CIT, parent of OneWest Bank of Irvine, announced Monday that it’s providing $100,000 to the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce for technical assistance to small businesses.

The grant will support the further development of the technical assistance services offered by the chamber’s foundation, which includes one-on-one consulting and workshops on improving technological efficiency, accessing capital and gaining contracting opportunities. The money will also help buy tablets for the chamber’s business technology center.

“OneWest’s investments in the LALCC are essential to our efforts to help Latino small businesses throughout the Los Angeles region thrive and prosper,” said Gilbert Vasquez, the chamber’s board chair.

“This grant helps the LALCC deliver technical assistance services that will allow local small businesses to grow and become more efficient while sustaining and creating jobs in the Los Angeles area, said John Erickson, president of CIT consumer banking and of CIT’s California operations.

Last year CIT made a similar grant to the chamber.

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