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Marco A. Arce is the founder of the Marco Polo Investment Network (MPIN), a Dallas-based resource network that provides consultation services and funding opportunities to small businesses. The Network currently has expanded its interests in different private and public companies and has significantly increased its growth in the past 6 months. Marco currently serves in the Board of Directors for MPIN. Arce has also served in the board of directors for the North Texas Entrepreneurship Council, is past honorary board member for the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a mentor at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, and a community affairs adviser for political campaigns and community affairs. Arce will receive his Bachelor in Hospitality Management from the University of North Texas in May of 2014. Arce is also an Assistant Manager at Panda Restaurant Group.

Arcé was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and grew up in a poor suburb in the district of Cuauhtemoc, to a Christian working-class family. He is the son of Antonio and Beatriz Arcé; Antonio is an engineer and Beatriz was an accountant for ten years until she became the business owner of a small cybercafé. Arce’s first step into the business world occurred at the age of 10, when he sold paintings to start a savings account and buy a Star Wars action figure. Arcé also started helping in his family business at the age of 12.

Arcé immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 15 . Upon arrival in 2006, Arcé spoke no English and knew very little about the American culture or its people. In his first year, Arcé was a freshman at Coppell High School where he was put in the English as a Second Language program. Arcé’s first two years in the United States were humble ones; grasping fluency of the language and working towards his academic goals.

In 2008, Arcé was accepted into Coppell Youth Leadership, a program created to help young teens develop or enhance their leadership skills focused on Cultural Diversity; Career Development; Social Services; Business; Government; Arts; Health/Wellness/Lifestyle; as well as community involvement and volunteerism.

During his senior year of high school, Arcé became student council president, senior class officer, class ambassador, president of the Spanish Club, and a volunteer for the Coppell Chamber of Commerce. Arcé graduated from Coppell High School with fluency in the English language, 11 awards in leadership, and the Texas Distinguished Achievement Program.

Arcé then started his college years with a major in Hospitality Management at the University of North Texas, where Arcé struggled to pay for his tuition through different jobs and scholarships. Arcé also spent a year at a local community college during his sophomore year. During his two starting years of his college career, Arcé came out to his family. Months later, a local newspaper published a story about Arcé’s coming out experience , which he use in order to promote the creation of local Gay Straight Alliances in local schools. Arcé also started working with the Human Rights Campaign to further promote education and equal rights for the LGBT community.

Arcé’s official first steps were as an unpaid intern for the Coppell Chamber of Commerce, an organization which promotes the interests of 300 business owners. Two years later, Arcé became a volunteer at the Irving International Trade Development and Assistance Center(ITDAC), a center that facilitates the implementation of business information and assistance between companies in Irving and the international community with cities in countries such as Merton, England; Espoo, Finland; Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Marino, Italy; and Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

While volunteering at ITDAC, Arcé was also an intern for the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, an award winning chamber performing at the top 1% of all 7,000 accredited chambers of commerce in the nation. During Arcé’s involvement with the Greater Irving Chamber, he served in the ambassadors, membership, and small business committees. It was during this time that Arcé also became honorary board member with the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC), an organization that promotes the advancement of the commercial, financial, educational and civic interests of the growing Hispanic Community in Irving. Arcé was also named “2011 Ambassador of the Year” at the IHCC’s Annual Gala.

On August 2012, the CEO of the Irving Chamber awarded Arcé a sponsorship for the 2013 Leadership Irving-Las Colinas Class, a program which further develops professionals while networking their companies to some of the top leaders in state government, non-profit organizations, and Fortune 500 Companies in North Texas such as Microsoft Corporation.

Eventually on November of 2012, Arcé became a Business Development Associate for the Hotel Association of North Texas(HANTX), a non-profit trade association representing approximately 60,000 hotel rooms in cities across the North Texas Region.

After his involvement with HANTX, Arcé founded the Marco Polo Investment Network (MPIN) as a resource services provider for small businesses. MPIN utilizes different partnerships, community alliances, connections, funding sources, and industry experts to help other businesses develop. MPIN has grown and developed relationships with entities all throughout the United States, as well as other countries such as Mexico and Canada.

Arcé currently serves in the board of directors for the North Texas Entrepreneurship Council, an invite-only membership organization that promotes economic development and entrepreneurship in the North Texas region. Arcé is also a business mentor at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, a collaborative environment brimming with experts and thought leaders from major corporations, investment groups, academic institutions and government entities. Through mentorship, in-person training and financial assistance programs, the DEC gives entrepreneurs access to leaders who have the resources to support their business goals and the personal knowledge and experiences to educate entrepreneurs on what it takes to launch, manage and grow a successful business.

Arcé is also an active member of groups such as Start-up America’s Dallas Grind, the Hotel Association of North Texas, the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, and different political groups and campaigns that promote human rights, economic development, and education.

Arcé will graduate from the University of North Texas with a major in Hospitality Management in May of 2014. Arcé wishes to further his business skills, experience, and personal wealth with the hopes of helping others in the future. Arcé is a big advocate for education and plans to create a foundation that help children from disadvantageous socioeconomics and backgrounds.

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