The following are some of our media and press appearances:
"Women Connected - Mercedes LaPorta", AA.com
(April 07)
"Think Big ", Entrepreneur Magazine (November
06)
"Certification helps women-owned firms compete", The Miami Herald (June 2006)
"Top Woman-Led Businesses in Florida", The Common Wealth Institute and Florida International University (June 2006)
"The Woman’s Advantage:20 Women Entrepreneurs Show You What it Takes to Grow Your BusinessTop 100 Minority Business Awards", Mary Cantnado, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (March 2006)
"Top 100 Minority Business Awards", Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (March 2006)
"Mercedes in the Fast Lane", The Electrical Distributor (January 2006)page 1, page 2, page 3
"Fast 50", FastCompany (December 2005)
"Lighting it up", US Business Review (October 2005) page 1, page 2
Video Interview for sbtv.com, WBENC Convention, Las Vegas (2/2/2005)
"Balancing Act ", Miami Herald (2/2/2005)
"MERCEDES LAPORTA WINS PRESTIGIOUS WOMENS BUSINESS AWARD",
WBENC (3/23/2005)
"Empresaria de Miami logra reconocimiento nacional ", El Nuevo Herald (3/27/2005)
"Women Owners Of Big Businesses Join Elite Group", Wall Street Journal (6/1/2005)
"10 Floridians Who Mean Business", Florida Trend (6/29/2005)
"Gals Going Global", BusinessWeek Online (7/11/2005)
"On being too nice ", Inc.com (7/19/2005)
"Empresaria de Miami logra reconocimiento nacional", Sin Censura
"Mercedes' key move ", Startup Nation
"LaPorta Receives Star Honors", Latin Business (Summer 05)
"LaPorta named 'business star' ", WBENC MarketFocus
"Top Woman-Led Businesses in Florida", The Common Wealth Institute and Florida International University (June 2006) 
"Lighting it up", US Business Review (October 2005) page 1, 
