The home of

the immigrant

The couple behind the counter. The family working side by side. This is America’s real immigrant economy. And now it has a home: APROLA.

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25%

of nonemployer business owners were immigrants in 2021

19%

of U.S. employer companies are immigrant-owned

~50%

of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children

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Sources: American Immigration Council; U.S. Census Bureau data

Who we serve

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SMALL

This Is Who We Serve.

The restaurant, the auto shop, the salon, the store, the construction company. Small in size, big for the families they feed and the country they strengthen.

LOCAL

The Businesses That Build America.

The businesses that hold neighborhoods together. Where everybody knows your name, and together, these businesses strengthen the nation.

FAMILY

Small in Size. Big in Impact.

A couple running it together, the kids helping after school. That's not a small story, that's America's real immigrant economy. That's who APROLA is for.

What we do You built your business with hard work; now grow it with knowledge. Free workshops in seven business tracks, included, no charge. Learn Sign up for a workshop keyboard_arrow_right What we do You're not alone behind the counter anymore. Meet local business owners from every nationality and across different industries who understand your journey every week. Connect Meet our community keyboard_arrow_right What we do Grow beyond your neighborhood. Build alliances, gain visibility, and open new doors. Connect with partners and opportunities that can take your business to the next level. Build Become a memberkeyboard_arrow_right / prev next

what we do

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Learn

You built your business with hard work; now grow it with knowledge. Explore practical workshops in seven business tracks and bring what you learn back to your business.

Sign up for a workshop

Connect

You’re not alone behind the counter anymore. Meet business owners from different countries and industries who understand your journey. Share experience, find common ground, and build relationships.

Meet our community

Build

Grow beyond your neighborhood. Build alliances, gain visibility, and open new doors. Connect with partners and opportunities that can take your business to the next level.

Become a member
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THE GAP APROLA FILLS We bring cultures together instead of keeping them apart, a Brazilian owner learning from a Korean one, a Mexican supplier meeting an American buyer because the best opportunities live at the edges, where communities meet. And we turn that connection into something real: practical services, new customers, and partnerships that reach the business behind the counter and the family that runs it. Built specifically for immigrant business owners. MORE ABOUT APROLA keyboard_arrow_right

We don't compete with your chamber. We unite them all.

APROLA works alongside chambers of commerce and business associations from every country, creating one national alliance where immigrant businesses support each other across communities.

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From Atlanta to all 50 states

Headquartered in Atlanta, present everywhere. With meeting offices in nearly every state, APROLA is taking its workshops to all 50 states in 3 years building local partnerships city by city. No one who wants to participate is left out.

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CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING PATH

The right support for your next step

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Explore a business topic, learn practical skills, and meet other entrepreneurs.

Free · Seven business tracks.

Free Workshops

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Explore a business topic, learn practical skills, and meet other entrepreneurs.

Marketing · Sales · Finance · Management · Tech & AI · Leadership · Accounting · Business Law.

Training Program

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Work one-on-one with a mentor to turn learning into action.


Government Procurement · Personal Development.

Mentorship

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CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING PATH

The right support for your next step

Free Workshops

Explore a business topic, learn practical skills, and meet other entrepreneurs.

Free · Seven business tracks.

Attend a Workshop

Training Program

Explore a business topic, learn practical skills, and meet other entrepreneurs.

Marketing · Sales · Finance · Management · Tech & AI · Leadership · Accounting · Business Law.

Explore Training Program

Mentorship

Work one-on-one with a mentor to turn learning into action.

Government Procurement · Personal Development.

Explore Mentorship

YOUR BUSINESS BELONGS HERE

Stronger immigrant businesses build a stronger America

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