{"id":401,"date":"2025-04-07T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gqchcc.com\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:07:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gqchcc.com\/es\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre nosotros"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Greater Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit, membership-driven organization that includes businesses, not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, and individuals in the greater Quad Cities region within its membership. The Hispanic Chamber’s programs and services have garnered national recognition, becoming the only Hispanic Chamber in the country to be a recipient the Chamber of the Year award twice, in 2012 and 2018.\u00a0 The Hispanic Chamber supports and promotes the success of its members through networking, advocacy, and leadership. The organization has represented the interests of the local business community since 2008.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our mission is to support, promote and enhance the growth and success of businesses and organizations by leveraging assets, contributions and expertise of our unique Hispanic and multicultural identities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 2008, the Hispanic Chamber founding chairman, Bob Ontiveros (Founder of Group O), welcomed the guests and shared examples of how he benefited and succeeded in his own business by joining the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of\u00a0Commerce.\u00a0Hispanic owned businesses and professionals were invited to play active roles in the creation of the first steps to be taken by GQCHCC.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our purpose is to cultivate business and organizational prosperity\u00a0<\/span>for the benefit of the\u00a0<\/span>multicultural identity, collaboration and success in and around the\u00a0<\/span>Quad Cities\u00a0<\/span>region<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board takes a clear position on key topics affecting our community.\u00a0\u00a0We believe:\u00a0<\/p>

  • Our multicultural identity creates a unique and positive economic impact in the communities we serve;\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  • We foster an understanding of contributions to our minority and immigrant business and organizations we serve\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
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  • We provide strong inclusive infrastructure for our new and growing businesses and organizations of all cultural backgrounds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
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