GETTING TO KNOW YOU; FIRMS FLOCK TO LATINO CONSUMER EXPO.Byline: David R. Baker Staff Writer Hoping to tap the buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. of the Valley's growing Latino community, 45 businesses attended Saturday's third Latino Consumer Expo at the Panorama Mall. Cell phone companies, insurance agencies and banks trolled for customers in what organizers at the Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce described as a kind of matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) Kecal marriage broker whose plans are foiled by a pair of lovers. [Czech Opera: Smetana The Bartered Bride in Osborne Opera, 32] Levi, Dolly session. ``The businesses that signed up all want to do business with the Latino community,'' said Nancy Hoffman, the chamber's executive vice president. ``If people want to be in this business in this area, these are who the consumers are.'' While some businesses were Latino-owned or run, others weren't. For many businesses, the expo presented a rare opportunity to meet potential new customers in person, rather than pitching through ads. ``This gives you the face-to-face contact,'' said Edison Freire, branch sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for United PanAm Bank. ``It's much better than a billboard.'' The small bank has had trouble reaching out to Latino customers despite its Latino ownership, Freire said. So he was pleased to see several hundred people stop by, collect information and snatch snatch removal of a newborn animal from the dam before it has an opportunity to suck. The objective is to rear it independently and free of colostrum-borne infection or of colostral antibodies. treats from a bowl on his table. ``I'm almost out of candy,'' he said. For their part, several customers said they liked being courted. ``If the business come to us, I feel good, I feel more comfortable,'' said Jose Torelli of Panorama City after scooping up some information on mobile phones. Recent immigrants in particular may feel intimidated dealing with businesses they've never heard of before, he said. So a little outreach, and sales clerks sales clerk n (US) → dependiente/a m/f sales clerk n (US) → commesso/a who speak Spanish, couldn't hurt. ``Half the businesses here I didn't even know existed,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Leonardo Panai, left, speaks with Mireya Sata Cruz of Robert S Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. . Fields Family Dentistry dentistry, treatment and care of the teeth and associated oral structures. Dentistry is mainly concerned with tooth decay, disease of the supporting structures, such as the gums, and faulty positioning of the teeth. as Mayra Jurado waits for a prospect. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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