Immigrant Business Statistics |Name: Roberto and Candelaria Ortega | Country of Origins: Ecuador and Argentina | Immigrated: 2000 and 1999 | Business Name: KLA Schools | Launched: 2008 | System Revenue: $10-13 million annually | Jobs Created: 300 Roberto and Candelaria Ortega came to the United States from Ecuador and Argentina respectively and met […]
Hard work, common sense and a commitment to customer service can build tremendous value in a company – and potentially lead to a very big payoff. Overview Ten years ago, two brothers from South Africa came to America looking to make it in the music business. After studying at Boston’s fabled Berklee College of Music, Gary […]
Immigrant entrepreneur from UK uses crowdfunding to fund product launch. During his business career, Seymour Segnit chased a lot of opportunities, 17 by his own count. “They say the average millionaire has had 17 failures before they make it. Well, I absolutely haven’t made it big… but I think I’ve done the 17 failures,” says Segnit with self-deprecating […]
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 […]
