Conference in Downtown Fresno meant to inspire and celebrate entrepreneurs [Video]

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Inside of The Grand in Downtown Fresno, over 300 women participated in a conference meant to inspire and celebrate them as entrepreneurs.

“We know that small businesses are the engines in our local economies,” says Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation CEO Dora Westerlund.

For 23 years, the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation has opened doors, creating pathways for business owners.

Westerlund says for eight of those years, “Power of Women in Business Conference” has been a breath of inspiration.

“I think it’s powerful and amazing,” says Robin Lopez, owner of Robin and Co. Boutique. “Everything they speak catches everybody’s heart.”

Lopez participated in last year’s conference and says she wasn’t going to miss out this year.

Her items were on display while she soaked in words of wisdom and powerful stories from panelist and the keynote speaker.

“I think it’s just everybody empowering each other, just networking and it’s the small thing …