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title: "Empowering Growth: Latino Entrepreneurs — Marlene Orozco"
description: During this episode of the VentureFuel Visionaries, Empowering Growth, we speak with Marlene Orozco from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative.
---

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# [Empowering Growth: Latino Entrepreneurs — Marlene Orozco](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/empowering-growth-marlene-orozco-on-latino-entrepreneurship-and-access-to-capital)

 Written by [Vanessa Rosado](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/author/vanessa-rosado) | Oct 23, 2024 1:42:14 PM

This week's VentureFuel Visionary is Marlene Orozco, lead research analyst at the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative, which is a research and education collaboration between Stanford University and the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN). She is also the CEO and Founder of Stratified Insights.

In this episode, we discuss the unique challenges faced by Hispanic entrepreneurs, particularly in accessing capital. With her background in sociology, Marlene highlights the initiative's role in advancing Latino entrepreneurship and shares key insights from impactful research projects. She also emphasizes the importance of networks and collaborations for scaling businesses.

Tune in to learn how her work informs policy and empowers underrepresented entrepreneurs in today’s landscape.

 

 

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