The Laredo Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently held the inaugural IBC Bank Women’s Forum. This event focused on leadership and community, and it honored three local women entrepreneurs. The forum featured a keynote speaker who shared her path to leadership.

The foundation also announced recipients of its Women in Business Empowerment Grant, which provides financial support and mentoring to women-owned businesses in Laredo. Three women received grants: Jacqueline Bracero, Berenice Torruco, and Thelzy Zamarron, owners of Indoor Gardens, Becoming You, and Laredo Optical Co, respectively. Further details about the event and the grant recipients are available from the source.