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Mexicana Emprende Program Helps Women Grow Business Acumen

Mexicana Emprende program helps Mexican women in Detroit grow businesses through mentorship, training, and networking

Estefania Arellano-Bermudez by Estefania Arellano-Bermudez
May 28, 2026
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Brenda Herrera-Reed heard about Mexican Emprende, a business education program for women living abroad, from an email distributed by the Mexican Consulate for business leaders in Detroit. She understood the time commitment required. Nevertheless, she decided to bet on herself.

“For a long time, I was an employee. I didn’t have to deal with the business administration side.” said Herrera-Reed.

Now in its seventh cohort, the entrepreneurship initiative organized through the Instituto de los Mexicanas en el Exterior (Institute for Mexicans Abroad, IME) supports Mexican women living abroad in developing and strengthening their business through free training, mentorship, and networking opportunities. The program serves participants in Michigan and northern Ohio through the Mexican Consulate in Detroit located in Madison Heights.

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“We make ourselves available to help the participants as teachers, psychologists, and cheerleaders,” said Yoselin Serrano, International Programs Specialist at the Mexican Consulate in Detroit.

The program is fully virtual, except for graduation, allowing women to participate from their homes. Participants need access to a computer or laptop to complete the coursework on DreamBuilder, an interactive online platform developed by the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

For Herrera-Reed, the program arrived at a critical point in her entrepreneurial journey. Born in Tijuana, she studied medicine at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California before moving to the United States, where she transitioned to internal medicine.

“For one year I studied twelve hours a day, six days a week, to become licensed in the U.S,” Herrera-Reed said.

Her path eventually led her to Ann Arbor and later to Rochester Hills. She founded Herrera MD MedSpa, a medical aesthetics and metabolic clinic. What began as a single suite has since expanded to three. As her business rapidly grew, Herrera-Reed realized she needed help with the administrative side.

 “I need help with tracking expenses, tax advantages, and legal paperwork,” Herrera-Reed said. “The consulate really guides us participants together so that we succeed.”

Through thirteen required lessons, participants learn foundational business concepts, including financial management, operations, marketing, and strategic planning. By the end of the first phase, each participant has developed the framework for their business plan which they continue to refine through the program.

The initiative involves six Mexican consulates across the United States: New York (New York), Raleigh (North Carolina), New Brunswick (New Jersey), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Seattle (Washington), and Madison Heights (Michigan).

The program is divided into three phases. During the first phase, participants complete the DreamBuilder curriculum independently while also attending sessions led by one of the six consultants involved in the initiative. The second phase focuses on strengthening areas where participants need additional support, including local business regulations and administration.

“After graduation, we aim to provide networking opportunities through the consulate so the graduates can promote their services or products,” Serrano said.

The graduation ceremony is hosted at the Mexican Consulate in Madison Heights, where participants meet their mentors and fellow graduates in person. After graduation, the consulate continues supporting the participants through networking events and business fairs.

During the 2025 Grito event celebration in Southwest Detroit hosted by Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (LA SED), graduates of the Mexican Emprende program were invited to showcase their business and connect with the community.

Priscilla Sauceda first learned about Mexicana Emprende through social media and decided to apply for the 2023 cohort after realizing she needed additional guidance in areas outside of her expertise. Sauceda operates Baby Time Center in Troy, Michigan, a business serving children ages 0 to 6 through early childhood classes focused on developing gross and fine motor skills.

“I understood the operational part of the business, but I needed help with the rest,” Sauceda said. Through the program, Sauceda was able to develop the first full iteration of her business plan.

For Elena Beltral-Varela, owner of Artesanías ElenitaLinda, the program offered insight into navigating business practices in the United States. Beltral-Varela collaborates with Indigenous artisans from Mexico and launched her LLC in 2021.

“I needed to learn about the U.S. way of business strategy,” said Beltral-Varela. “The program taught me about finances, networking, and business tax preparation.”

Social media marketing was a pain point that the program helped her overcome. Since participating, her business has been featured on Fox 2 News, and she continues receiving support from the Mexican Consulate through invitations to community events and vendor opportunities.

“This program is a way to empower Mexican women by providing the tools to strengthen their success,” said Consul Roberto Nicolas Vasquez.

“By connecting with these women, we are able to also provide other resources and wraparound services.”

The seventh cohort is currently in phase 1. For more information, please visit https://ime.gob.mx/vaf/programa/pceme

El programa Mexicana Emprende ayuda a las mujeres a desarrollar su visión empresarial

Brenda Herrera-Reed se enteró de Mexicana Emprende, un programa de educación empresarial para mujeres que viven en el extranjero, a través de un email enviado por el Consulado de México para líderes empresariales en Detroit. Sabía bien el compromiso de tiempo que requería; sin embargo, decidió apostar por sí misma.

“Por mucho tiempo fui empleada. No tenía que encargarme de la parte administrativa del negocio”, comentó Brenda.

