Spanish American Merchants Association helps businesses in New Haven thrive [Video]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Spanish American Merchants Association (SAMA) helps many of the businesses in the area by providing them with resources to keep business thriving.

“They know how to cook, they know how to be a good carpenter, but they don’t have knowledge of the legal environment, the permits, the licenses,” Clodomiro Falcon, a small business specialist for SAMA, said.

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SAMA helps to educate small business owners so that they are able to register the business, write business plans, understand regulations and more. Many of the employees at SAMA are bilingual, making sure that nobody is ever without the service that they need.

According to Data USA, the Hispanic/Latino population makes up 30% of people living in New Haven.

Fabian Durango, the owner of Durango Insurance and Financial Services, said that it’s simple: his business …