What is Avanzando?

A cohort-based program designed for certified Hispanic-owned and small businesses ready to scale through contracts.

Participants develop tools and knowledge to meet complex procurement standards with assessments, coaching, and graduating with a portfolio of compliance policies for their company. Sessions are organized into seven pillars that are aligned with key international compliance standards.

Meet our Avanzando Graduating Class

Join us in celebrating our United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Educational Fund Avanzando Suppliers with Blue Wave Cohort 7. These graduates represent innovative, resilient businesses now prepared to deliver higher-value solutions to the hispanic community and beyond.

Julian Davila

Florida 

820 Group simplifies multi-state facility maintenance through accountable self-performing operations, measurable service-level compliance, and consistent execution across TX, NC, SC, TN, and FL. We are proud to manage 98%+ work order compliance, providing greater visibility, accountability, and consistency across locations. Trusted partners include Chase, T-Mobile, AAA, and PNC. 

Badih Salmen 

Basalca 

Venezuela, Dominican Republic, USA, Haiti

A precision-driven engineering and construction partner across Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the U.S., and Haiti since 1988. Basalca has over four decades of experience, delivering multi-country services across infrastructure and energy. Trusted by anchor clients PDVSA, Chevron, Repsol, Baker Hughes, Digicel, Expo Group, and Petro Sinovensa. 

Carolina Rodriguez 

New Jersey

For over 30 years, Bodies & Faces Day Spa has helped people feel better, look better, and perform at their best through personalized wellness experiences. By combining therapeutic expertise, advanced skincare, and exceptional customer service, we create lasting relationships that enhance well-being, build confidence, and elevate client experience. 

Leo Lobato

Texas, Florida, Mexico

When you are on vacation in Acapulco, Cancun, Mexico City or Tampico and hear a warning that a severe storm is coming, the accuracy of the forecast is in large part due to our providing the radars and maintenance of them for the national weather service. Boulder Telecom was founded to build data networks for U.S. companies in Mexico and ESCITES Group is the exclusive representative of EEC radars. Today we supply air quality monitoring systems, scientific systems and technologies that help create the daily weather forecast. 

Saul Lopez

Mexico

CreativeSoft builds custom software, AI-powered platforms and immersive XR experiences that help organizations train, sell, educate and engage users with measurable business impact. We have over 10 years of experience creating web/mobile apps, AR/VR, videogames, interactive museums and training platforms. Our trusted clients include Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery Channel, Heineken, and Brown-Foreman. 

Eric Hargrave

Utah

We serve U.S. businesses across industries, helping them establish, protect, and grow through legal, compliance, accounting, tax, and business consulting services. We also help companies expand their capabilities and opportunities through access to professional talent in Mexico, connecting them with qualified professionals, and helping U.S. businesses source products and services from Mexico for their operations in the United States. Through our experience and cross-border expertise, we help companies navigate opportunities between the U.S. and Mexico, providing trusted local knowledge and strategic support. 

Christina Davenport

Florida

At JMI Resource, we don't just fill positions—we build high-performing teams. We partner with businesses across the country to deliver customized staffing solutions that connect exceptional talent with the right opportunities. With over 20 years of experience, we provide full-service staffing nationwide, dedicated to delivering quality talent, responsive service, and long-term client success. We’ve served industries across recycling, customer service, corporate, manufacturing, and industrial.

Antares Vargas

Keep that Vending

California

Keep That Vending elevates the amenity experience at luxury apartments, hotels, universities, offices, and fitness centers through fully managed smart retail markets. We provide 24/7 access to premium food, beverages, and everyday essentials while creating a modern convenience that enhances customer satisfaction and generates passive revenue for our partners.

