{"id":21416,"date":"2023-03-28T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=21416"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:57:49","slug":"tamales-for-hope-illustrates-the-fighting-spirit-of-a-successful-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/tamales-for-hope-illustrates-the-fighting-spirit-of-a-successful-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamales for Hope ilustra el esp\u00edritu de lucha de una emprendedora con \u00e9xito"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-3178189666\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"728&#215;90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamales for Hope es una de las mejores historias de peque\u00f1as empresas de los Quad Cities. Su propietaria, Carmen L\u00f3pez, ha superado retos que van mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de las dificultades t\u00edpicas del desarrollo de una peque\u00f1a empresa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En 2012, L\u00f3pez fue diagnosticada con leucemia linfobl\u00e1stica aguda, una forma rara de c\u00e1ncer de la sangre. A pesar del diagn\u00f3stico, L\u00f3pez estaba decidida a pasar el mayor tiempo posible con su hija y, al mismo tiempo, generar ingresos. Fue entonces cuando decidi\u00f3 que quer\u00eda convertirse en empresaria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-3725342916\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/lead-exposure\/lead-exposure-in-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Web Ad July #1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-696x174.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1068x267.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1920x480.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empez\u00f3 a hacer tamales, un plato popular mexicano, para mantener a su familia ofreci\u00e9ndoselos a amigos y familiares. Poco despu\u00e9s, su c\u00e1ncer entr\u00f3 en remisi\u00f3n y L\u00f3pez puso su negocio de tamales en pausa mientras su mejor\u00eda de salud le permit\u00eda buscar un nuevo trabajo. Pero en 2018, el c\u00e1ncer reapareci\u00f3, y de nuevo tuvo que enfrentarse a un reto aparentemente insuperable: mantener a su hija mientras tambi\u00e9n se somet\u00eda a quimioterapia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u00f3pez volvi\u00f3 a emprender para convertirse en propietaria de un negocio, y le recomendaron que su primer paso fuera encontrar apoyo en el Centro de Desarrollo de Peque\u00f1as Empresas de Illinois (SBDC) de la Western Illinois University &#8211; los Quad Cities (WIU-QC). Gracias a los servicios personalizados y biling\u00fces que se ofrecen en el centro, tuvo la oportunidad de aprender sobre normativa, impuestos sobre las ventas, marketing, registro de empresas, creaci\u00f3n de redes y otros elementos relevantes a la hora de poner en marcha y gestionar un negocio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;El SBDC ha sido un recurso que me ha ayudado a mejorar mi negocio. Me han ayudado con mucha informaci\u00f3n y han hecho que mi negocio sea m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil de manejar&#8221;, dijo L\u00f3pez. &#8220;Me ayudaron con todo&#8230; hasta con el nombre del negocio&#8230; sin su orientaci\u00f3n Tamales for Hope no existir\u00eda porque no ten\u00eda medios para pagar ese tipo de servicio profesional&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dijo que el SBDC la ha ayudado a sentirse m\u00e1s segura y decidida en sus esfuerzos por hacer crecer su negocio. Cuando se le pregunt\u00f3 qu\u00e9 consejo le dar\u00eda a alguien que aspira a ser propietario de un negocio perteneciente a una minor\u00eda, L\u00f3pez dijo: &#8220;Les dir\u00eda que fueran a la oficina del SBDC en WIU a buscar ayuda porque all\u00ed tienen muchos recursos que pueden ayudarles, y son muy amables y serviciales.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-2022938792\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-progress-iowas-high-five\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"H5 Spanish 300 x 250 Progress Iowa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H5-Spanish-300-x-250-Progress-Iowa.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u00f3pez est\u00e1 agradecida a las dem\u00e1s entidades locales que la apoyaron, entre ellas Global Communities, Catalyst Kitchen y Mercado on Fifth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En la actualidad, L\u00f3pez elabora cientos de tamales cada semana y tambi\u00e9n ha introducido empanadas rellenas en el men\u00fa. Dice: &#8220;En el futuro me gustar\u00eda tener m\u00e1s restaurantes a los que suministrar y llegar a restaurantes que nunca han vendido tamales&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-3654961523\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La historia de L\u00f3pez es una que ilustra perfectamente el esp\u00edritu de lucha que los aspirantes a propietarios de negocios deben poseer para tener \u00e9xito, y la C\u00e1mara de los Quad Cities se enorgullece de asociarse con el SBDC en WIU-QC para asegurar que los empresarios como ella reciban los recursos que necesitan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Por la <a href=\"https:\/\/quadcitieschamber.com\/\">QC Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"holaa-2928415639\" class=\"holaa-content_2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"holaa-846477692\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamales for Hope es una de las mejores historias de peque\u00f1as empresas de los Quad Cities. 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