The Invisible Battle Houston's Hispanic Businesses Are Losing

Your Business

Overwhelmed owner
Paperwork stacks everywhere
60-hour work weeks
$100K operating costs
Losing clients, don't know why

Competitor with AI

Calm owner with laptop
Organized digital workspace
45-hour work weeks
$70K operating costs
Growing client base fast
30% cost advantage. You can't see it happening. By the time you notice, it's too late.

Who We Are

Marisabel Escalona
Co-Founder, 85%
  • Cybersecurity Analyst, Former COO
  • Oil & Gas Operations Expert
  • Latinas in Tech, Latinas in Cyber, WICS
  • LinkedIn Profile
Juan
Co-Founder, 15%
  • Navy Veteran, Full-Stack Developer
  • U.S. Army & Air Force Program Analyst
  • Data Analytics & Government Contracting
  • Hispanic Disabled Veteran-Owned

We're both Hispanic, both intimately connected to this community, and we've built our careers seeing the exact problem we're solving: businesses operating without clear SOPs, drowning in unused data, ignoring cybersecurity until disaster hits. We're not theorizing—we've lived this problem. We know how to solve it.

The Triple Gap

Three crises are converging on Houston's $17 Billion Hispanic professional community

95%

Crisis #1: The MIT GenAI Divide

95% of AI projects FAIL despite $40B invested.

But the 5% that succeed follow specific patterns:

  • Strategic partnerships (67% success vs 33% DIY)
  • Back-office focus first
  • Manager empowerment
  • Targeted problem-solving
Source: MIT Project NANDA, 2025
11%

Crisis #2: The Representation Gap

Only 11% of AI specialists are Hispanic

  • Despite being 20% of U.S. population
  • AI advancement happens in Anglo/Asian tech circles
  • Not about English fluency—about being at the table where AI is developed
  • Creates systematic delay in Hispanic business adoption
Source: Harvard Business School, Latino Donor Collaborative, 2024
21%

Crisis #3: The Funding Gap

Only 21% of Hispanic entrepreneurs receive full funding

  • vs. 40% for white entrepreneurs
  • Already competing with less capital
  • Now facing competitors with 30% cost advantages
  • Gap widening monthly
Source: McKinsey, SBA, 2024

The Convergence

Competitors using back-office AI operate at 30% lower costs, process work 8x faster, serve 40% more clients. Hispanic businesses are losing the invisible battle—and think it's about service quality. It's backend operations.

The Urgency — What's At Stake

$17 Billion

Houston's Hispanic Professional Services Contribution Annually

The Competitive Death Spiral Happening Right Now:

Metric Your Business Competitor with AI Impact
Admin Time 20 hrs/week 5 hrs/week 15 extra hours for sales
Document Processing 8 hours 1 hour 8x faster response
Error Rate 12% 5% More professional
Monthly Billing 6 hours 30 minutes 5.5 hours saved
Client Capacity 25 clients max 35 clients 40% more revenue
Operating Costs $100K $70K 30% cost advantage

What This Means:

  • They can charge 15% less and make 20% more profit
  • They respond instantly (vs. hours)
  • They look more professional (fewer errors)
  • They have time for business development while you're drowning in paperwork
  • They're stealing clients—and you think it's service quality

The Truth: It's not service. It's backend operations you can't see.

The Proof It's Solvable

When given access, Hispanic businesses adopt AI at 2x the rate

2x

Adoption Rate

Latino-owned businesses adopt AI at 2x the rate of white-owned businesses when given access to implementation expertise.

Source: Latino Donor Collaborative Research, 2024

91%

SMBs with AI report revenue boost

Deloitte, 2024

20%

Achieve ROI exceeding 30%

Deloitte, 2024

87%

Improved scaling capability

Deloitte, 2024

Real Implementation Results

Accounting Firm (8 staff)

-67%

Document Processing Time

(8 hrs → 2.5 hrs)

-42%

Error Reduction

(12% → 5%)

+30%

Client Capacity

(85 → 110 clients)

60→45

Work Week Hours

15 hours reclaimed

ROI: One Tax Season (4 months)

Legal Practice

-63%

Contract Review Time

(4 hrs → 1.5 hrs)

55%→72%

Billable Hours

17 point increase

+47%

Case Capacity

(15 → 22 cases)

4-6 mo

ROI Timeline

Fast payback

The Problem Isn't Capability. It's ACCESS.

