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How Los Angeles Landscaper Gonzalo Farías Built a Business Through Resilience, Faith, and Hard Work How Los Angeles Landscaper Gonzalo Farías Built a Business Through Resilience, Faith, and Hard Work
Inspiration July 26, 2026

How Los Angeles Landscaper Gonzalo Farías Built a Business Through Resilience, Faith, and Hard Work

A longtime immigrant landscaper explains how immigration enforcement, inflation, and extreme heat ... more

6 mins read
Reynaldo Mena
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How AI Video Tools Are Helping Latino Small Businesses Compete Like Big Brands How AI Video Tools Are Helping Latino Small Businesses Compete Like Big Brands
Establish June 16, 2026

How AI Video Tools Are Helping Latino Small Businesses Compete Like Big Brands

Affordable AI video platforms are giving Latino entrepreneurs access to professional-quality marketing ... more

5 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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His Bank Held a Business Check for 12 Days. The Experience Revealed a Lesson Every Small Business Owner Should Know His Bank Held a Business Check for 12 Days. The Experience Revealed a Lesson Every Small Business Owner Should Know
Establish June 24, 2026

His Bank Held a Business Check for 12 Days. The Experience Revealed a Lesson Every Small Business Owner Should Know

When an unexpected hold was placed on a client payment, one California ... more

5 mins read
Reynaldo Mena
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Green Card Holders Shut Out of SBA Loans Under New Rule Taking Effect March 1 Green Card Holders Shut Out of SBA Loans Under New Rule Taking Effect March 1
Business Cover Story February 3, 2026

Green Card Holders Shut Out of SBA Loans Under New Rule Taking Effect March 1

A new SBA rule requires 100% U.S. citizen ownership, cutting lawful permanent ... more

3 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Google’s New AI Search Rules Could Hurt Latino Owned Small Businesses in California. Here’s What Owners Need to Know Google’s New AI Search Rules Could Hurt Latino Owned Small Businesses in California. Here’s What Owners Need to Know
Establish May 19, 2026

Google’s New AI Search Rules Could Hurt Latino Owned Small Businesses in California. Here’s What Owners Need to Know

Google’s shift toward AI-generated answers and stricter review policies is changing how ... more

5 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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From Main Street to Silicon Valley: New Research Suggests Immigration Restrictions Carry Growing Economic Costs From Main Street to Silicon Valley: New Research Suggests Immigration Restrictions Carry Growing Economic Costs
Immigration July 7, 2026

From Main Street to Silicon Valley: New Research Suggests Immigration Restrictions Carry Growing Economic Costs

Three new reports, from Los Angeles County, leading economists and the Federal ... more

6 mins read
Lucilla S. Gomez
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For Many Latino Entrepreneurs, Faith Isn’t Separate From Business—It’s the Foundation For Many Latino Entrepreneurs, Faith Isn’t Separate From Business—It’s the Foundation
Business Cover Story January 31, 2026

For Many Latino Entrepreneurs, Faith Isn’t Separate From Business—It’s the Foundation

Across Parriva interviews, Latino business owners describe how faith reframes risk, leadership, ... more

3 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Every Empty Table Has a Story: UCLA Research Confirms What LA Restaurant Owners Have Been Living Every Empty Table Has a Story: UCLA Research Confirms What LA Restaurant Owners Have Been Living
Business Insights July 28, 2026

Every Empty Table Has a Story: UCLA Research Confirms What LA Restaurant Owners Have Been Living

A new UCLA study finds immigration enforcement is reducing customer traffic and ... more

5 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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Eva Longoria on Latina Entrepreneurship: Why Mentorship and Capital Still Decide Who Wins Eva Longoria on Latina Entrepreneurship: Why Mentorship and Capital Still Decide Who Wins
Business Insights April 3, 2026

Eva Longoria on Latina Entrepreneurship: Why Mentorship and Capital Still Decide Who Wins

Latina entrepreneurs funding gap continues to limit access to capital, even as ... more

