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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Chris and Natasha Ashton | Business: Petplan | Country of Origin: U.K. | Emigrated to U.S.: 2003 | Launched Petplan USA: 2003 | Annual revenue: $40 million | Jobs created: 75 A big bill for their beloved cat’s medical care inspires two young immigrants to create a brand new market in the U.S. […]
Manufacturing is not as sexy and exciting as product development, but not understanding production will cost entrepreneurs plenty of time and money. Entrepreneurs typically do a great job of visualizing finished products, dreaming of them artfully arranged in shop windows, mail order catalogs or point of sale displays. But most don’t have the background to […]
A young entrepreneur uses smart marketing and acquisitions to build on her late father’s vision. Ten years ago, when Julie Smolyansky took control of Lifeway, the company her father founded in 1986, she was barely out of college. But, thanks to a combination of savvy marketing tactics and a number of strategic acquisitions, Smolyansky has […]
With the U.S. Open currently underway in New York, we share the story of immigrant tennis pro Pavan Patel, who uses the lessons of his Indian culture as the foundation of his sports philosophy today. Born in India in 1969 and raised in the “old school” fashion, Pavan Patel learned from his parents the importance […]
