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COIT – A Legacy of Innovation and Quality

COIT

A Legacy of Innovation and Quality

 

COIT was founded by Lou Kearn, who introduced drapery cleaning services backed by a satisfaction guarantee—a novel concept at the time . This commitment to quality and customer satisfaction laid the foundation for COIT’s expansion into various cleaning services, including carpet, upholstery, tile and grout, air ducts, and more. Today, COIT continues to uphold this legacy, providing specialized cleaning solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.​

 

COIT’s Comprehensive Cleaning and Restoration Services

COIT offers a wide array of services designed to tap into the growing demand for cleaning & restoration services:

⇒ Carpet and Area Rug Cleaning: Utilizing advanced cleaning technology to remove dirt, stains, and allergens, extending the life of your carpets and rugs.​

⇒ Upholstery and Drapery Cleaning: Expert cleaning of various fabrics, including leather and microfiber, to refresh and preserve your furniture and window treatments.​

⇒ Tile, Grout, and Natural Stone Care: Deep cleaning and sealing services that restore the original shine and prevent future staining.​

⇒ Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning: Improving indoor air quality and reducing fire hazards by removing accumulated dust and debris.​

⇒ Emergency Restoration Services: 24/7 response for water damage, mold remediation, and fire and smoke damage restoration, helping clients recover from unexpected disasters.

These offerings are supported by trained staff and proprietary equipment. COIT technicians are company-trained, background-checked professionals and many hold industry certifications. For instance, COIT is a NADCA-registered firm with certified Air Systems Cleaning Specialists (ASCS) and Commercial Ventilation Inspectors (CVI) on staff​  & the company touts that all technicians are IICRC-certified (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification)​

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Market Snapshot

U.S. Cleaning Market: Projected to exceed $36.8B by 2028 (≈6%+ CAGR)​
Source; cleanfax.com

Carpet/upholstery segment ~$13.9B (2022) → ~$20.2B (2030)​
Source: grandviewresearch.com

Global Restoration Market: ~$41.3B (2023) → ~$76.8B (2033)​ driven by climate disasters (370 events worldwide in 2023)​ Source: astuteanalytica.com

Growth Drivers: Urban population growth, multi-unit housing, pandemic-linked hygiene standards environmental concerns (green cleaning)​ & increasing extreme-weather losses prompting more water/fire/mold remediation​.

Overall, COIT operates in these robust markets as a legacy specialist. Its diverse service lines (carpet-to-restoration) position it to capture demand from both routine maintenance needs and unexpected damage events. The company’s longstanding track record, strong guarantees, and certified staff are key selling points in a competitive field driven by health and safety concerns and by weather/climate trends.

 

Commitment to Customer Satisfaction

COIT stands behind its work with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If clients are not completely satisfied with the results, COIT will re-clean the area or refund the service cost. This dedication to customer satisfaction has earned COIT a reputation for reliability and excellence in the cleaning industry .​

 

Find out how COIT got to where it is today as the best in the business 

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Outstanding Franchise Success

75+ years in the industry

106+ markets served

12M+ happy customers

 

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Get into the Booming Natural Lawn Care Market

Featured Business Opportunity

EcoGreen Lawn Care Franchise

 

Own a EcoGreen Lawn Care franchise and provide your clients with lawn care that is Safer by Nature with 100% organic proprietary lawn care products.

 

Why Own an EcoGreen Lawn Care Franchise?

 

Large & Growing Market
The lawn care industry had an estimated worth of $99.5 billion in revenue for 2021 (1).

Proven growth
Lawn care services had an annual growth rate of 5% between 2016 and 2021.(1)

Increasing demand for eco-friendly solutions
Organic lawn care is expected to show a 7% increase from 2021 to 2028 (1)

Solid customer base
Around 72% of households in the United States engage in some form of lawn and garden care. (1)

Steady income
On average, each household spends $503 on lawn care and gardening.(3)
Increasing commercial demand
The increase in nonresidential construction is likely to increase demand for landscaping services.(4)
Low-cost investment
Compared to many other similar franchise opportunities, an EcoGreen Lawn Care franchise is a relatively low-cost investment – with high potential returns.

How much does it cost?

