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Thursday, December 04, 2008 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (CT)
On Thursday, December 4, 2008, Money Week Houston and Wells Fargo will host the "On The Money Luncheon" on Financial Literacy with the United States Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral. The luncheon will be held at The University of Houston University Center in the Houston Room located at 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas. Opening remarks will be given by Mr. Glenn V. Godkin, President, Greater Houston Region Wells Fargo. The luncheon will convene public and private sector leaders that include financial institutions, community & faith based organizations, schools, colleges & universities as well as the media. The luncheon will focus on innovative and effective programs and partnerships that support the promotion of a money smart culture among all ages and demographics.
Ms. Cabral was nominated on July 22, 2004, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 2004. Immediately prior to taking this office, Ms. Cabral served as Director of the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Latino Initiatives, where she led a pan-institutional effort to improve Latino representation in exhibits, and public programming among the Institution's 19 museums, five research centers, and the National Zoo. From 1999 to 2003, Ms. Cabral served as President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, which partners with Fortune 500 companies to increase Hispanic representation in employment, procurement, philanthropy and governance. Under her leadership, the organization published a best practices series, and instituted a partnership with Harvard Business School to provide executive training programs in Corporate Governance Best Practices to community leaders.
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2008 Money Week Houston Partners:
| 1st Convenience Bank | HUD |
| 93.3 KPTY | Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston |
| Accion | Institute for Financial LiteracyUniversity of Houston-Downtown |
| Adams' Mediation & Financial Resource Center | Internal Revenue Service - (SPEC) |
| AICPA | IACCGH |
| Alliance for Economic Inclusion | International House of Prayer |
| Alliance for Multicultural Community Services | Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc. |
| Amegy Bank of Texas | KAR Financial Services |
| Ameriprise Financial | Knowledge-First, Inc. |
| ASEC | Literacy Advance of Houston |
| Austin Properties Unlimited | Lone Star Legal Aid |
| Avance | METRO |
| Better Business Bureau Education Foundation- | Military Saves |
| BizRadio Networks | Money Management International |
| Capital One Bank, NA | MoneyWise |
| Caring Friends Inc. - Mama's Kitchen | MPower Financial Solutions |
| Career and Recovery Resources | National Assoc. of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Houston Chptr |
| Central Bank Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston |
NCI-Community Development Credit Union |
| Children’s Defense Fund | Neighborhood Centers Inc. |
| Children’s Museum Of Houston | Northwest Assistance Ministries |
| Church Without Walls | NRCDC |
| Citi | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
| City of Houston Municipal Courts Administration Department | People's Trust A Financial Co-Op |
| Clear Channel Radio | Personal Touch Plus |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Inc. | Port Of Houston |
| Comerica Bank | Prairie View A&M University |
| Complete Realty | Prepaid Legal Services |
| Community Family Center | PrimeWay Federal Credit Union |
| Connerstone Mortgage | Principal Financial Group |
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Consider it Done |
Regions Financial Corporation |
| Coytrecan Properties | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Credit Coalition- | S-Factor Event |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | Skills For Living, Inc. |
| DPH Financial, LLC | Small Business Association |
| Dream Flights | Social Security Admission |
| Ebusiness1 | Society of Human Resource Management |
| Education Consultant | Sterling Bank |
| Edward Jones Financial Advisors | Tabernacle On Fire |
| Family Services of Greater Houston | TBM Solutions LLC |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Telemundo |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch | Texas AgriLife Extension Service |
| First Bank | Texas Citizens Bank |
| First Community Credit Union | Texas Department of Banking |
| Frost National Bank | Texas Southern University |
| Genesys Works | Texas State Securities Board |
| Green Golf Magazine | Texas Veterans Land Board |
| Guaranty Bank | The Bush Cares Project |
| Gulf Coast Community Services Association | The Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce |
| Harris County Department of Education | The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston |
| Harris County Library System | Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce |
| Harris County Precinct 3 | USA Credit Program |
| Houston Assoc. of Gov't Guaranteed Lenders | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, |
| HBDC Inc. | Houston Field Office |
| H-E-B | Underground Kingz |
| Hip-Hop Education Literacy Program | United Central Bank |
| House of Amos | United States Department of Treasury |
| Houston Area Urban League | Unity National Bank |
| Houston Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders | University of Houston-Downtown |
| Houston Business Development, Inc. | Wachovia Bank. |
| Houston Chronicle | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Houston Citizen’s Chamber of Commerce | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Senior Products Group |
| Houston Community College | Windsor Village UMC |
| Houston Minority Business Council | Woodforest National Bank |
| Houston Public Library | World Financial Group |
| Houston READ Commission | Your Credit Coach Company |
| Houston Real Estate Association, Inc. |
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The LaunchPad Train-the-Trainer is being provided by Global Entrepreneurship Education GEE! A certified provider of the Kauffman Foundation Fast Trac programs.
The Houston Rockets teams up with LaunchPad on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 for the helping Houston "Get Back to Work" Seminar prior to the Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns game.
LaunchPad introduces the possibilities
of entrepreneurship to those who are facing unemployment during this
challenging economic environment.
Presented in a condensed format to
meet participant needs, the LaunchPad offers new resources, helpful
information, and online tools to reinforce the overall goals of the program— evaluating the potential of starting a business and developing a plan for a successful startup.
Key themes help aspiring entrepreneurs as they determine feasibility of their business idea, understand the needs of the market, and explore bootstrapping ideas to get the business started.
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