50 Most Influential Latinos

Carolina Ramon

Director, Office of Minority Business Development

UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

In 2016, Carolina Ramon became the first Latina to serve as director of the University of Georgia SBDC Office of Minority Business Development. In this position, she oversees the delivery of training and consulting services for minority business owners in the state of Georgia.

Before joining the SBDC’s Office of Minority Business Development, Carolina served as Director of the Small Business Administration’s WEDA Metropolitan Atlanta Women Business Center (MAWBC) for over six years.

Carolina is an experienced small business advisor and certified federal procurement instructor with an extensive history of launching business enterprises and designing entrepreneur programs for non-profit organizations in Georgia.

Carolina holds a Bachelor in Marketing and a Masters of Business Administration with concentration in Finance and Accounting from Georgia State University