Simulation Training and the German man who Created a $5 Million Company 3

Simulation Training and the German man who Created a $5 Million Company

Immigrant Business Statistics  Name: Bjorn Billhardt Country of Origin: Germany Immigrated: 1994  Founded Enspire: 2001 Jobs Created: 30 Annual Revenue: $5 million   German exchange student falls in love with America, and returns to found a multi-million dollar company building innovative products for Fortune 500 companies. Overview Bjorn Billhardt’s first experience of America came as a teenager when he arrived from Germany as […]

Six Reasons Why Immigrants Should Head To St. Louis 1

Six Reasons Why Immigrants Should Head To St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri wants to become “the fastest growing metropolitan area for immigrants by 2020.” How did this iconic American city come to choose immigration as the means of revitalizing its economy? Two short years ago, the city fathers of St. Louis realized their town was in trouble: it was losing population both to out-migration […]

BannaStrow’s Five Keys to Success

Bannastrow’s Luis Irragori explains the five key elements needed to create a successful food franchise. When Luis Irragori developed the concept for BannaStrow’s, he wanted to create a company that could easily become a franchisor. For one thing, it was a business model he understood well. For another, franchising had the potential to boost growth. […]

Evolve or Die: 6 Steps to Successfully Updating Your Business Plan

Don’t get trapped in an obsolete business plan. Business and market conditions evolve. To succeed, so must you. Six years ago, South African immigrant Gary Levitt started Mad Mimi, a New York City–based e-mail marketing company. A bass guitarist, he intended for the business to be aimed at musicians. But, over a period of several […]