Where are mfg locations with hispanic workers?

El Paso, MacAllen (sp?). Free Trade Zone area between TX & Mexico is where many mfrs are.

 

I know there are lots of hispanic guys who work for my buddy, at a trnsportation company. Does it have to be manufacturing?

 

I wouldn't want you to disclose exactly what youre trying to do, but may I ask a couple more general questions?

Are you trying to market a good or service to the hispanic community as a whole? Or are you trying to find someone to do some work for you?

If I knew generally what you are trying to accomplish, I can probably help you find what you're looking for. I grew up in N. Grand Prairie, so I am more in tune with the hispanic community than your average gringo.

 

Down by the tracks on Sheperd, north of Washington Avenue.....they seem to be manufacturing empty Budwieser cans..........

 

East of downtown, South of I-30.

 

Northwest Highway/Loop 12 area, also 360 & Trinity.

 

Jim

you looking for a date or something?

 

If you're doing some sort of marketing to the hispanic population, I'd suggest that you do it in the neighborhoods where your target customers live. It's easier to define a densly hispanic population if you define it by residential neighborhoods, instead of by workplace. Not all commercial areas are predominated by hispanic laborers, just as not all hispanic laborers work in commercial districts.

 

Unless it's a mobile payroll cashing biz, in which case one would want to target areas that predominately employee people without bank accounts -- those "outside the system".

That's not necessarily race-based, as I recall a mobile one outside of UPS every other Friday way back when, and UPS hired everybody!

Just a random comment, as I know nothing about what Jim's working on now

 

No insult intended by the phrasing. Not everyone has that extreme entrepeneur spirit that you display.

 

That's a great idea. I've never seen one of those, I bet it would work. Hell, that idea I would invest in. If I had any money.

My boss' daughter and her husband started a firm that allows employers to issue payroll in the form of preloaded V/MC debit cards. Same idea - capture "banking services" type fees from consumers that are "outside the system."

They were just bought out by a similar company based in Canada and got lucrative 3 year contracts to move to Canada and act as consultants for that company.

 

Find the largest landscape companies around, park your bus there. By the way, how much is a bulletproof bus?

 

Keep this in mind: insurance (general liability, business auto, workers comp, etc) may be a challenge - underwriters fear the unknown. They make their decisions based on reams and reams of historical data. You approach them with a company with risk exposures that don't fit into their perfect little "experience ratings" boxes and you get back sputtering, sparks, smoke, and a ticker tape message saying "does not compute."

Alot yourself some time to take care of the insurance aspect of your business plan. And find an agency who will think outside the box and has experience dealing with underwriters when it comes to finding coverage for a unique business. cough. ahem.

 

Easy, use magnetic signs. Pull into the parking lot, put the signs on. Before you leave, take them off. Let the company know you're coming first, they can tell the employees. It's a service.

 

It'll be complicated, I'll tell you that up front. I'm also not going to promise that we can find insurance companies that will provide coverage. But if there is one out there that will, I assure you we'll find it. I like a challenge.

I'll PM you the basic info I need to start doing the legwork. Tomorrow is a guaranteed slow day, and I am all caught up with my paperwork as of this evening, so I'd be happy to spend some time tomorrow looking into it.

 

Have you though about new residential developments? Lots of Hispanics working there. I've been around lots of manufacturing wharehouses in Tarrant county lately and I can tell you there are not as many Hispanics as I thought there would be. Central Arlington, West Grand Praire and I think East Ft. Worth all have high concentration, other places I've seen you would not want to go without a Sniper team and an 82nd Airborne Division Infantry Platoon ready to jump in and rescue you

Hope that helps

 

Where's the first place hard working folks go when they get paid? Either the beer store, the bar, or the strip club.

Do I smell Synergy?
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