Keep adequate records and minutes of meetings to protect your corporate status. Individuals often decide to form corporations to run their businesses because of the general corporate protection that a corporation may offer to protect the individual’s personal assets in the event of legal issues. In order to protect that corporate “veil”, Corporate owners are required to hold shareholders' and directors' meetings, maintain corporate records, and document major corporate decisions. If you fail to adhere to these formalities and your business runs into legal trouble, a court may decide to disregard your corporate status -- and hold you personally responsible for the corporation's debts. The good news is that many states have streamlined the procedures for operating a small corporation, permitting owners to make decisions quickly, without jumping through needless procedural hoops.

SACRAMENTO – The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC), the premier organization promoting the development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and emerging Latino businesses in California, announced today it will receive a $600,000 grant to educate Latino businesses around the state about the new federal Affordable Care Act.

Oakland Selected as Host City for Gathering of Business Leaders August 14-16 SACRAMENTO - The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC), the premier organization promoting the development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and emerging Latino businesses in California, announced today that it will hold its Annual State Convention in Oakland from Aug. 14 to 16 at the Oakland Marriott City Center.

SACRAMENTO - The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, the premier organization promoting the development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and emerging Latino businesses in California, will hold its 19th Annual Legislative Summit on May 21 in Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO - Macias Gini & O'Connell LLC, a firm founded by former California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Board Chair Ken Macias, has been named one of the Top 100 Tax and Accounting Firms in the United States.

Join Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and our host Pacific Gas and Electric Company at the 30th Annual Supplier Diversity Conference, May 28-31, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, in Santa Clara, California. This year's Conference promises to be bigger and better than ever and aims to take supplier diversity to the next level!

The results of this survey will inform government, business, and the general public about the state of Hispanic businesses in California. It will also help the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce identify your business needs so that it can better serve Hispanic businesses in the future.

SACRAMENTO - The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, the premier organization promoting the development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and emerging Latino businesses in California, today announced it has moved its Sacramento headquarters to 1510 J Street. The statewide organization has a network of more than 65 Hispanic chambers and business associations throughout the state, representing the interests of more than 700,000 business owners.

The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce announced today that Southern California Edison is awarding a $75,000 grant to the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce mission to promote, support and encourage the advancement and development of Hispanic and minority-owned businesses.

California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Invests in the Future of Hispanic Chamber Leaders In an effort to help Hispanic chamber leaders across the state better serve their communities of small business owners, the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce recently funded a special program to train local Chambers so they can teach the highly regarded NxLeveL training program.