Colombian native Yuliana Martinez came to the U.S. seeking a better life. She lost everything before becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Yuliana Martinez holds her newborn daughter Amalia at her home, where she runs her businesses, including Chabod Cleaning Services.When Yuliana Martinez came to the United States from Colombia in 2014 to study environmental engineering, she never imagined she’d become an entrepreneur in a completely different field.
“Having a house, having transportation and having food, for the majority of people, that’s a luxury,” she said of Colombia. Her own salary was so low, she said, that Martinez had to decide whether she wanted her own place to live, or to have a car. “I felt tranquil and it helped me forget about what I was going through,” said Martinez. “Cleaning became a therapy to face that difficult process I was living internally.”Success! You're on the list.
As she healed with her family by her side, Martinez made a business plan. She posted her services on Nextdoor and Facebook, and said in just the first week of cleaning homes in San Antonio, she was able to replace her weekly salary as an engineer — and she had more time to spend with family and friends.
“There is a lot of evidence that shows that immigrants tend to have high levels of entrepreneurship activity and high levels of self employment,” agreed Rogelio Sáenz, professor of demography at UTSA., researches immigration, the sociology of Latinos and demographic trends.contribute to the U.S.
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