Author page: Hamid Razavi

U.S. immigration law is federal, which means it is followed throughout the country. Federal immigration law does not prohibit an undocumented immigrant from owning a business. The law makes being in the U.S. without permission unlawful, of course; and this act is punishable by deportation and various obstacles on return to the U.S. after deportation or other kind of departure. However, there have been cases where an undocumented person was caught in the U.S. and business ownership was actually viewed as a point in their favor when defending against deportation.

Cyberattacks hit businesses every day and their impact is growing. Experts say there are two types of companies, those who’ve been hacked, and those who don’t know they have been hacked. Every year cybercrime has increased as people try to benefit from business systems that are vulnerable. Most commonly, cyber attackers are looking for ransom and 53 percent of cyber-attacks resulted in damages of $500,000 or more.

Looking for a second career after leaving the military can be a challenge and that is why in our current economic environment a growing number of veterans are choosing to become entrepreneurs. In fact, The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy recently reported there were over 379,000 veteran-owned employer businesses in the U.S., and 6.8 percent of all employer businesses were majority owned by one or more veterans.

An entrepreneur creates a business and takes on the majority of the risk when beginning a new business. But conversely, an entrepreneur is also the person who enjoys most of the reward if their business is a success.

The coronavirus pandemic and the ways businesses have had to adjust to ensure their survival and pivoting the trajectory of what 2021 will look like and how companies can best prepare for the upcoming year. Here are the top five trends that I believe will drive every business in 2021.

Investing is often thought as a rich and educated person’s exercise and the lay person often neglects to enter the market by convincing themselves they can’t afford to invest. In a recent survey, 48% of people who don’t invest said that they believed they didn’t have enough money to start investing.