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Latino small businesses in Minnesota paying the price

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
February 19, 2026
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Minnesota Latino-owned small businesses in the across the Metro and in Greater Minnesota are hurting right now. 

Behind the headlines and uncertainty of this moment, there is a quieter crisis unfolding, one that is deeply personal, deeply local, and deeply consequential for our economy. It is happening on Main Streets, in neighborhood storefronts, in family-run restaurants, markets, and service shops. 

These are Minnesota’s Latino-owned small businesses. 

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For many business owners, the fear is real. Fear of not making payroll. Fear of closing their doors. Fear of losing everything they’ve worked years to build. Small businesses are more than economic engines; they are community anchors. They provide jobs, gather neighbors, and often represent the dreams of immigrant and working families who took enormous risks to start something of their own. 

When small businesses suffer, the ripple effects are immediate: employees lose work, families lose stability, and communities lose essential spaces that bring people together. 

That is why the Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota and the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) have joined forces to respond with urgent support. 

Together, we have launched the Latino Emergency Small Business Relief Fund, a coordinated effort to provide direct assistance to small businesses experiencing hardship, especially local mom-and-pop and family-owned businesses with limited access to capital. 

This fund is rooted in a simple truth: small businesses should not have to weather this moment alone. 

LEDC is serving as the fiscal agent and administrator of the fund, ensuring transparency and accountability in how donations are managed and distributed. The Latino Chamber is working closely with LEDC to ensure that support reaches the businesses with the greatest need, those family-owned operations that are most vulnerable during economic disruption. This partnership is about protecting local economies, preserving jobs, and supporting the entrepreneurs who contribute so much to Minnesota’s vitality. 

The damage to small businesses is not abstract, it is visible in empty tables, reduced hours, postponed expansions, and growing uncertainty about the future. However, payroll, rent, and utilities are still due. These businesses are doing everything they can to hold on, but many are running out of options. 

That is where the public can make a difference. Community members in Minnesota, and supporters nationwide, can help Minnesota to the Latino Emergency Small Business Relief Fund. Every donation is an investment in a small business owner’s ability to stay open, keep workers employed, and continue serving their neighborhood. 

If you have ever loved a corner store, dined in a local restaurant, or felt at home in a small business built with care and sacrifice, this is the moment to show up. 

Minnesota’s small businesses are hurting. But with collective support, they can weather this moment—and emerge stronger on the other side. 

To donate and learn more, visit the Latino Emergency Small Business Relief Fund page and help send Minnesota’s small businesses the support they urgently need. Any amount helps. 

Ayude a Mantener las Puertas Abiertas

Pequeñas Empresas Latinas en Minnesota Pagando el Precio.

Las pequeñas empresas latinas en el área metropolitana y en todo Minnesota están sufriendo en este momento. 

Detrás de los titulares y la incertidumbre de este momento, se está desarrollando una crisis más silenciosa—una crisis profundamente personal, profundamente local y profundamente decisiva para nuestra economía. Está ocurriendo en calles principales, en negocios de vecindarios, en restaurantes familiares, mercados y tiendas de servicio. 

Estas son las pequeñas empresas latinas de Minnesota. 

Para muchos dueños de negocios, el miedo es real. Miedo de no poder pagar la nómina. Miedo de cerrar sus puertas. Miedo de perder todo por lo que han trabajado durante años. Las pequeñas empresas son más que motores económicos: son pilares comunitarios. Proveen empleos, reúnen vecinos y representan los sueños de familias inmigrantes y trabajadoras que asumieron enormes riesgos para construir algo propio. 

Cuando las pequeñas empresas sufren, los efectos son inmediatos: los empleados pierden trabajo, las familias pierden estabilidad y las comunidades pierden espacios esenciales que las unen. 

Por eso la Cámara de Comercio Latina de Minnesota y LEDC han unido fuerzas para responder con apoyo urgente. 

Juntos, hemos lanzado el Fondo de Ayuda de Emergencia para Pequeñas Empresas Latinas—un esfuerzo coordinado para brindar asistencia directa a pequeñas empresas que enfrentan dificultades, especialmente negocios familiares y comercios con acceso limitado a capital. 

Este fondo se basa en una verdad simple: las pequeñas empresas no deberían tener que enfrentar este momento solas. 

LEDC actúa como agente fiscal y administrador del fondo, garantizando transparencia y responsabilidad en cómo se manejan y distribuyen las donaciones. La Cámara Latina trabaja estrechamente con LEDC para asegurar que el apoyo llegue a los negocios que más lo necesitan—aquellas operaciones familiares más vulnerables durante la disrupción económica. 

Esta colaboración se trata de proteger economías locales, preservar empleos y apoyar a los emprendedores que contribuyen tanto a la vitalidad de Minnesota. 

El daño a las pequeñas empresas no es abstracto: se ve en mesas vacías, horas reducidas, expansiones pospuestas y una creciente incertidumbre sobre el futuro. Sin embargo, la nómina, la renta y los servicios aún deben pagarse. Estos negocios están haciendo todo lo posible por resistir, pero muchos se están quedando sin opciones. 

Ahí es donde el público puede marcar la diferencia. 

Los miembros de la comunidad en Minnesota—y los apoyos a nivel nacional—pueden ayudar donando al Fondo de Ayuda de Emergencia para Pequeñas Empresas Latinas. Cada donación es una inversión en la capacidad de un propietario para mantenerse abierto, mantener empleados trabajando y continuar sirviendo a su vecindario. 

Si alguna vez has querido una tienda de la esquina, cenado en un restaurante local o encontrado un hogar en un pequeño negocio construido con sacrificio, este es el momento de presentarte. 

Las pequeñas empresas de Minnesota están sufriendo. Pero con apoyo colectivo, pueden superar este momento—y salir más fuertes del otro lado. 

Para donar y aprender más, visita la página del Fondo de Ayuda de Emergencia para Pequeñas Empresas Latinas y ayuda a enviar a los pequeños negocios de Minnesota el apoyo urgente que necesitan. Cualquier cantidad ayuda. 

👉👉 Dona aquí: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-latinoowned-businesses-in-minnesota 

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