In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th – October 15th), Montenegro, Inc. proudly reflects on its 28-year journey as a certified Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE). Founded in 1996 by Ed Enciso (right) and Irma Bates (left), Montenegro was born out of a vision to meet the growing demand for diversity in the paper…
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This week, Irma V Bates and Angelina Bates attended NAWBO Chicago‘s event focusing on The Political Climate’s Impact on Your Business in 2020 & Beyond hosted by BMO Financial Group. Presenter, Mary Kenney is the Director of U.S. Government Affairs for BMO Harris. She shared with us her insight on what’s happening in D.C., and…
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Congratulations to this year’s Business Leaders of Color! It has been our privilege to be a member of this organization for over 10 years. A special thank you to Chicago United for continuing to create a stronger and more inclusive business environment throughout Chicago.
Yesterday kicked off National Small Business Week and we are proud to be a small business! Shop local and small businesses to support companies like Montenegro https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week
Wishing women everywhere a powerful International Women’s Day! At Montenegro, we wanted to take today to reflect on the accomplishments of and thank, the amazing, powerful women in our lives. We are so grateful to be apart of the Itasca Bank & Trust Co. Women’s Initiative Program where we are inspired by so many different…
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As a Minority Business Enterprise, Montenegro is a proud supporter of equality in the workplace! September 15 marks the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras—places from which many Latin Americans in the US and their ancestors have immigrated. National Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizes the vital contributions…
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Happy Small Business Week! Stop by our office until 5/5/2017 for a FREE ream of paper! Thank you for supporting our business!
Women who graduated in October from the first Project CEO, talk to Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall. Irma Bates sought “affirmation, to make sure I was doing everything correctly.” Vice president at Montenegro Inc., a Roselle supplier of paper, printing, packaging and facilities supplies, Bates and her partner “were for a longtime working out of…
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Chicago IL – Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with IHCC President & CEO Omar Duque and 25 members of the IHCC to discuss key initiatives, the state of Hispanic business in Chicago, and areas of opportunity for commercial growth and job creation. The 25 IHCC businesses that met with Mayor Emanuel have a combined workforce of…
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Eight IHCC Members were ranked HispanicBusiness.com’s prestigious list of the top 100 fastest growing companies. The companies include: #19: United Building Maintenance Inc., #23: CivCon Services Inc., #29: Montenegro Paper, #36: VisionIT, #46: EBCO, Inc., #61: Monterrey Security, #91: Primera Engineers Ltd., #95: Group O Inc. Learn more here
