Small Business
Often hailed as the Second City, Chicago is on a league of its own when it comes to opportunities for multicultural business, particularly for the 38,000 Hispanic-owned enterprises which call the city home.
It takes a pretty compelling case to lure a full-scholarship law student, with a 4.0 grade point average, out of school and into a sweaty start-up in his mother’s garage. The winning argument for Cuban-born Carlos Ramirez was fashion.