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06/28/2019 Massachusetts immigrant entrepreneurs sought for honors MALDEN, Mass, June 19,
2019 / The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. seeks outstanding immigrant
entrepreneurs to be honored at the 2019 Barry M. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur
Awards. Nominations are being accepted now through September 2, 2019, for outstanding
immigrant business founders in four categories: business growth, neighborhood
business, high-tech business and life science business. Self-nominations are
encouraged. The only one if its
kind in New England, these awards are a special opportunity for Massachusetts
to showcase the entrepreneurial talent of immigrants who are drawn here. These
entrepreneurs enhance Massachusetts’ neighborhoods, grow the economy and cement
the commonwealth’s reputation as an innovation hub. In his role as Massachusetts
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Jay Ash, currently president and
CEO of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, has been a frequent speaker
at previous Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Ceremonies. He highlighted the
importance of this event by saying, “Our ability to attract and retain the best
talent from across the world is a critical component in keeping Massachusetts
competitive in the global economy. These Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards are a
potent reminder of that. I’m looking forward to being inspired by this year’s
nominees.†Winners will be chosen
by a selection committee that reviews the nominations and selects one winner in
each category. The Immigrant Learning Center is seeking two more members to
round out this year’s committee. This year’s committed members are: Business Growth: Herby
Duverné, Windwalker Group and former Immigrant Entrepreneur Award Winner;
Debi Kleiman, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College;
Denzil Mohammed, Public Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning Center,
Inc.; and Jose Luis Rojas Villarreal, Boston Private Bank Neighborhood Business:
Leandro Freire, Accion East; Denzil Mohammed, Public Education Institute at The
Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. and Theresa Park, City of Lawrence High-Tech Business:
Doug Banks, Boston Business Journal; Abi Barrow, Cambridge
Innovation Partners; Kathleen Hagan, Hagan and Company; Denzil Mohammed, Public
Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.; and Julianne
Zimmerman, Reinventure Capital Life Science Business:
Lauren Celano, Propel Careers; Alison Farquhar, GTL Coaching & Consulting,
LLC and Denzil Mohammed, Public Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning
Center, Inc. Last year’s award
winners were: Fausto Garcia of Five Star Plating in Lawrence for business
growth, Umesh Bhuju of Zumi’s Espresso in Ipswich for neighborhood business,
Bettina Hein of Pixability for high-tech business in Boston and Michael Koeris
of Sample6 Technologies in Boston for life science business. To see a complete
list of nominees and award winners for the past seven years, visit The
Immigrant Learning Center’s website. The Immigrant Learning
Center invites everyone to take a stand for welcoming the best talent in the
world and participate in the 2019 Barry M. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur
Awards. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at
the Royal Sonesta Boston in Cambridge, Mass. Nomination forms as well as
sponsorship and ticket information can be found on The Immigrant Learning
Center’s website athttp://www.ilctr.org. About Barry M. Portnoy Barry M. Portnoy was
the founder of The RMR Group, an alternative asset management company, and a
founding board member of The Immigrant Learning Center. As a consummate
entrepreneur, he built businesses that spanned the globe, employed thousands
and contributed mightily to local economies. His steadfast support of The ILC
gave thousands of immigrants a voice. Because of his unwavering belief in
immigrants and the transformational impact of entrepreneurship, The ILC
Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards were renamed after his death in 2018. About
The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. The Immigrant Learning Center,
Inc. (ILC) of Malden, MA, is a not-for-profit organization that gives
immigrants a voice in three ways. The English-language program provides free,
year-round English classes to immigrant and refugee adults in Greater Boston to
help them become successful workers, parents and community members. The Public
Education Institute informs Americans about the economic and social
contributions of immigrants in our society, and the Institute for Immigration
Research, a joint venture with George Mason University, conducts research on
the economic contributions of immigrants. For more information,
visit the website http://www.ilctr.org. The ILC can also be
found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. Media
Contact: Karen
E. Glover The
ILC Director of Communications Phone:
(781) 322-9777 You may also access this article through our web-site http://www.lokvani.com/ |
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