http://www.obsnews.comUnited States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention Focuses on Financial Resources for Small Business\n\nSACRAMENTO OBSNews.com The 29th annual United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Convention and Business Expo concludes today with a gala celebration sponsored by AT&T, Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Wells Fargo.The dominant theme for this year\'s convention has been education for business owners about tools and resources needed to grow Hispanic-owned businesses. It is estimated that the total purchasing power of Hispanics in America will exceed $1.3 Trillion by 2012\n\nBanking Giant Wachovia Lends a HandThe Alianza Partner, the highest-level sponsor, for the convention and business expo this year is Wachovia (http://www.Wachovia.com). Senior Vice President and Director for Leadership Practices, Rosie Saez, said \"For me, small business is the anchor that sustains our communities, and in particular our Hispanic communities, in our nation today.\"Saez emphasized that Wachovia provides banking services to small and medium sized businesses, and that they also spend considerable resources helping businesses understand how to write business plans and marketing plans, and how to provide guidance in financing a business via bank loans as well asprivate equity investments.\n\nJuan Silveira, Senior Vice President and Director of the Interactive Design Group for Wachovia, added that his company employs over 10,000 employees of Hispanic heritage and that this provides them a competitive advantage in serving the more than 2.5 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the US. Callifornia, Chamber, Commerce, Financial, Hispanic, Initiatives, Latina, Latino, mortgage, news, obs, obsnews, obsnews.com, of, Partnerhips, President, rates, Rosie, Sacramento, Saez, Senior, Services, States, Support, United, ushcc, Vice, Wachovia