The NC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce connects North Carolina companies to business counterparts in Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean — and brings international companies into North Carolina.
We hold formal MOUs with ProColombia and COMCE Mexico, an active chamber partnership with the Armenia Chamber of Commerce in Colombia, and ongoing negotiations with COHEP in Honduras. Our trade missions travel with pre-arranged B2B meetings. Our introductions are made through partner institutions that already have standing in those markets.
“Hispanic,” in our context, refers to the corridors we operate — Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Honduras, Puerto Rico — and the cultural and linguistic fluency that makes our network function on both sides.
The Chamber brings together business leaders, strategic relationships, and growth-focused initiatives designed to support long-term economic advancement.
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INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
We hold formal MOUs with ProColombia and COMCE Mexico, an active chamber partnership with the Armenia Chamber of Commerce in Colombia, and ongoing negotiations with COHEP in Honduras.
B.
CORRIDOR INTRODUCTIONS
Members enter target markets through our partner institution in that corridor. The introduction arrives through an established channel, which shapes how it is received on the other side.
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TRADE MISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
Chamber-organized delegations travel with pre-arranged B2B meetings already confirmed in-market. We work with partner organizations in each corridor to ensure members arrive with appointments and market context.
D.
BILATERAL MARKET ACCESS
The pipeline moves in both directions simultaneously. NC companies use our outbound corridors to enter international markets. International companies use our inbound lane to enter North Carolina. oth sides of the pipeline are active.
When a company joins NCHCC, their profile enters an active network of counterpart chambers, government trade entities, and business communities across five corridors.
On the outbound side, that means introductions and trade mission access into international markets. On the inbound side, it means NC-side members are the first point of contact when international companies come looking for North Carolina partners.
What the Chamber Brings to the Table
MOUs With Sovereign Trade Bodies
Our agreements with ProColombia and COMCE Mexico are formal, bilateral commitments with government-level trade organizations. They are the reason our corridor introductions carry the weight they do in those markets.
Chamber-to-Chamber Networks
We work through partner chambers in Colombia, Honduras, and across our active corridors. Members enter those markets through an institution that already has relationships on the ground — not through a trade directory or a conference floor.
A Bilateral Pipeline
We operate outbound and inbound at the same time. NC companies move into international markets. International companies move into North Carolina. The same infrastructure serves both.
Trade Missions With Pre-Set Meetings
Our delegations travel with B2B meetings already confirmed by in-country partners. Members arrive knowing who they’re meeting, what those companies do, and why the match was made.
A Role in North Carolina’s International Commerce Infrastructure
NCHCC President Lorena Patterson serves as Senior Director of Global Strategy for the NC Chamber’s International Commerce Division, a formal partnership between the two organizations.
LORENA PATTERSON
President-Senior Director of Global Strategy, NC Chamber
GERARDO SANTOYO
Foundation President
CESAR REMIS
Senior Director of Global Policy