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Latinos in Roofing

VIDEO: Cómo Empezar tu Negocio

Tus principios, prácticas y filosofías empresariales son cruciales, pero también es importante que los contratistas de techado recuerden que no pueden – y no deben – hacerlo solos.

By Art Aisner, Editor-in-Chief, Amparo Sancen
September 9, 2024

Amparo Sancen comenzó su empresa de construcción en Texas hace aproximadamente 15 años, y ahora no solo celebra su éxito, sino que también se está expandiendo para ayudar a elevar a los contratistas Latinos en todas partes.

Al crear Latinos En Roofing, Sancen ha usado su experiencia para ayudar a otros contratistas de techado y propietarios de pequeños negocios a navegar el proceso de construir y crecer un negocio sostenible.

No siempre fue fácil para Sancen, “Comenzamos sin tener el conocimiento, sin tener una estructura. Pase prácticamente ocho años sufriendo el dolor… de no tener la estrategia que necesitábamos tener,” dijo en esta breve conversación en video con la Editora de RC, Jill Bloom.

Ella señaló que todo debe de empezar con lo más básico y respondiendo a siguientes preguntas:

¿Por qué comenzar un negocio?

¿Cuáles son mis valores?

¿A quién quiero impactar con mi negocio?

Una vez que se establezcan esto y otros principios y procedimientos empresariales, también es importante que los contratistas de techado recuerden que no pueden – y no deben – hacerlo solos.

“Creemos que solo nosotros podemos hacer el trabajo y que no tenemos mucha gente que pueda ayudarnos. Pero no entendemos que no queremos delegar porque no queremos cometer errores. Y ese es el error,” dijo ella.

Mira la conversación completa aquí.

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Art Aisner is Editor-in-Chief of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro. He spent the bulk of his career as a multi-media journalist for newspapers and television stations before joining the RC team in 2015. He is the driving force behind the publication’s content development, editorial strategy and other initiatives that serve growing audiences in the roofing space.

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Amparo Sancen is the founder and CEO of Sancen Contracting, based in Plano, Texas. Sancen’s story of grit is a classic American tale of triumph over adversity. Sancen, who founded her company in 2006, experienced what many first-time business owners face — struggles — requiring retrenchment. After setbacks and years of performing subcontracting work, she relaunched her efforts in 2018 and hasn’t looked back.

Now, she’s bringing the Latino community on her journey through Latinos en Roofing, the advocacy group she founded in 2022, which seeks to provide resources and information to the next crop of first-generation Latino entrepreneurs wanting to make their mark in the roofing industry. With the help of her two daughters, these women are blazing a trail for America’s fastest-growing labor force segment — Latinos and native-speaking Spanish entrepreneurs.

Amparo Sancen es la fundadora y directora ejecutiva de Sancen Contracting, en Plano, Texas. La historia de perseverancia de Sancen es un clásico ejemplo del Sueño Americano de sobre la adversidad. Sancen, quien fundó su empresa en 2006, vivió lo que muchos propietarios de negocios primerizos enfrentan: dificultades que requieren reajustes. Después de contratiempos y años realizando trabajos de subcontratación, relanzó sus sueños en 2018 y no ha mirado atrás.

Ahora, está ayudando a la comunidad Latina en su camino a través de Latinos en Roofing, el grupo de programas de capacitación que fundó en 2022, que busca proporcionar recursos e información a la próxima generación de emprendedores Latinos que desean dejar su huella en la industria del techado. Con la ayuda de sus dos hijas, estas mujeres están abriendo un camino para el segmento de fuerza laboral de más rápido crecimiento en América: los Latinos y los emprendedores Hispanohablantes.

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