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Hector Barreto 
The Honorable Hector V. Barreto is the Chairman of The Latino Coalition (TLC), one of the largest and most effective Latino advocacy groups in the U.S. Barreto served five years as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and held the SBA to record heights of support for small businesses, especially minority and female entrepreneurs, by leveraging a loan portfolio that exceeded $60 billion.
Barreto's community service includes being the founder and former chairman of Business Matchmaking, a highly recognized non-profit that has helped small business owners gain access to government and corporate procurement representatives. Barreto is also a member of the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and serves on its council for small business.
He has been inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and recognized by many organizations including the U.S. Congress, the California State Senate and Assembly and the American Red Cross. In 2006 he was presented with the prestigious Aguila Azteca Award by President Fox of Mexico.
Barreto is the author of The Engine of America, a book dedicated to motivating and inspiring entrepreneurs through real life stories and the winning formulas of successful business leaders.
Barreto's community service includes being the founder and former chairman of Business Matchmaking, a highly recognized non-profit that has helped small business owners gain access to government and corporate procurement representatives. Barreto is also a member of the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and serves on its council for small business.
He has been inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and recognized by many organizations including the U.S. Congress, the California State Senate and Assembly and the American Red Cross. In 2006 he was presented with the prestigious Aguila Azteca Award by President Fox of Mexico.
Barreto is the author of The Engine of America, a book dedicated to motivating and inspiring entrepreneurs through real life stories and the winning formulas of successful business leaders.
Category: Government, Politics
Interviews with Hector Barreto»See all
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the force-multiplier effect that government financial support to a small business actually contributes to four solutions, and the prospect of more assistance soon.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to identify the many aspects of government support for small businesses during the pandemic, including grants for payroll and certain expenses, plus long-term emergency loans with very favorable terms.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to review what has happened in the span of a month, from executing on plans to planning for the future, all to be put on hold due to an invisible enemy – a virus pandemic.
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Books by Hector Barreto
In this book, Barreto shares details of business success, and the insights he gained while administering the nation's largest small business loan, training, and counseling organization. Some of those sharing their stories in The Engine of America have grown their businesses from the most humble of beginnings into corporate giants whose brands are household names and whose operations are integral parts of the national economy. Others may not be instantly recognizable, but what they have in common is success.
Hector Barreto believes if you can teach a small business owner something he or she doesn't know, but which is critical to the growth of their small business or which allows them to avoid a critical mistake, you have helped put them on the road to success. That's what The Engine of America will do.
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