4 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall
Business September 28, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall

Downtown Los Angeles is adding residents and showing signs of recovery, but ... more

7 mins read
Marco Poliveros
227
Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House
Small Business September 13, 2026

Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House

For Californians thinking about starting a business, the biggest decision may not ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows
Small Business September 11, 2026

Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows

New research is finding differences in how entrepreneurs process risk, uncertainty and ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros
395
Did the World Cup Boost Los Angeles? It Depends on Who You Ask. Did the World Cup Boost Los Angeles? It Depends on Who You Ask.
LA Economy July 17, 2026

Did the World Cup Boost Los Angeles? It Depends on Who You Ask.

Despite record-breaking attendance and a late hotel boom, many neighborhood businesses across ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Cross-selling done right: how Latino small businesses can increase revenue without losing customer trust Cross-selling done right: how Latino small businesses can increase revenue without losing customer trust
Establish February 3, 2026

Cross-selling done right: how Latino small businesses can increase revenue without losing customer trust

Cross-selling isn’t about pushing more—it’s about understanding the customer better. Data, examples, ... more

3 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Could Public Banks Help Latino Small Businesses in California? San Francisco Moves Closer Could Public Banks Help Latino Small Businesses in California? San Francisco Moves Closer
Business Policy May 21, 2026

Could Public Banks Help Latino Small Businesses in California? San Francisco Moves Closer

Supporters say a public bank could expand affordable housing and small business ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros
325
Consumers Trust Online Reviews Less Than Ever. Why California Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore Them Consumers Trust Online Reviews Less Than Ever. Why California Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore Them
Establish June 22, 2026

Consumers Trust Online Reviews Less Than Ever. Why California Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore Them

AI-generated reviews, fake feedback, and rating inflation are changing how people shop, ... more

4 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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Carlos Ortez on the Lineage Warehouse Fire: “I Hope Chaos Gives Way to Hope” Carlos Ortez on the Lineage Warehouse Fire: “I Hope Chaos Gives Way to Hope”
LA Politics July 16, 2026

Carlos Ortez on the Lineage Warehouse Fire: “I Hope Chaos Gives Way to Hope”

For Ortez, the consequences of the Lineage warehouse fire extend far beyond ... more

6 mins read
Reynaldo Mena
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California’s Restaurant Shakeout Is Accelerating — And Latino-Owned Businesses Are Feeling the Squeeze California’s Restaurant Shakeout Is Accelerating — And Latino-Owned Businesses Are Feeling the Squeeze
Business Insights January 23, 2026

California’s Restaurant Shakeout Is Accelerating — And Latino-Owned Businesses Are Feeling the Squeeze

Closures are rising faster than the national average as wages, inflation, and ... more

3 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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California’s New Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Change the Rules for Small Businesses. Here’s What AB 1776 Would Do. California’s New Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Change the Rules for Small Businesses. Here’s What AB 1776 Would Do.
Business Policy July 31, 2026

California’s New Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Change the Rules for Small Businesses. Here’s What AB 1776 Would Do.

The proposed COMPETE Act would expand California's antitrust laws to target dominant ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros
635
California’s August 13 Bill-Kill Day: Which Housing, Health, Immigration, Education and Small Business Bills Survived? California’s August 13 Bill-Kill Day: Which Housing, Health, Immigration, Education and Small Business Bills Survived?
Cover Story August 13, 2026

California’s August 13 Bill-Kill Day: Which Housing, Health, Immigration, Education and Small Business Bills Survived?

California lawmakers put hundreds of bills through a major August 13 suspense-file ... more

9 mins read
Parriva Newsroom

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Loud Online, Quiet in the Streets: California’s Muted Response to a New ICE Surge
They Fled Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.
Inflation Is Rising Beyond Gasoline, Driving Up the Cost of Everyday Life
Sixty Six Percent of Hispanic Adults Say they Lack a Three Month Emergency Fund
Green Card Lottery 2027: New Registration Deadlines Explained

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