/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO) will cut the ribbon on the offices of the NHEO Institute, to be located at the Ben Craig Center at 8701 Mallard Creek Road in Charlotte. The NHEO Institute aims to foster the creation of innovation-based ventures, provide technical assistance, along with educational workshops and seminars. The overall goal of the Institute is to inspire the next generation of Hispanic entrepreneurs and strengthen existing Hispanic ventures to help them reach their full potential. NHEO Institute operates in conjunction with the Ben Craig Center and the Belk College of Business at UNC-Charlotte.

"We are very excited about this partnership among Institutions," says Juan Pablo Giometti, President and CEO of NHEO. "This will strengthen our community, accelerating business growth that will result in the creation of jobs."

North Carolina Secretary of State, Elaine Marshall, will be the keynote speaker at the event, which will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27th. Other speakers include Keva Walton, Senior VP of Member Value with the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Paul Wetenhall, President of the Ben Craig Center, Dr. Joseph Mazzola, Dean of the Belk College of Business, Susan Burguess, City of Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem, and Juan Pablo Giometti, NHEO President and CEO. The invitation-only event heralds the opening of a center which will develop NHEO's national programs.

About NHEO:
Since its inception in 2009, the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization has helped entrepreneurs, investors, service partners, researchers, and public policy makers in diverse industries and at all stages of development. For additional information, visit http://www.nheo.org or call 704-909-7945.

About Ben Craig Center:
The Ben Craig Center was formed in 1986 by UNC Charlotte and the private sector with a mission of fostering entrepreneurism in the Charlotte region. The center provides a 50,000-square-foot space. Its tenants are credited with creating 1,100 jobs and raising $38 million in venture funding.

About Belk College of Business:
The Belk College of Business is the business school at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Belk College offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in a variety of business disciplines.

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization, Inc. (NHEO)

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization, Inc. (NHEO)

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO), headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., was founded to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs, who are underrepresented in America. NHEO provides the know-how, networking, and mentoring resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, programs and web-based resources. NHEO has recent partnerships with Microsoft and PR Newswire, and since launching in 2009 the organization has helped entrepreneurs, service partners, investors, researchers and public policy makers in diverse industries and at all stages of development.

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