Market helps Hispanic businesses

Market helps Hispanic businesses

A Kansas City, Kansas, market shows the talent and creativity in the city's Hispanic community.

SEPTEMBER 15THMARKED THE START OFNATIONAL HISPANICHERITAGE MONTH.41 ACTION NEWS ISCOMMITTED TOHIGHLIGHTING THECULTURE AND HISTORY OFTHE HISPANIC COMMUNITYRIGHT HERE IN KANSASCITY.TONIGHT, REPORTERARIEL ROTHFIELD TAKESUS TO LA PLACITA IN K-C-K,WHERE ASPIRINGBUSINESS OWNERS ARECONNECTING WITH THECOMMUNITY.IN ENGLISH IT MEANS THELITTLE PLAZABUT HERE IN KANSAS CITY,KANSAS" BETHANYPARK IT"S CALLED LAPLACITASusana Rodriguez/ La PlacitaProgram ManagerLa Placita is a great way toshow what are talents and ourideas and our ideas and ourcreativity that we have ashispanicsORIGINALLY DESIGNED TOHELP INVIGORATE,REVITALIZE, AND REBRANDCENTRAL AVENUE"SCORRIDOR,THE BI-WEEKLY MARKETHAS BECOME A TOOL TOCONNECT WITH THOSE INTHE COMMUNITY.BY PROVIDING A SPACEFOR INDIVIDUALS TO SETUP SHOP WITHOUT HAVITO PAY UP-FRONT COSTSTHE GOAL" THEY CANGET EXPOSURE, BUILD ABUSINESS AND CUSTOMERBASE BEFORE GOING OFFON THEIR OWNSusana Rodriguez/ La PlacitaProgram ManagerIt really has brought everyonetogether.

It has also shown ushow diversified our communityisBUT THIS YEAR HAS NOTBEEN A WALK IN THE PARKBECAUSE OF THEONGOING PANDEMIC, LAPLACITA HASN"T BEENABLE TO EXPAND OROFFER VENDORS IN-DEPTHPROGRAMMINGSusana Rodriguez/ La PlacitaProgram ManagerIt has presented us frommoving onto the next levels ofhelping our vendorsBUT IT"S NOTSTOPPING THEM FROMPROVIDING SUPPORTOR SHOWCASING WHATTHIS COMMUNITY HAS TOOFFERSusana Rodriguez/ La PlacitaProgram ManagerI want it to be big and I wantto be well-known and forpeople from all over to knowabout La Placita.REPORTING IN KANSASCITY.

ARIEL ROTHFIELD.

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