Salon is first Latino-owned business in Wyoma Square |
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And right now, Lynn has a high demand for Latino services, he said. "Lynn's a very diversified city, so it makes sense that where we have a high Latino population, we're going to have a high population of Latino businesses," he said. That's a much higher percentage than any other ethnicity, he said. Latino business owners aren't limited to downtown or West Lynn anymore, said Frances Martinez, the director of the North Shore Latino Business Association and an integral part of helping many new businesses like Morillo's open up. "We are contributing with the economy, we are opening opportunities for the city and we just want to provide our services anywhere," she said. In Wyoma Square, Morillo said business has been good so far, and she thinks once word gets out about her services, it will be even better. "I believe they're going to love my work and my environment," she said. Morillo has been something of a trendsetter. She was one of the first Latinos to open a business in the Chestnut Street area in the '90s. And she's working with Martinez to open a Latino beauty academy on the North Shore, which would also be a first for the region. Morillo said she's confident she's setting an example for other Latino businesses looking to break into the "mostly American" market in Wyoma Square and other parts of Lynn. "They love to follow people," she said. Amber Parcher can be reached at aparcher@itemlive.com. |
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