Total Investment : $162,148 – $191,798

Minimum Liquid Capital: $100,000

(Refer to EcoGreen’s FDD Item 7 for specifics on startup costs.)

 

Become an EcoGreen Lawn Care Franchise Owner!

Contact us today to learn more!

Call: 877-4EG- LAWN

 

 

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Escape to Prosperity: How a Cambodian Refugee Created an $8 Million Franchise

Escape To Prosperity: Refugee Creates 1300 American Jobs

Ty Lav’s family escaped Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge uprising with only the clothes on their backs, but in the years following, America has proved to be not just a refuge, but a land of opportunity and salvation.

For Ty Lav’s family, coming to America was literally a matter of life and death. Cambodians of Chinese ancestry, they had to escape into Thailand during the bloody Khmer Rouge uprising in the 1970s. Afterwards, they were fortunate enough to be sponsored by a church in North Carolina, and when young Ty and his parents arrived in 1979, they literally had nothing but the clothes on their backs. Like many other refugee families, they were determined not only to survive, but to thrive in their new country.

 

Immpreneur Statistics 

  • Name: Ty Lav
  • Country of Origin: Cambodia 
  • Emigrated to the USA: 1979
  • Business: Liberty Tax Franchise Owner, Royalty Group & Impact Legacy
  • Annual Gross Revenue: $8 million
  • American Jobs Created: 1,290       

 

“In America, everything is open to you, and it’s a matter of going after it.”

 

Here’s his story

Early Success in the Software Business

After high school, Ty Lav studied engineering at the University of Illinois and helped fund his education through co-op programs with Intel, which helped him land a full-time job with an Intel supplier before he even finished college. In his first years out of college, Lav worked with startups and software companies in the Internet sector, and eventually built his own outfit, a software reseller, which gave him a six-figure income.

 

When Ty and his parents arrived in the US in 1979, they literally had nothing but the clothes on their backs.

 

Searching for the Golden Goose

While pleased with his early success, Lav wanted more.  He knew there was a difference between a good salary and a secure future. Lav wanted something that he could depend upon, regardless of the economic or political climate.  As he puts it, “With a job, you only have a golden egg, but I wanted the golden goose too. The golden goose is much, much more valuable.”

His family had gone into the hotel business, so he was thinking of something in the hospitality area to augment his software business, but then he read about John Hewitt’s new venture, Liberty Tax Service, and he was intrigued. Hewitt was “a proven leader,” says Lav. “Also, I was good with numbers and with business, so Liberty Tax seemed like a good fit.”  Furthermore, since Liberty Tax was just developing the California market, there was an opportunity to get in on the ground floor. So, he took the plunge, buying his first franchise in Sacramento.

 

With a job, you only have a golden egg, but I wanted the golden goose too. The golden goose is much, much more valuable.

 

Established Demand

If Lav’s experience in the tech sector had taught him anything, it was that starting a brand new business could be very challenging, because you must prove there’s a need for your product before you sell it, and that can take a lot of time and resources. With tax preparation, however, you don’t have to prove a need; there’s already an established demand for this service. And it won’t be going away anytime soon, especially with the increasing complexity of the tax code.

 

Multiple Franchises

After his first year with Liberty, Lav concluded that the advantages that Liberty Tax Services had over other franchise opportunities, and, indeed, other tax prep companies, were sufficient for him to make a much larger investment in the company. He wanted to buy more franchises, but also to participate in the growth of Liberty Tax Services by becoming an area developer in northern California. However, what he had in mind required far more capital than he had access to personally.

 

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Raising Investor Money

Lav addressed the issue by building a syndicate of investors in his plan — a highly unusual approach — that raised all the money he needed in only a month’s time. With the infusion of capital he was able to buy seven franchises and an area development license in one bold stroke.

Lav says that he wouldn’t recommend this to everyone, but he knew what he wanted to do, and was convinced he could make it work. And he did, succeeding beyond his dreams.  Today, Lav owns and operates several businesses:

  • Ty is an area developer for Liberty Tax Associates
  • Owns a software resale business
  • Owns a building maintenance company
  • Sits on several corporate boards

 

With tax preparation, you don’t have to prove a need; there’s already an established demand

 

Are You Buying a Job, or Building a Business?

