To succeed as a manager, you must find balance in everything you do, from finances, recruitment, dealing with investors, and empowering your staff. In a recent interview with the editors of Immigrant Business, Roberto Ortega, CEO of KLA Schools in Miami, revealed some of the most important lessons he, and his wife Candaleria, KLA’s Director of […]
From Israel to Los Angeles: Immigrant Entrepreneur Finds Success with SEARS Even among immigrant entrepreneurs— a truly dynamic field in business—Raz Ben Aharon stands out. Immigrant Statistics Name: Ben Aharon Country of Origin: Israel Business: SEARS Home Services Annual Revenue: $3 million US Jobs Created: 25 – 30 Getting Started In The US This […]
CEO of $80 million enterprise: “There’s more opportunity here than anywhere else in the world.” Ten years ago, when Julie Smolyansky took control of Lifeway, the company her immigrant father founded in 1986, she was barely out of college. Since then, Smolyansky has grown revenues by more than 560%, to $80 million. Immpreneur asked what […]
Tap this enterprising spa owner’s strategies to launch your own business. Sandy Tsangaroulis embodies the successful immigrant entrepreneur. Any time an opportunity presented itself to her, she grabbed it with open hands and used it to open the door to the next one. As a result of her hard work and courage, she now runs […]
An increasing number of entrepreneurs that make the prestigious Forbes 400 list are immigrants, and these immigrant-founded businesses are bringing jobs and opportunity to American workers. Forbes recently featured some of these highly successful immigrant entrepreneurs in a cover story encouraging immigrants to keep believing in the American dream. “For all the political bombast about […]
Now you can own a piece of the $4 billion cruise industry — the hottest segment in travel – as it ramps up for even bigger growth. And the cost of entry to this life changing opportunity is remarkably affordable. Industry Overview The cruise industry in the United States has grown 68% in the last […]
Name: Masood Kasim; Country of Origin: Pakistant; Immigrated to US: 1981; Franchise Name:Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®; Launched: 2009; Franchises Owned: 3; Estimated Annual Revenue: $1.5 million: Jobs Created: 25 Pakistani immigrant combines the power of an international brand and attention to detail into million dollar business Overview Masood Kasim immigrated from Pakistan to the United […]
Immigrant Entrepreneur: Vasu Kulkarni | Country of Origin: India | Emigrated to US: 2004 | Founded Krossover: 2008 | Annual Revenue: $5 million | Jobs Created: 20 full time, 800 part time Combining a love of basketball and a knowledge of technology, Vasu Kulkarni is transforming the lives of coaches and their players with his […]
For Yiorgos Samios, his Greek heritage, a job as a waiter and a fortuitous sojourn at a tavern while touring his native country were all ingredients in his recipe for entrepreneurial inspiration. It all started nine years ago, while on a visit to see his father in New York City. There, Samios fell in love […]
Millionaire Immigrant entrepreneurs from India pass down their entrepreneurial spirit to their children who , like their parents, are using franchising to add to the family’s wealth Overview When the Patel family left India for America in 1977, they were farmers from a small village near Mumbai with a total of $700 in their pockets. They settled […]
