Broward SCORE and Hispanic Unity, two local nonprofits, are teaming up to give business workshops and counseling to Broward’s Hispanic community.

While Broward SCORE has Spanish-speaking mentors, this is the first time the all-volunteer nonprofit has created a program geared specifically to the Hispanic community. Together with Hispanic Unity, Broward SCORE will give a free workshop the second Saturday of every month in Spanish. The workshop — called Starting your Own Business? An Introduction to What You Will Need — will be from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hispanic Unity, 5840 Johnson St. in Hollywood.

The first one will be Feb. 11. The featured speaker is Ernesto A. Cevallos, who has been a business executive with Fortune 100 companies and smaller firms.

People who want more in-depth information on launching a business -- including on financing, marketing strategy and business planning -- can sign up for the series called Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, also in Spanish. The sessions will start with the free session on Feb. 11 and then continue on four consecutive Mondays from 5 to 8 p.m. beginning Feb. 27 at Hispanic Unity. The cost for the Simple Steps series is $100.

For more information about these workshops, call Hispanic Unity at 954-342-0424.

For more information about Broward SCORE, go to www.browardscore.org.

Nancy Dahlberg