Ty Lav succeeded because he had a good business plan: to diversify from his software business, and to build strong assets for the future. Unfortunately, not all franchisees take this measured approach at the beginning of their careers as franchise owners. Some expect to make enough money in the first year to live on.

“A lot of people make this mistake,” says Lav. Being in profit mode in year one, depends on many variables, he says, such as your capitalization, your business skills, planning, and above all, your expectations. “You have to be realistic, and remember you’re building a business, not buying a job.”

For some people, the seasonality of the tax prep business is desirable, and an established tax preparation business can certainly provide a good living. However, other franchisees see their tax preparation business as an opportunity to develop sidelines such as accounting, bookkeeping, real estate, and brokerages under the same roof, thereby offering additional services to their tax preparation clients.

 

“You’re either working toward something or you’re not. You must know yourself and what you’re committed to.”

 

What makes a good franchisee?

According to Lav, being a successful franchisee depends a few common elements:

  • Having enough capitalization to get through the first year or two without undue stress
  • Business or tax experience
  • Being coachable

“You’ve got to be able to get out of your own way to listen to advice, and to learn,” Lav says.

 

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Lessons Learned

Even though he’s been enormously successful, Lav thinks he could have been better prepared to bring his grand plan into fruition. If he had it to do over again, he would have a sense of what his expectations should have been for this business: what resources would be required, how much money would be coming in, and how long, realistically, it would take to develop the business. But above all, he would want to have a better idea of the personal commitment required.

What stands in the way of success? It’s the human condition, accord to Lav.  “Very few people have clarity about their goals and commitments,” he says. “You’re either working toward something or you’re not.  You must know yourself and what you’re committed to.”

 

Why Immigrants Succeed

Lav strongly believes that the reason immigrants succeed in so many business ventures is that they have a stronger sense of what they’re  committed to and don’t take things for granted. As he puts it, they stay in the “moment of committedness.” “This is what drives me,” says Lav. “In America, everything is open to you, and it’s a matter of going after it.  It’s carpe diem, and what do you want to seize today!”

 

Read: Jordanian immigrant realizes his American dream through Liberty Tax  

For More Information on Liberty Tax Franchise Opportunities:

Liberty Tax Service
1716 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454 USA
Corporate Phone Number: 1-757-493-8855

Resources for Refugees & Resettlement in the USA

Refugee Council USA 

U.S. Committee for Refugees

UNHCR – US Resettlement Agencies

International Rescue Committee

Business Center For New Americans

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Nordic Naturals: When You Hit a Brick Wall, Try Plan "B"

Nordic Naturals: How Supplement Giant Revamped It’s Sales Strategy

How Nordic Naturals founder Joar Opheim revamped his sales strategy—and what you can learn from his pivot.
When You Hit a Brick Wall, Try Plan "B"
Joar Opheim

When Norwegian immigrant Joar Opheim, the founder of Nordic Naturals, started to market his fish-oil supplements in the 1990’s, health food stores and vitamin retailers seemed like the ideal target. So, he began pounding the pavement, talking up the supplements’ benefits: They were free of toxins, made of highly absorbable triglycerides, and sourced using sustainable fishing practices. Plus, they retained their freshness and, unlike the castor oil of old, they actually tasted good. Nevertheless, Opheim found few takers. Retailers weren’t convinced that his product was that different than other fish oils, or worth the higher price Opheim was asking. After a year of rejection, Oprheim was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

However, rather than throw in the towel, he took a fresh look at his business plan. The result was a new sales strategy, one that targeted holistically inclined doctors, with the goal of making them both customers, and enthusiastic advocates for his supplements. With the success of his new approach, Opheim was able to go back to health food retailers with confidence, and this time, they jumped on the Nordic Naturals bandwagon. How did he pull it off? And what can be learned from his success?

Here are five key lessons:

1. Stop, take a deep breath, and regroup.

After repeatedly hitting a brick wall, Opheim realized his original strategy was getting him nowhere. The audience he’d assumed would embrace his product just wasn’t interested. He had to accept that the American market simply wasn’t ready for his Nordic Naturals. But instead of giving up, Opheim reexamined his plan, determining how to reshape his strategy and build a market for his product.

2. Turn your product into a value proposition.

Opheim analyzed his fish oil supplement and identified its unique benefits. He pinpointed four: The product was made of pure ingredients; it was fresh; the soft gel tablets tasted good; and the fish he used were harvested in a sustainable way. These qualities, he realized, were not only product descriptions, but differentiators that could set Nordic Naturals apart from the competition.

3. Redefine your target market

Once he had a firm grasp of his product’s unique value proposition, Opheim figured out the audience with whom those qualities would resonate the most. The answer: Chiropractors and other holistic health practitioners who not only would believe in the product, but also would be likely to recommend it to their patients, becoming, in effect, his ambassadors. Opheim attended medical symposiums and other events of interest to holistic health practitioners and found people who were excited about his product—and eager to promote its virtues to their patients.

4. Back up your claims with research.

Opheim also stepped up scientific research he’d already started. American consumers—and the holistic medical practitioners he planned to target—needed measurable evidence of his fish oil supplement’s benefits. With that in mind, he started attending conferences and other venues where he was likely to meet scientists who could be persuaded to conduct studies on the benefits of fish oil. Eventually, he found researchers at Columbia, Stanford and other institutions willing to delve into the area, with the aid of funding provided by the National Institutes of Health.

5. Sell with renewed confidence

Now that he had laid a strong foundation for his business, Opheim went back to the health food retailers who had rejected him before. After 150 retailers had started selling the product, he took his campaign to the next level, and approached Whole Foods. With his powerful story of compelling research and recent successes, he was able to convince the supplements’ buyer to stock Nordic Naturals. Today, his product line is available in more than 30 international markets—and his vision of creating a company to sell new, high-quality fish oil supplements has paid off handsomely.

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Meet The Waffle Master of NYC

Immigrant Business Statistics: Name: Thomas DeGeest Country of Origin: Belgium Emigrated to the U.S.: 1997 Launched W&D: 2007 Annual Revenue: $5 million Jobs Created: 100

 

Thomas DeGeest traded in his six-figure IBM job, escaped PowerPoint hell and followed his dream of bringing authentic Belgian waffles to the streets of New York City.

Waffle maker of New York
Thomas DeGeest, CEO

Thomas DeGeest had a six-figure job at IBM when he came to America from Belgium. But, hungering for change after 12 years at the company, he decided to pursue his dream of running his own business and opened Wafels & Dinges, a food truck in New York City in 2007. Today, the business is thriving, with over roughly 100 employees who keep its operation running seven days a week, at least 14 hours a day. Featured everywhere from the CBS Early Show to Gourmet magazine, the growing brand is now available at eight brick-and-mortar locations in three cities and 8 mobile units—and DeGeest is achieving his American Dream. “People come to America for a reason,” he says. “They want to achieve something. New York is the epitome of this.”

Foulis Peacock, publisher of Immigrant Business, interviewed DeGeest, seeking his tips for other immigrants on how to build a successful business around foods from their native country. Here are some key takeaways.

People come to America for a reason. They want to achieve something.

Tap Your Immigrant Advantage

When DeGeest’s wife was contemplating a move to Brazil, he looked for a business he could run successfully without the ability to speak Portuguese, the native language. “I thought, ‘Why don’t I open a waffle store?’” he recalls. The move never happened, but when the idea kept simmering, he realized it was also an ideal venture for him to run in New York, as a native Belgian. “I can start a waffle store anywhere in the world because I have ‘street cred,’” he says.

Customize Your Product to Local Tastes

waffles8 (product shot?)“Americans love Hollywood. They love a lot of bells and whistles,” DeGeest realized as he traveled around the country for his corporate job. On that theory, he made sure to offer a lot of toppings to jazz up the waffles, from whipped cream to maple syrup. He also offered savory waffles with bacon—an “absolute no-no in Belgium,” and pulled pork. “You learn from the country you visit,” he says. “I spent a lot of time in the South—Louisiana and Texas.”

Don’t Skimp on Quality

DeGeest relied on equipment and waffle mix from Belgium because he was confident they were the best. And he never relied on frozen waffles, although it was acceptable to sell them in Belgium. “New Yorkers are a much tougher audience,” he realized.

I always tell my personnel, ‘We sell people the best moment of their day. We’re there to make them happy.’”

Prepare for the Unexpected

DeGeest economized in building his business by investing in a waffle truck, rather than a store. However, the aging 1968 step up truck proved costly to maintain, and he quickly burned through his savings—at one point resorting to towing the truck behind his car to move it around New York. “We didn’t have a risk mitigation plan in place,” he says in retrospect.

Dish Up Some Magic

Meet The Waffle Master of NYC 4To capture the imagination and hearts of customers, DeGeest concocted a colorful story about being sent by the government of Belgium as a special envoy to address the deplorable state of waffles in America. The rest of his branding flowed from this. “We don’t sell waffles,” he says. “I always tell my personnel, ‘We sell people the best moment of their day. We’re there to make them happy.’” It’s also important to make sure the design elements of your business are engaging, he says. “Just food by itself is not necessarily going to be enough.”

You’re going to have to build economies of scale, to support multiple units. That’s where you really start making money in this business.

Maximize Output

If you want to run a food-truck business, realize that your most important asset is your vehicle, he says. “You have to put that asset to work as much as possible,” he says. His team keeps the truck running 18 hours a day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. “In New York City at any given time of day, there’s always someone who’s going to buy your product,” he says.

I can start a waffle store anywhere in the world because I have street cred

Build a Scalable Business

To add to his sales, he has done some limited wholesaling and branched out into catering and retail, selling products such as a Belgian spread called Spekuloos, which resembles peanut butter but tastes like gingerbread cookies, on his website, wafelsanddinges.com.

Originally, DeGeest’s goal was to build a brand that extended far beyond his original truck. “Eventually, you’re going to have to build economies of scale to support multiple units,” he advises others who would like to follow his path. “That’s where you really start making money in this business.”

Today with his 8 trucks operating around the city, and his five brick-and-mortar locations, he has achieved his goal, and Wafels and Dinges has become a New York City fixture.

Update – 2024

Celebrity parents
Rosanna Figuera  with Wafels & Dinges truck

Since this article was originally posted, there have been a number of major developments at Wafels & Dinges.

According to DeGeest, the most important development is that the company  has been “transformed into the child of a true immigrant family, with the involvement full time of my wife and business partner, Rossanna Figuera.  A native of Venezuela, Rossanna has been a Diplomat to the UN, a banker, an executive coach, a headhunter, and a successful entrepreneur, prior to joining the company full-time in early 2012.

Fast forward to 2024, they operate 8 brick & mortar locations across New York, Minneapolis and Colorado, run multiple trucks, cater events & offer nationwide shipping They’ve been named New York’s Best Food Truck by three different organizations; and they’ve beaten celebrity chef Bobby Flay in a throw down on the Food Network.

 

Interested in owning a Wafles & Dinges Franchise?

 

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  3. Escape To Prosperity: Refugee Creates 1300 American Jobs
  4. Nordic Naturals: How Supplement Giant Revamped It’s Sales Strategy
  5. Meet The Waffle Master of NYC

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Crowdfunding is hot right now, but is it right for you? Learn crowdfunding’s pros and cons in this revealing interview with Evan Cohen, a top executive of Indiegogo. Immigrant Business:  Indiegogo has become one the of the top three crowdfunding sites on the web in a few short years. How did it get started? Cohen. Basically, our three […]

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COIT – A Legacy of Innovation and Quality

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COIT A Legacy of Innovation and Quality   COIT was founded by Lou Kearn, who introduced drapery cleaning services backed by a satisfaction guarantee—a novel concept at the time . This commitment to quality and customer satisfaction laid the foundation for COIT’s expansion into various cleaning services, including carpet, upholstery, tile and grout, air ducts, […]

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  • Secure Your Future with a Signal 88 Franchise
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  • Phenix Salons – Revolutionizing Beauty Salons

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Immigrant Entrepreneur Finds Success with The UPS Store: ‘A Business That Won’t Go Away’

David Smith

Name: Naresh Bhatt Country of Origin: India Immigrated to US: 1993 Franchise Name: The UPS Store Launched: 2007 Franchises Owned: 8 Estimated Annual Revenue: $4million U.S. Jobs Created: 40   Sometimes the worst thing that happens turns out to be one of the best. After 12 years with his employer, Naresh Bhatt lost his well-paying […]

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Nordic Naturals: When You Hit a Brick Wall, Try Plan "B"