Ahora en su séptima generación, esta iniciativa de emprendimiento, organizada a través del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME), apoya a las mujeres mexicanas que residen fuera del país a desarrollar y fortalecer sus negocios mediante capacitaciones gratuitas, mentorías y oportunidades de redes de contactos (networking). El programa atiende a participantes en Michigan y el norte de Ohio a través del Consulado de México en Detroit, ubicado en Madison Heights.

“Nos ponemos a disposición de las participantes para ayudarlas como maestras, psicólogas y porristas”, señaló Yoselin Serrano, especialista en programas internacionales del Consulado de México en Detroit.

El programa es completamente virtual, a excepción de la graduación, lo que permite a las mujeres participar desde sus hogares. Las participantes necesitan acceso a una computadora o laptop para completar las clases en DreamBuilder, una plataforma interactiva en línea desarrollada por la Thunderbird School of Global Management de la Arizona State University.

Para Brenda, el programa llegó en un momento crítico de su camino como emprendedora. Nacida en Tijuana, estudió medicina en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California antes de mudarse a los Estados Unidos, donde hizo la transición a la medicina interna.

“Durante un año estudié doce horas al día, seis días a la semana, para obtener mi licencia en los EE. UU.”, dijo ella.

Su camino la llevó eventualmente a Ann Arbor y más tarde a Rochester Hills. Fundó Herrera MD MedSpa, una clínica de estética médica y metabolismo. Lo que comenzó como una sola suite médica se ha expandido desde entonces a tres. Con el rápido crecimiento de su negocio, la doctora se dio cuenta de que necesitaba ayuda con el aspecto administrativo.

“Necesito ayuda con el control de gastos, las ventajas fiscales y los trámites legales”, explicó Brenda “El consulado realmente nos guía a las participantes de la mano para que tengamos éxito”.

A través de trece lecciones obligatorias, las participantes aprenden conceptos empresariales fundamentales, que incluyen gestión financiera, operaciones, marketing y planeación estratégica. Al final de la primera fase, cada participante ha desarrollado la estructura de su plan de negocios, el cual continúan perfeccionando a lo largo del programa.

En la iniciativa participan seis consulados mexicanos en los Estados Unidos: Nueva York (Nueva York), Raleigh (Carolina del Norte), New Brunswick (Nueva Jersey), Filadelfia (Pensilvania), Seattle (Washington) y Madison Heights (Michigan).

El programa se divide en tres fases. Durante la primera fase, las participantes completan el plan de estudios de DreamBuilder de manera independiente, al mismo tiempo que asisten a sesiones dirigidas por uno de los seis consultores que participan en la iniciativa. La segunda fase se enfoca en fortalecer las áreas donde las participantes necesitan apoyo adicional, incluyendo las regulaciones comerciales locales y la administración.

“Después de la graduación, nuestro objetivo es brindar oportunidades de networking a través del consulado para que las graduadas puedan promover sus servicios o productos”, dijo Serrano.

La ceremonia de graduación se lleva a cabo en el Consulado de México en Madison Heights, donde las participantes conocen en persona a sus mentores y compañeras graduadas. Tras la graduación, el consulado continúa apoyando a las participantes mediante eventos de networking y ferias empresariales.

Durante la celebración del Grito de 2025 en Southwest Detroit, organizada por Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (LA SED), se invitó a las graduadas del programa Mexicana Emprende a exhibir sus negocios y conectar con la comunidad.

Priscilla Sauceda se enteró de Mexicana Emprende a través de las redes sociales y decidió postularse para la generación de 2023 tras darse cuenta de que necesitaba guía adicional en áreas fuera de su especialidad. Sauceda opera Baby Time Center en Troy, Michigan, un negocio que atiende a niños de 0 a 6 años a través de clases de estimulación temprana enfocadas en el desarrollo de la motricidad fina y gruesa.

“Entendía la parte operativa del negocio, pero necesitaba ayuda con el resto”, comentó Sauceda. A través del programa, Sauceda pudo desarrollar la primera versión completa de su plan de negocios.

Para Elena Beltral-Varela, dueña de Artesanías ElenitaLinda, el programa le ofreció una perspectiva clara sobre cómo manejar las prácticas comerciales en los Estados Unidos. Elena, colabora con artesanos indígenas de México y lanzó su LLC en 2021.

“Necesitaba aprender sobre la estrategia de negocios al estilo de los EE. UU.”, dijo Beltral-Varela. “El programa me enseñó sobre finanzas, redes de contactos y preparación de impuestos comerciales”.

El marketing en redes sociales era un punto débil que el programa la ayudó a superar. Desde su participación, su negocio ha aparecido en Fox 2 News, y sigue recibiendo el apoyo del Consulado de México mediante invitaciones a eventos comunitarios y oportunidades para participar como proveedora.

“Este programa es una forma de empoderar a las mujeres mexicanas al brindarles las herramientas para fortalecer su éxito”, afirmó el cónsul Roberto Nicolás Vázquez.

“Al conectar con estas mujeres, también podemos ofrecerles otros recursos y servicios de apoyo integral”.

La séptima generación se encuentra actualmente en la fase 1. Para más información, por favor visite [https://ime.gob.mx/vaf/programa/pceme](https://ime.gob.mx/vaf/programa/pceme)

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