{"id":500,"date":"2011-04-17T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2011-04-17T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T22:10:53","slug":"hispanic-professionals-networking-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=500","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Professionals Networking Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philvelez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HPNG.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-501\" title=\"HPNG\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philvelez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HPNG-300x158.jpg?resize=300%2C158\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philvelez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HPNG.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/philvelez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HPNG.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This Tuesday, the <a title=\"HPNG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hpng.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hispanic Professionals Networking Group (HPNG)<\/a> will be sponsoring an entrepreneurs event at the <a title=\"Lounge at the Elmo Restaurant\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elmorestaurant.com\/lounge.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lounge at the Elmo Restaurant<\/a> in New York City. The guest speaker will be <a title=\"Robert W. Walsh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/sbs\/html\/about\/bio.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Robert W. Walsh<\/a>, the commissioner of the <a title=\"NYC Dept. of Small Business Services. \" href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/sbs\/html\/home\/home.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">New York City Department of Small Business Services<\/a>. Registration cost for the networking event is $25.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"HPNG blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hpng.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HPNG<\/a> provides opportunities for Hispanic professionals to grow their networks and develop their careers. It hosts networking events and offers professional and personal  development workshops that address Latino-specific issues. Workshop topics include career and leadership development, financial planning  and investing, real estate matters, legal issues, and other  topics.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2003 in by <a title=\"Ali Curi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/acuri\" target=\"_blank\">Ali Curi<\/a> in New York, <a title=\"HPNG Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hispanic-Professionals-Networking-Group-HPNG\/115604205142426\" target=\"_blank\">HPNG<\/a> produces monthly networking events and career management workshops in New York and Miami.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fphilvelez.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D500&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:20px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Tuesday, the Hispanic Professionals Networking Group (HPNG) will be sponsoring an entrepreneurs event at the Lounge at the Elmo Restaurant in New York City. 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