Immigrant Entrepreneurs Lean on the Familiar

Foreign-born business owners account for nearly half of all small businesses in a city where the total number of immigrants is more than 3 million.

Amy Besa, an immigrant entrepreneur, speaks at an event examining immigrant business ownership and related issues at the Brooklyn Public Library on Monday. To the right is Cataline Castano, regional director of CUNY’s Brooklyn Small Business Development Center. Zachary Stieber/Epoch Times Staff