Wait, Don't We Want This Start-up?

Asaf Darash is exactly the type of entrepreneur we should be trying to recruit. Instead, the United States is kicking him out.  Read more


 


Recent Immigrant Entrepreneurs Articles

Immigrant Edge: 9 Wildly Successful Entrepreneurs

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants - and of entrepreneurs. The relatively recent arrivals featured in this slideshow combine the two at...  View slideshow

Mayra Jimenez: Starting From Scratch 

Mayra Jimenez's swimwear company, The Orchid Boutique, highlights the talents of her native Colombia  Watch video

How Tariq Farid Made Fruit Baskets a $400 Million Business

Tariq Farid says his family would "still be struggling" if they were in Pakistan. Instead, he's the CEO of the very successful Edible Arrangements.  Read more

Luis Reyes: Entrepreneur as Revolutionary

Thirty years ago, an illegal immigrant faced a choice: Become a guerrilla soldier in El Salvador or join the entrepreneurial revolution in the U.S. He stayed.  Read more

Backstory: Radio Flyer

How immigrant Antonio Pasin created the little red wagon that became an icon of the American childhood--and how his grandson is taking the company to the nex...  Read more

Mei Xu: Crossing Borders With Chesapeake Bay Candle

An entrepreneur's relationship with her homeland helps her build a business in the U.S.  Read more

Guy Kawasaki: 'Why I'd Love to Pay More Taxes' 

Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki explodes the notion that entrepreneurs care only about lower taxes and regulation.  Watch video

Peruvian Immigrant Andres Ruzo: A Serial Entrepreneur by Necessity

Andres Ruzo came to the U.S. with two bags of clothes. Now his LinkAmerica brings in $250 million in sales a year.  Read more

Immigrant-Led Tech Start-Ups Decline

A new study by the Kauffman Foundation shows a dip in immigrant-founded startups, and blames tight Visa regulations.  Read more

Meet No. 1: Oleg Firer of Unified Payments

How a poor immigrant kid from Brooklyn wound up running Unified Payments, No. 1 on the 2012 Inc. 500, with a three-year growth rate of 23,646.3 percent.  Read more

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