and implement innovative ideas without bureaucratic constraints, allowing for swift adjustments to meet evolving consumer needs. When effectively cultivated and integrated into a small business's strategy, businesses can drive superior growth and differentiation in the market. The Hispano Chamber offers several small business development programs through the Barelas Economic Opportunity Center (BEOC) that foster local economic growth and community vitality. These programs serve as invaluable platforms that provide aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small businesses with essential resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities.
Growing Small business
OBJECTIVE: The Growing Small Business (GSB) is an eight-week development program to assist small business owners by providing practical strategies and actionable insights on key areas like strategic planning, financial management, and customer engagement. Participants will boost their business knowledge, increase profitability, and achieve sustainable growth.
Emprendedores I
OBJECTIVE: Emprendedores will provide Hispanic and Hispanic women-owned entrepreneurs with a basic understanding of how to start a small business and the resources to support entrepreneurs. Sessions are offered in Spanish and occur once a week over a six-week course.
Emprendedores II
OBJECTIVE: Emprendedores II will give Hispanic entrepreneurs and Hispanic Women-owned business owners the skills and resources to manage, grow, and scale their established businesses with a hands-on approach through a six-week course. Sessions are offered in Spanish and occur weekly.
Procurement Series
OBJECTIVE: The Procurement Series is a six-week program that provides small businesses (suppliers of goods and services) with the necessary tools and resources to unlock the mysteries of procuring contract opportunities with the federal, state, and local governments and anchor institutions in New Mexico. It will enable participants to navigate the complex landscape of procurement processes, regulations, and best practices. Sessions meet once a week over the six weeks.
Digital Deep Dive: Digital Marketing for growth
OBJECTIVE: The Digital Deep Dive program will focus on best practices, including a digital media course curriculum, for small businesses on how to create logos and branding materials, build digital collateral for social media—including how to set up a business FB and IG page and create page banners and posts—and create a small website or landing page in Wix.
Avanzar Accelerator Program
OBJECTIVE: Participants will learn to enhance their leadership skills, optimize business operations, and implement significant growth and scalability strategies. This program offers expert-led sessions, additional one-on-one advisement, access to capital, and connections to resources and networks. The program occurs over eight (8) monthly sessions combined with one-on-one advisement.
Annual Procurement Summit
OBJECTIVE: The Procurement Summit provides a platform for small businesses to meet with top procurement experts in the field and various buying agencies through networking and matchmaking opportunities. Additionally, contractors and suppliers can learn the required steps to do business with different federal, state, and local governments, as well as up-to-date procurement information and regulations, access networks and contracts, attend informational sessions, and pursue opportunities to grow and scale their businesses.
Youth Summit and Futures Fair
OBJECTIVE: Unlike traditional job fairs, the Youth Summit and Futures Fair connects students and young adults to resources for developing their college and career plans after high school. The Youth Summit strives to empower students with practical insights into financial literacy, debt awareness, career readiness, and educational planning by offering tailored workshops and academic resources from various educational resources, colleges, trade schools, financial institutions, and local businesses.
Our Industry Programs
Participation in a Chamber industry program provides the business community with opportunities to work with our members and some of Albuquerque's top business professionals, government and community leaders. As the leading voice of small business in Southwest, the Hispano Chamber works to create and sustain a favorable business environment in which all entrepreneurs can grow and prosper.
To serve as goodwill representatives for the Hispano Chamber by welcoming new members and existing members at various chamber events and supporting new member recruitment and member retention.
To engage in the optimization of support efforts for New Mexico's education system by leveraging the committee's collective talent and resources to bridge the education gap and improve the landscape of education with an emphasis on the Hispano Chamber's Scholarship Program.
To serve as a leader in the community to promote, educate and provide resources to local businesses by advocating economic prosperity, stimulating healthy work environments, and improving quality of life for success.
To support and promote women business owners and women professionals, to develop their potential leadership skills, and facilitate a healthy work-life balance for them and their employees.