COMMUNITY VOICES
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC INTEREST LAW JOURNAL
2 L.A. PUB. INT. L.J. 196
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THE LATINO BUSINESS CHAMBER OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AND THE
WORK OF ADVANCING MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES*
Anthony Arnold

With a wealth of experience in business and advocacy and a sense that something was lacking in existing efforts to promote the interests of minority-owned businesses in the greater Los Angeles area, members and leaders in the Latino business community decided to act by founding the Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles. From the very beginning, they had a clear vision of what the Chamber would stand for and how it would realize these
objectives.

The Chamber’s primary objectives include advocating for small and medium-sized businesses on a regional, statewide, and national basis; providing valuable and permanent member services for the improvement and success of their businesses; generating increased levels of business both among members and from outside of the minority-owned business community; and providing overall leadership on relevant business issues, as well as community economic development issues. Notably, the Chamber’s vision departs from that of other actors promoting the interests of minority owned businesses in two fundamental ways. First, the Chamber’s activities center on a robust technical assistance program. Second, the Chamber is focused on its role as a strong advocate on policy issues, seeking to effectively impact policies integral to economic development in minority communities.

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Anthony Arnold is a member of Stutman, Treister & Glatt, P.C. He attended Harvard College, where he received his B.A. in Social Studies, magna cum laude, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2007. Anthony is a founding member of the Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles.