To wrap up the end of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Women@TheFrontier studied the numbers. We looked at the stats behind Hispanic-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in the U.S. to celebrate the rise of women Pioneers and Game-Changers.

What did we uncover?

First of all, the Hispanic population is a force! Not only do they contribute to their own ethnicity’s economic & social growth, but also to the U.S. as a whole. The number of Hispanic-owned businesses and entrepreneurs has grown dramatically over the past decade and is expected to generate trillions of dollars over the next few years.

That’s not all.

Stories of Role Models like Ellen Ochoa, Maria Teresa Kumar, and Paola Santana continue to inspire us to redesign the fabric of our futures. The successes of these Exceptional Women and others like them create a ‘butterfly effect,’ so it ripples out and impacts us all.  Here’s how: