Holiday Inn offers a chance to profit from the recognition of a well-known brand in an immigrant-friendly company. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the United States—or many other countries—who isn’t familiar with the Holiday Inn name or its offshoot brand, Holiday Inn Express. With 1,863 hotels in the U.S., Holiday Inn Express provides […]
Why you must read the fine print of your franchise contract. Jitu Ishwar moved from Mumbai in 1996 and devoted himself to success in the hotel industry. Now he owns three franchises in California: Holiday Inn Express, Marriott’s Fairfield Inn & Suites, and Super 8. All located in Ukiah, Calif., they bring in around $3 […]
A careful strategy helps a newcomer from India build three thriving franchises. Jitu Ishwar moved to Redwood City, Calif., from Mumbai in 1996, determined to run his own business. Like many of his friends who had come to the United States before him, he figured he’d buy a hotel franchise. And that’s what happened in […]
Korean immigrant Inson Byun came to the U.S. with just $20 and today owns 11 Great Clips franchises. Inson Byun came to visit the United States from South Korea in 1973 as a 23-year-old with just $20 in her pocket. She soon fell in love and got married. A few years later, her life changed […]
A South Korean immigrant finds that her willingness to work hard goes a long way. South Korean immigrant Inson Byun pulled herself out of the tough life of a divorced mom and now owns 11 Great Clips franchises. Immpreneur talked with her recently about how she did it. How did being an immigrant help you? I […]
Great Clips taps into America’s growing frugality about hair care. Americans like to get haircuts on the cheap these days. That’s why Minneapolis-based Great Clips, which operates 2,800 no-appointment, no-frills salons across North America, has been able to weather the recession fairly well. Part of the personal services sector, which is projected to have the […]
Wireless Zone franchisees sell Verizon products and services in stores with a personal touch. Americans can’t live without their cellphones. And there’s a thriving opportunity for businesses because of this. Just ask the people at Wireless Zone. With more than 400 franchises around the country the 21-year-old franchise, based in Middletown, Conn., operates retail stores […]
Vadim Levitan went from speaking no English to owning two thriving franchises in the competitive wireless phone industry. Immpreneur spoke with him recently to find out how he did it. How did being an immigrant help you? In Russia, no matter how much you work, you get nothing. Here, when you make money, you benefit […]
Vadim Levitan came to this country speaking no English. Ten years later he’s a successful immpreneur with two thriving Wireless Zone franchises. When Vadim Levitan moved with his wife to Brooklyn, N.Y., from the Ukraine in 1993, the odds were stacked against him. With almost no money saved and no fluency in English, Levitan’s previous […]
You don’t have to pick up a broom yourself to join a fast-growing industry. Maid Brigade taps a large and growing market for residential cleaning services in both multi-unit buildings and single-family residences. Propelled by the needs of time-pressed working families, demand is expected to increase 5.5% a year, to $10.7 billion by 2014, according […]