Christine Yount

Missouri

LUZCO delivers technical expertise with accessibility, agility, and personal attention. We help electric utilities reduce risk, solve complex challenges, and successfully deliver critical infrastructure projects through expert engineering and program delivery. Our client-centered boutique model provides you with direct access to industry experts, faster decision-making, and concierge-level responsiveness. With experience working with investor-owned utilities across the U.S., including Ameren, Rochester Gas & Electric, Central Maine Power, NYSEG, New York Power Authority, El Paso Electric, FirstEnergy, and Xcel, LUZCO is here to make your project our passion!

RoseMary Marmolejos

Pennsylvania

What began as a family recipe shared with friends and family grew into a market opportunity. Our unique 100% organic product line: Sofrito plus regular and spicy Chimichurri provide convenient cooking solutions with clean, quality ingredients. 

Igor Bello

Venezuela

For over 20 years, we have developed comprehensive HSSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) solutions for small, medium, and large companies, with a special focus on the energy and oil sectors. We offer technology, services, and training to create safe and healthy work environments. We are trusted suppliers to ENI, Repsol, Chevron, Shell, Coca-Cola, Colgate, Halliburton, among others.

Paola Carlson

Michigan

Pochis Premium Colombian Treats brings authentic Colombian flavors to the U.S. market through premium snacks, specialty coffee, and corporate gifting solutions. Our retail-ready products combine traditional recipes, premium ingredients, a 10-month shelf life, and meaningful social impact for today's consumers.

Herman Torres

Texas 

RB Shields Me brings NASA technology down to earth. Whether the issue is climate change, energy conservation, supply chain, animal health, or surveillance and privacy we are your trusted partner to offer custom design & engineering and provide you a shield through any of our services: HVAC, building envelope, inventory management, humidity remediation.

Ernesto Molina

Texas

RedSkull Fitness is a locally owned, technology driven fitness brand delivering a premium 24/7 training experience built around performance, accessibility, and exceptional member service. With a growing community of more than 4,000 members, we offer premium strength, cardio, powerlifting, and specialty training equipment.

Rohini Reddy

Illinois

Riya Interactive transforms complex life sciences quality and regulatory challenges into compliant, execution-ready solutions. We help medical device, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical organizations move products from development to manufacturing and market by providing experienced support in design controls, quality systems, validation, risk management, regulatory affairs, systems engineering, and IT

Acran Salmen-Navarro

Venezuela

Salmed Occupational Health delivers measurable workplace health improvements through preventive occupational medicine, ergonomic optimization, and wellness programs that meet occupational health and safety standards, regulation, reduce injuries and improve productivity through a preventive culture.

Linda Lopez

Texas

At TND Geomatics, we do more than measure land. We provide critical information that helps shape what comes next. Precision you can build on. Confidence you can move forward with. The Gold Standard in surveying. Our experience in high-impact projects include supporting DFW Airport, TRE Rail, Reyes TX, City of Fort Worth and Dallas, TxDOT, and RoadWorx.

Nure Aiza-Bezares

New York

For over 20 years, Toll International has delivered certainty to complex capital programs through expert project controls, CPM scheduling, and construction management, helping clients reduce risk, stay on schedule, and achieve successful project outcomes. We’ve supported landmark infrastructure programs, including the WTC and the Hillview Reservoir and have been prime contractors with the Port Authority of NY & NJ, and major transportation agencies.

Denise Torres

California

We help corporate brands design + develop locations from initial site review to construction while navigating the complexity of today’s commercial and hospitality challenges. For over 35 years we have provided full-service and principal led architecture and design nationwide. Torres Architects is trusted by Rexford Industrial, Porsche, Sares Regis, & Kids Empire.

Rudy Hernandez

Illinois

TransWorld Plastic Films is a trusted manufacturing partner that specializes in cast extruded polyethylene films engineered specifically to support the demanding needs of the rubber industry with over 60 years of experience. Our deep industry expertise, customized solutions and responsive service, help improve processing efficiency, reduce waste, and maintain production continuity. Trusted clients include Bridgestone, Continental, Fenner/Michelin, Goodyear, Hoosier and Specialty Tires.