Nordic Naturals: How Supplement Giant Revamped It’s Sales Strategy

David Smith

How Nordic Naturals founder Joar Opheim revamped his sales strategy—and what you can learn from his pivot. When Norwegian immigrant Joar Opheim, the founder of Nordic Naturals, started to market his fish-oil supplements in the 1990’s, health food stores and vitamin retailers seemed like the ideal target. So, he began pounding the pavement, talking up […]

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Meet The Waffle Master of NYC 3

Meet The Waffle Master of NYC

David Smith

Immigrant Business Statistics: Name: Thomas DeGeest Country of Origin: Belgium Emigrated to the U.S.: 1997 Launched W&D: 2007 Annual Revenue: $5 million Jobs Created: 100   Thomas DeGeest traded in his six-figure IBM job, escaped PowerPoint hell and followed his dream of bringing authentic Belgian waffles to the streets of New York City. Thomas DeGeest had a six-figure job at IBM when […]

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Russian Immigrant Creates $130M Health Food Empire

David Smith

Russian immigrant Michael Smolyansky found inspiration in a childhood drink. Today, his son Edward and daughter Julie (pictured above) lead a food empire with $130 million in annual revenue. Michael Smolyansky came to Chicago in the 1970s from the Soviet Union, a young man with a dream common to many immigrants coming to the U.S.—the chance […]

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Immigrants Create Billions For The US

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By: Foulis Peacock Immigrants in the U.S. are 2x as likely to start businesses as their native counterparts generating at least $1 trillion in annual sales revenue, per the New American Economy (NAE). Driving the news: Immigration critics frequently assert that immigrants are more “likely to use public benefit programs” — positioning them as a burden on […]

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Fuse American Culture with Your Own to Succeed

Reema Khan: Fusing Cultures to Create Success

David Smith

Immigrant entrepreneur Reema Khan explains how she combined her Indian culture with America’s to create a successful business. After getting an MBA and a good accounting job in America, Reema Khan was laid off in an economic downturn. Rather than look for something else, she started her own company, And what better business to target […]

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Brow Bar: Indian Immigrant Threads Her Way To Success In The US

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Immigrant Business Statistics: Name: Reema Khan | Country of Origin: India | Immigrated to US: 1996 | Business name: s.h.a.p.e.s. Brow Bar | Location: Chicago, IL | Emigrated to U.S.: 1996 | Annual Revenue: $14 Million | Jobs Created: 350 Indian immigrant Reema Khan turned an ancient beauty technique from her home country into a […]

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Immigrants Revitalizing America’s Heartland

Immigrant Business

While Trump continues his assault on immigrants (from “shithole” countries and all points west – but not north), recent data shows the immense economic value that immigrants from ALL parts of the world have on the U.S. economy. Numerous studies posted by Immigrant Business in the past have already highlighted similar data, but a stunning new […]

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CMIT Solutions – Helping Immigrants Tap Into A $668 Billion Opportunity

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CMIT Solutions Keeps America’s Small Businesses Running Immigrant entrepreneurs and the tech industry have done well by each other. Many companies launched by new Americans are globally dominant (think eBay and Google), but there are tens of thousands of others with similar immigrant origins and innovation. Meanwhile, as many reports on Immigrant Business can attest, […]

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KLA Schools: Immigrants Dream Big, Multiply Successes

David Smith

Immigrant Business Statistics |Name: Roberto and Candelaria Ortega | Country of Origins: Ecuador and Argentina | Immigrated: 2000 and 1999 | Business Name: KLA Schools | Launched: 2008 | System Revenue: $10-13 million annually | Jobs Created: 300   Roberto and Candelaria Ortega came to the United States from Ecuador and Argentina respectively and met […]

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Why PuroClean? Insights From An Owner

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Franchise Buyer, Diego Melians, Explains Why He Chose PuroClean. Diego Melians highlights what attracted him to the PuroClean opportunity and how the company’s culture and support enabled him to build a successful, thriving business. He also gives his own advice to prospective franchise owners thinking about joining PuroClean’s network of successful franchisees. Learn More About The […]

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How Scheduling Software Helps Small Businesses Thrive

