Trenton, NJ - Are you an immigrant entrepreneur who has excelled in the areas of growth, advocacy, innovation, sustainability, and leadership? Do you know someone, a colleague, family member, neighbor, or friend, who you think has what it takes to be named the 2015 Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year? To nominate: go to http://NJIEAwards.org.
We are proud to announce that nominations for the 3rd Annual New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards are open until July 31st.
In New Jersey, foreign-born individuals like our 2013 winner Jay Kulkarni CEO of Theorem and 2014 winner Marion Casabona CEO of Tech Launch, have created more than one in three new businesses in recent years, ranking New Jersey behind only California, New York, and Florida. NJ companies started by immigrants generate an annual business income of $6.2 billion in New Jersey.
We believe that rather than send qualified foreign-born advance-degree graduates of U.S. colleges and universities back home to compete against U.S. businesses, Congress should encourage these individuals to stay in the United States by offering them permanent resident status. We can further buttress our competitive edge, by expanding the H-1B visa program, which makes available to U.S. businesses some of the world's most highly-trained professionals in fields across the business sector. What's more, a significant portion of H-1B filing fees fund education and training programs to enhance the skills of U.S. workers, particularly in the technology fields.
Submit your nominations at http://njieawards.org/wp/nominate/ here.
In New Jersey, foreign-born individuals like our 2013 winner Jay Kulkarni CEO of Theorem and 2014 winner Marion Casabona CEO of Tech Launch, have created more than one in three new businesses in recent years, ranking New Jersey behind only California, New York, and Florida. NJ companies started by immigrants generate an annual business income of $6.2 billion in New Jersey.
We believe that rather than send qualified foreign-born advance-degree graduates of U.S. colleges and universities back home to compete against U.S. businesses, Congress should encourage these individuals to stay in the United States by offering them permanent resident status. We can further buttress our competitive edge, by expanding the H-1B visa program, which makes available to U.S. businesses some of the world's most highly-trained professionals in fields across the business sector. What's more, a significant portion of H-1B filing fees fund education and training programs to enhance the skills of U.S. workers, particularly in the technology fields.
Submit your nominations at http://njieawards.org/wp/nominate/ here.
