When COVID-19 spread in Utah, small businesses working with our Spice Kitchen Incubator were hit hard. In response, entrepreneurs worked with Spice Kitchen staff to apply for emergency loans to save their businesses.

In December 2021—with passion, dedication and a dream in hand—Khaled and his wife opened their first family business—Kababji Grill in Duluth.

Immigrants and refugees make up a sizeable minority of businesses for California and the Turlock/Modesto region. In that vein, the IRC in Turlock/Modesto is spotlighting refugee-owned businesses here in the Central Valley. The following is an interview with Baktash Rafiqyaar, owner of Mr. Gil's Market & Grill in Modesto.

At the third annual New American Dream Lab, three aspiring entrepreneurs shared their stories, hopes and dreams for their small businesses—competing for a grand prize of $2,500.

In a letter sent to Congressional leadership, corporations, business organizations, and small businesses from across the country called for the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act before the end of the 117th Congress.

In 2021, Fady Bishay started his business, The Legend of Design LLC, a mall kiosk retailer of Crocs shoe charms (jibbitz) with multiple locations in Georgia and Texas.

Did you know refugees are the most likely population in the U.S. to start a business? Come see how they're preparing!

After getting connected to the IRC in Atlanta’s Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP), a two-year initiative to support up to 600 diverse small business owners across Georgia in recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nimota was supported to reestablish her business from scratch under the new name of Royal Nigerian Foods.

At first glance, you might think Ming’s Water and Ice is just another business along the Camelback Light Rail Corridor, a major transit corridor in the heart of uptown Phoenix. However, a closer look at refugee owner Nick Ming's story shows an entrepreneurial spirit shared by many refugees. 

Philanthropist and IRC Advisory Board Member, Badr Jafar’s latest book, The Business of Philanthropy, discusses the changing nature of philanthropy within and from emerging markets