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Scheduling Software Helps Small Businesses Increase Productivity & Maximize Profits – Find Out How The Fiscal Policy Institute’s Immigration Research Center conducted a study of businesses with fewer than 100 employees to determine how many businesses are owned by those who came to America from abroad. They also wanted to determine what types of businesses […]

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8 Great Ways to Build Value in Your Company – And Score a BIG Payoff

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Hard work, common sense and a commitment to customer service can build tremendous value in a company – and potentially lead to a very big payoff. Overview Ten years ago, two brothers from South Africa came to America looking to make it in the music business. After studying at Boston’s fabled Berklee College of Music, Gary […]

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Rytech Builds a Recession-Proof Business

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Saving Homes from Water Damage and Mold, Rytech Franchise Builds a Recession-Proof Business When thinking about franchising opportunities, or business opportunities in general, Rytech Inc. is probably not the first company that comes to mind. But if your home suffers any kind of water damage—busted pipes, a leaky roof, flooding from rain, sewage backups—then to […]

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The Seven Keys to Raising Start-up Money

The Seven Keys to Raising Start-up Money

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Immigrant entrepreneur Aziz Makhani parlayed common assets like savings, sweat equity, friendship and enthusiasm into the realization of a special dream — to teach American kids how to play world-class soccer. Like many immigrant entrepreneurs, Aziz Makhani didn’t need millions of dollars to launch his big idea. To make KickShot, his soccer board game, a […]

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Selling Your Company pt. 2: How to Come out on Top

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Selling your company can be the fulfilling end to a long journey, a brief rest before taking the next step, or a deal you’ll regret the rest of your life. Mad Mimi co-founders Gary and Dean Levitt provide some insights to help you come out on top. Today when tech startups with paper valuations worth […]

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Low-Cost, Hi- Growth Opportunity in Education Sector

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More than 60 years ago, a high school math teacher in Osaka Japan developed a nearly fool-proof technique for supercharging how kids learn math and reading. Now more than 4 million kids around the globe are learning the Kumon system while thousands of Kumon franchisees enjoy a fulfilling and profitable business. Overview Education today seems more […]

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Immigrants’ Daughter Finds Her Bliss Booking Dream Vacations

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Doing what you really love out of the comfort of your own home sounds too good to be true, but this daughter of immigrants, has created a thriving business doing just that! Aggie Batista was born and raised in New York City, but comes from a classic immigrant family. Her mother, a member of a […]

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Desi Mom Diaries: Bringing Up Baby in America

Desi Mom Diaries: Bringing Up Baby in America

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Deepika Jain, shares what she’s learned about raising children in America. When you’re a new, financially insecure immigrant, raising a child isn’t easy. This is especially true if your new country is vastly different culturally from your home country, as is the United States compared to India.   My husband and I arrived in USA […]

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How To Set Up Your Online Sales Plan

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A step-by-step guide to building your online sales plan and making your website a selling machine. Building a website Even a simple site can be a powerful income-producing tool that will win your business leads and generate sales. If you have put off starting a site because you are too busy running your business, don’t […]

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Bringing Your Business In the Cloud

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Small business owners are discovering the value of bring their business in the cloud. Using cloud services has helped them control the bottom line and allow them to concentrate on growing their businesses. Today’s entrepreneurs have too much on their plates. They want to be focused on marketing their products and services, but increasingly they’re forced […]

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COIT A Legacy of Innovation and Quality   COIT was founded by Lou Kearn, who introduced drapery cleaning services backed by a satisfaction guarantee—a novel concept at the time . This commitment to quality and customer satisfaction laid the foundation for COIT’s expansion into various cleaning services, including carpet, upholstery, tile and grout, air ducts, […]

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WATCH – CEO of Signal 88 explains opportunity in the $44 Billion private security industry Watch CEO Reed Nyffeler explains the extraordinary growth of Signal 88 in the US’s rapidly growing $44 Billion private security industry, including what it takes to succeed as a franchisee. And as you’ll see, Nyffeler is passionate about working with immigrant […]

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Bin There Dump That

Proving the wisdom of the old say, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” Bin There Dump That” has created a network of highly successful franchises that place dumpsters bins at surburban homes and then remove them when the home remodeling is done. Watch as John Ferracuti explains the success of Bin There Dump That. […]

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