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Bergen County Latina Inventor Has Important Message For Female Entrepreneurs Bergen County Latina Inventor Has Important Message For Female Entrepreneurs
Bergen County Latina Inventor Has Important Message For Female Entrepreneurs Hipatia Lopez of Elmwood Park has an important message for other young, Latina entrepreneurs: Si se puede. The mom of three invented the Empanada Fork -- a tool used to seal the stuffed pastry -- but admits she had no idea what she was doing when she began her entrepreneurial journey. She vowed to herself that once she made it through, she'd share her story to motivate other entrepreneurs. Particularly Latinas, like herself, she said. "Si se puede!" That's Lopez's message to other aspiring entrepreneurs.Hipatia Lopez "Female inventors hold seven percent of U.S. patents and less than on…

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by Cecilia Levine