Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 6 Junio 2021 LEOPOLDO LOZANO OWNER AND PRESIDENT Capital Printing & Die Cutting Inc. AURORA An immigrant from Monterrey, Mexico, Lozano came to the United States at the age of 20 with the hope of owning his own business. In 1983, he bought a small print shop with just a couple of pieces of equipment. Today, Capital Printing & Die Cutting provides printed products to local businesses and print-finishing services (die cutting, foil stamping, embossing, folding and gluing) to other printers in Chicagoland. Lozano has employees and customers who have been with him for 30 years. MARIO MAGAÑA FOUNDER Magaña Brothers AURORA In 2009, at the age of only 28, Mario Magaña founded his own auto business based on his longtime love of cars. He came to the United States from Mexico in 1997 at the age of 14. Like other immigrants he started working and saving to make a better life for himself, and was introduced to the car business through his brother. In 2013 he opened a second location in Aurora on North Lake Street to complement his first site on East New York Street. MARIA RAMIREZ OWNER AAA Tree Service AURORA Ramirez immigrated from Mexico at age 8. She was the second youngest of seven children but was first to attend college where she earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. AAA started in 2004 and grew from the experience of her husband and his brother, who had been in the tree service industry since their teens. Their part-time endeavor became a full-service tree company. They do the field work while Ramirez runs the office, networking and marketing. JAIME RODRIGUEZ OWNER El Paso Grande AURORA Jaime Rodriguez is the owner of the El Paso Grande grocery store, founded by his parents. This business is an example of how second generation Latinos can continue to run a family business successfully. Located at 634 E. New York Street, El Paso Grande is one of the busiest businesses in Aurora, serving a predominantly Hispanic community. OMAR SALGUERO FOUNDER Law Offices of Omar Salguero- Duarte & Associates AURORA Salguero has extensive experience in immigration law. He has worked on countless immigration cases, family applications, visas for foreign fiancées, real estate purchases and sales, traffic cases, criminal cases, matters with the secretary of state, pardons, DACA, and asylum, among others. Salguero is driven by a vocation of service. With offices in Rockford, Sycamore, and Aurora, and supported by a professional, upright and committed team, he is always ready to advise on any need the community may have. JESUS SANCHEZ OWNER La Quinta De Los Reyes restaurant AURORA Sanchez began not as a cook BERWYN ROSSY AYALA FOUNDER Cien 100% Naturalisimo BERWYN Ayala grew up in Mexico and later settled in Chicago. After some health problems, she decided to change her habits to become a living example of what was possible for human health. She is a certified juice therapist, certified habit change coach, certified trophology coach, certified Ayurveda plant-based chef, certified holistic eating, emotional eating. She started Cien 100% Naturalisimo, a micro-company designed for the well-being of the community, and she plans to soon reopen her vegan restaurant in Berwyn. GEORGINA DIAZ FOUNDER Diazcase Law BERWYN Attorney Gina Diaz is a mother of three, an ovarian cancer survivor who dedicates her time helping undocumented immigrants at her law office. Diaz also has a passion for real estate and has placed among the top real estate attorneys in Illinois. After 10 years of owning her own law firm, Diaz took her knowledge of real estate and passion for entrepreneurship into real estate investing. She volunteers her time at Chicago Real Estate Investors Association as well as Hispanic Chicago REIA. JESSICA AND CUPER QUINTANA FOUNDERS Casa Mex Realtors AURORA Cuper Quintana came to Chicago from Mexico at age 18. When he bought his first house at 21, he realized how fascinating the world of home buying was. De La Torre-Quintana immigrated from Mexico at 14. While working at the Kane County Courthouse as an interpreter, she fell in love with the world of real estate. About 10 years ago they opened Casa Mex in order to help agents keep more money in their pockets through a flat-fee commission. but as an engineer working with water purification systems. He immigrated from Mexico in 1978 at age 10 and graduated from Instituto Tecnologico de Durango. His restaurant started by accident. With a couple of friends, he bought Los Cabos restaurants in 2004. Some of his business partners sold their share in 2005, and the restaurant concept changed to La Quinta de Los Reyes Restaurant. It is the largest Mexican restaurant in the west suburbs. ANTONIO VILLA OWNER Aurora La Villita AURORA Antonio "Tony" Villa Jr. started selling tortas, burritos and sodas at Pioneer Park in West Chicago when he was 12. At 14, he and his cousin Felix started selling cassettes, stereos, speakers and alarms at a flea market. At 15, Villa helped his parents open their first store, Supermercado La Villita in West Chicago. Today, at 44, after owning, running, and selling several different businesses, the Villas currently own Aurora La Villita liquor store and bar in Aurora. S U B U R BS CHICAGO'S CHICAGO'S S U B U R BS 1 1

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