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Immigrant Business Statistics/Name: Kanchila Kay /Country of Origin: India/Immigrated: 1995/Business: Kumon Center of Levittown NY / Founded: 2011/ Jobs Created: 14 (part-time)/ Annual Revenue: $200,000 Kanchila Kay moved to the United States from India twenty years ago to go to college. She took a practical degree in business and got a well-paying job as a chief accountant for an […]
Education for K-12 students has become a political battleground, and parents are worrying whether their children are learning anything in this contentious environment. Are they being prepared for college and adult life? And if not, who’s going to do something about it? Overview For an increasing number of parents both in the US and abroad, […]
New Jersey’s Immigrant Entrepreneurs Contribution Recognized. NJIEA, a broad-based coalition of New Jersey businesses and trade organizations recently celebrated immigrant entrepreneurship with their fourth annual Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards on November 2, 2016. The Awards program was created to recognize and honor the past and present contributions of immigrant business owners in the State of New […]
Entrepreneur Paul Hsu’s life is an embodiment of the American Dream, and now he is giving back, ensuring that other immigrants will have their opportunity to succeed. Dr. Paul Hsu came to this country speaking very little English and with only $500 in his pocket. Since then, Hsu has become a one-man embodiment of the […]
How one Argentinian immigrant entrepreneur “Americanized” a much-loved staple from home—and created a new market in the U.S. Ricardo Rezk moved to New York City from his native Buenos Aires 22 years ago to study the clarinet. But through a series of twists and turns, Rezk changed his focus: starting a company producing low-fat, organic […]
Immigrant entrepreneur Eric Roudi built a $30 million business by combining integrated services and franchising, but he has positioned his company for new levels of growth by focusing on building great teams working toward tightly aligned goals. Overview As the founder and CEO of OpenWorks, Eric Roudi has learned many important lessons throughout his 30 […]
Experts provide inside information how to get your share of the billions of dollars available in municipal contracts around the country, using New York City’s Department of Education as a template. The New York City Department of Education (NYC DoE) is the largest system of public schools in the United States, serving some 1.1 million students […]
How Farmers Markets helped this immigrant entrepreneur launch her business for free in the US. When immigrant Javaneh Hemmat lost her corporate job in the great recession of 2008 it created an opportunity for her to take the path of countless immigrants before her and become an American entrepreneur. Javaneh launched her business “Hummus Chick” at a farmers’ […]
Getting your service or product into a mall isn’t easy, but it can be the key to taking your business to the next level. This interview with an industry expert tells you what you need to know to be successful. Reema Khan, founder of s.h.a.p.e.s. Brow Bar, got her first big break when a leasing agent […]
These two immigrant entrepreneurs got instant credibility by using American advisors. Find out how they did it…..and how you can too. What’s one of the most effective ways to get a business off to a strong start? Bring in top experts and business leaders as advisors. Chris and Natasha Ashton, founders of the $40 million pet insurance […]
