Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Nationally Renowned Business Expert, Columnist, Steven D. Strauss To Team Up With The Arizona Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce

Comercio — September 2005

For Immediate Release

September 9, 2005

Contact:

Joseph Ortiz
Director of Communications
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
(602) 279-1800
Josepho@azhcc.com

Steven D. Strauss

PHOENIX, AZ - The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (AZHCC) today announced that nationally recognized business expert, Steven D. Strauss, will join the chamber as a columnist. His column entitled, "Ask an Expert" will appear every week on the AZHCC website. Strauss will answer questions from the chamber's more than 650 members. Currently, "Ask the Expert" appears weekly at USA Today.com.

In addition to working with the chamber, Strauss is a speaker, lawyer and author. He is regularly featured on such media outlets as CNBC, CNN and MSNBC. A small business owner himself, Strauss is the President of the Strauss Group, and is also the author of 12 books including, The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business.

"I have more than 10 years of experience in helping small businesses grow and have counseled thousands of entrepreneurs," says Strauss. "I understand what today's small business owners need to be successful. It is my hope that my partnership with a first-rate organization like the Arizona Hispanic Chamber will help its members' businesses grow even bigger."

"We feel that by adding this column to the website, it gives our members another tool that they can use," said Harry Garewal, president and CEO of the AZHCC. "By providing the resources of a business expert online, it gives our members some great ideas on how to build and successfully grow their businesses and take things to the next level."

Questions can be submitted to Strauss via email, sstrauss@MrAllBiz.com.

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The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation (AZHCCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the efforts of the local business community, especially small business owners. Furthermore, the AZHCC provides a voice for Hispanic businesses in the Valley through advocacy efforts at the local, state and national level.