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Victoria Zavyalova

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How immigrant investors are rebuilding the U.S. supply chain

    • Development
    • Funding
Coming from non-traditional backgrounds, immigrant and minority VCs are open to investing into overlooked niches. Three newly-established funds are aiming to foster sustainability within the global supply chain, which has recently been disrupted by the pandemic.
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Great Escape to Florida: Is Miami a new destination for international entrepreneurs?

    • Development
    • Entrepreneurs
With its warm weather, lack of state income tax, and low coronavirus restrictions, Miami is the latest destination for investors and tech executives. Could the city become an alternative to New York and Silicon Valley?
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Four international entrepreneurs who made 2020 a little less terrible

    • Entrepreneurs
Although 2020 turned out to be a difficult year in many different ways, things could have been worse without technology keeping us connected, masks protecting us from infection and, finally, vaccines that brought us hope. Here are just a few international entrepreneurs helping to improve our lives in the pandemic. 
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Business immigration: What 2021 will bring for foreign entrepreneurs in the U.S.

    • Immigration
The new administration could reverse some of Trump’s immigration regulations and executive orders, but it might take time to undo the damage, experts warn. What should foreign entrepreneurs in the U.S. expect?

Could COVID-19 be an opportunity for international startups in New York?

    • Development
    • Entrepreneurs
For years, international founders invested heavily in U.S. expansion. Now, New York, one of their top destinations, has been hit hard in the pandemic. How is the city’s global startup ecosystem dealing with the challenges?
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Entrepreneurs against dictatorship: Lukashenko’s regime hurts Belarusian-American founders

    • Community
    • Entrepreneurs
U.S. tech companies founded by Belarusians have long been a source of pride for Europe’s last dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Now, as entrepreneurs are challenging his 26-year-old rule, they are feeling the same pressure as everyone else. Silicon Valley startups have also taken a hit.

Are immigrant entrepreneurs left behind by small business aid?

    • Entrepreneurs
The pandemic eliminated 36 percent of immigrant small-business owners, according to reports. Although the Paycheck Protection Program supported some entrepreneurs, most said their experience has been nothing but frustrating.

New York federal judge blocks Trump’s “wealth test” for green cards

    • Immigration
The "public charge” rule, which discouraged immigrants from seeking benefits, has been temporarily blocked. Until now, green card applicants, including immigrant entrepreneurs who temporarily used social services, such as Medicaid, could be disqualified. 
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