The 1AQ Solution

We follow MIT's proven success formula: Strategic partnerships, back-office focus, manager empowerment

The 1AQuantum Process

1
ANALYZE
Week 1-2
  • Map workflows
  • Identify biggest cost
  • Document data streams
2
SELECT
Week 2-3
  • Match proven AI tools
  • Evaluate compatibility
  • Calculate ROI
3
DESIGN
Week 3-4
  • Custom workflows
  • System integration
  • Develop SOPs
4
IMPLEMENT
Week 4-8
  • Deploy in YOUR environment
  • Train your team
  • Secure implementation
5
OPTIMIZE
Week 8+
  • Monitor performance
  • Transfer ownership
  • Ongoing support (optional)

Critical Distinction

We DON'T

  • Build custom AI models
  • Sell generic software subscriptions
  • Create vendor lock-in

We DO

  • Implement PROVEN tools in ways that fit YOUR business
  • Transfer ownership to YOUR team
  • ONE pain point at a time, 6-month ROI targets

Example: 8-Person Accounting Firm

Pain Point Identified: Tax season document processing (60-hour weeks, bottleneck at client intake)

AI Tool Selected: Document intelligence platform + workflow automation

Implementation: 6 weeks (intake forms, data extraction, validation workflows, QuickBooks integration)

BEFORE
  • 8 hours per client
  • 12% error rate
  • 85 clients max
  • 60-hour weeks
  • Owner considering selling
AFTER
  • 2.5 hours per client (67% faster)
  • 5% error rate (42% improvement)
  • 110 clients (30% more capacity)
  • 45-hour weeks
  • Happy, profitable, growing

Cost: $35,000 implementation

Savings Year 1: $48,000 (labor) + $75,000 (additional revenue)

ROI: One Tax Season (4 months)

Owner reclaimed 15 hours/week, serves 25 more clients, reduced stress, increased profit

Our Unique Edge — Why We Win

The rare combination of operations expertise, technical execution, and cultural competence

What Makes 1AQuantum Different

Capability Traditional AI Consultants 1AQuantum
Approach Build custom AI (expensive, risky) Implement proven tools (MIT 67% success pattern)
Mindset Tech-first Operations-first + security-first
Focus Generic approach Bridge the representation gap specifically
Risk Profile Customer-facing AI (exciting but risky) Back-office first (highest ROI, lowest risk)
Ownership Sell and leave Transfer ownership, train your team
Cultural Competence Standard business consulting Navigate AI circles FOR you, understand relationship-based business models

Why Marisabel & Juan Are Uniquely Qualified

Marisabel's Edge

Cybersecurity Expert + Former COO
  • Security + Operations expertise combined
  • Oil & gas experience = Complex workflows, compliance, OT/IoT
  • Can speak to: Engineers, sales, executives, finance, procurement, legal
  • Latina woman in tech = Lives the representation gap, embedded in community
  • Active: Latinas in Tech, Latinas in Cyber, WICS

Juan's Edge

Navy Veteran + Full-Stack Developer
  • Discipline + procurement expertise from military service
  • Can build AND analyze (full-stack + data analyst)
  • Army/Air Force experience = Mission-critical systems understanding
  • Veteran-owned status = Opens government contracting (billions in set-asides)
  • Hispanic disabled veteran = Competitive advantages in federal procurement

Combined Superpower

We understand operations AND technology. We speak business AND code. We're embedded in AI circles AND Hispanic community. We've LIVED the problem—watching businesses struggle with process blindness, data illiteracy, and security ignorance.

We're not consultants who studied AI in a lab. We're operators who use AI to solve the problems we've witnessed across years of direct experience.

The Investment Ask

Protecting $17 billion in Houston's Hispanic professional services

Year 1 Investment

$250,000

25-35 businesses • Month 9 break-even • No additional funding needed

Allocation Breakdown

40%
25%
20%
10%
5%
40% Founders ($100K)
25% Marketing ($62.5K)
20% Professional ($50K)
10% Technology ($25K)
5% Operations ($12.5K)

What $250K Achieves in Year 1

25-35
Businesses Served
15-20 hrs/week saved each
30-40% capacity increase
3-6 month ROI
$2-4M
Cost Savings
1,000-2,000 hrs/week reclaimed
50-100 jobs protected
Community strengthened
$800K-$1M
Year 1 Revenue
70% profit margin
Month 9: Break-even
Month 12: Self-sustaining
$17B
Protected
Houston Hispanic
professional services
annual contribution

This Isn't Charity. This Is Economic Justice.

95%
Methodology Gap

AI projects failing

11%
Access Gap

Hispanic representation

21%
Resource Gap

Funding received

CONVERGE INTO CRISIS
THE CRISIS

$17 Billion in Houston Hispanic professional services at risk — businesses losing to competitors operating at 30% lower costs with AI they can't access

ONE SOLUTION

Strategic implementation partnership following proven MIT patterns

ONE OPPORTUNITY
Protect $17 Billion
in community economic contribution

The Time to Act is NOW

Every month we wait, another accounting firm loses clients to faster competitors. Another legal practice can't compete with firms that review contracts in one-third the time. Another distributor gets undercut by someone operating at 30% lower costs. The GenAI Divide widens further.

This fund has the power to BE that access.

Contact Information

Marisabel Escalona

Co-Founder

LinkedIn Profile

marisabel@1aquantum.com

Juan

Co-Founder

juan@1aquantum.com

1AQuantum

www.1aquantum.com

contact@1aquantum.com

Thank you. Let's protect our community together.

Gracias.