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1 BABYLON RESTAURANT (Iraq) is located in the heart of downtown Lowell and offers a menu of authentic Iraqi and Middle Eastern dishes. The menu includes every-thing from hummus and falafel to the Babylon Chicken, a whole boneless chicken, marinated Iraqi style, filled with beriyani rice! Babylon has been open since May of 2011, and is owned and operated by the Al-Zubaydi family, who are recent arrivals from Uzbekistan after leaving Iraq as refugees. www.facebook.com/babylonrestaurantlowell

2 ALPHA INSURANCE AGENCY (Brazil) offers insurance for residential and small businesses. They also sell auto, home, business, and life insurance and provide tax preparation. The owner, Edina Braga opened Alpha Insurance Agency over ten years ago.

3 FOB LIFESTYLE & APPAREL (Cambodia) strives to reflect the emergent Southeast Asian-American culture to institute a sense of pride, promise, and empowerment one t-shirt at a time. Founded in 2009 and based in Lowell, Massachusetts FOB is an alterna/urbanwear brand inspired by modern interpretations of immigrant and foreign culture. www.fobapparel.us

4 SILVA’S MINI MARKET (Portugal) is a small family owned market located at 40 Perry Street that sells a variety of Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish and American foods. Their specialties include: olive oil, teas & coffee, delicatessen, condiments, canned goods, sweets and cereals & grains. On July 21, 2012 owners Manuel and Elizabeth celebrated the 26th anniversary of the store. www.silvasminimarket.com

5 NEW CENTURY AUTO COLLISION & SERVICE CENTER (Cambodia) is an auto repair shop that boasts an impressive facility and the right equipment for a wide vari-ety of repairs and services. Their goal is to get customers back on the road again quickly, safely, and confidently. Breaking the mold of other repair shops, they offer care that is tailored to the needs of each client. The owner Calvin Duong has over 10 years of experience in the automotive industry and opened New Century Auto Collision & Service Center at 182 Middlesex Street in October 2011. www.newcenturyautocollision.com

6 ANGELA WESTEN INSURANCE AGENCY (Brazil) offers a wide variety of services including auto, home, and commercial insurance, individual tax preparation, nota-rization, Portuguese/English translations, and immigration services. Angela Westen founded her business in 2009, ten years after moving from Brazil to the United States. Since opening at 557 Central Street in Lowell, Angela Westen Insurance Agency continues to grow and prosper! www.awesten.com

7 BOLLYWOOD FASHIONS (India) is New England’s premier South Asian clothing and jewelry provider. They carry men’s wear (short and long kurtas, sherwanis); wom-en’s wear (sarees, dresses, kurtis, chaniya cholis, panetars, ghar cholas); jewelry (necklace sets, pendant sets, bangles, bracelets, earrings); and accessories (clutch purses, dupattas, stolls, men’s footwear, blouse hangings, bindis, tikkas) at a reasonable price. The owner Gnanesh Dholakia opened Bollywood Fashions in February 2012. www.facebook.com/mybollywoodfashions

8 GOMES TRAVEL & TODAY’S INSURANCE (Portugal) specializes in custom travel by air, cruise, or charter to destinations including Portugal, the Caribbean, the Azores, and Europe. Their team consists of highly trained travel agents who can provide you with expert advice on flights, cruises, and even charter air travel -- for the lowest available rates. Gomes Travel was founded in 1976 in East Cambridge, MA and purchased by current owners, Luis and Jose Azevedo in 1981. Since then, Gomes Travel & Today’s Insurance has opened two additional offices, Peabody MA in 1983 and then Lowell in 1990. www.gomestravel.com/index.html

9 KALLIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (India) provides design/build and general construction services to companies across a wide range of industries. Unlike other provid-ers, Kallidus Technologies’ experienced engineering force strives to enable clients to increase Return on Investment (ROI) and eliminate budget overruns. Kallidus Tech-nologies was founded in 2002 by Divyang Patel. www.kallidustech.com

10 TRENDY DECALS (Argentina) offers a unique collection of decorative stickers for walls and windows. Trendy Decals also offers all kinds of signs as well as decor and style consultation to help our clients improve the look of their businesses. Some of their customers have included: Gentlemen’s District, Reservations Lounge, Unique You Salon, All Star Lounge, The Space @ Western Ave. Studios, On a Mission and Abby’s Treasures. www.facebook.com/TrendyDecals

11 UNIQUE YOU SALON (Nigeria) is proud to call itself a multicultural salon that can work with any type of hair since. No matter the style or preference, they have the specialized option for all of their customers. The backbone of this salon is their repeat business, which it secures with its friendly, helpful hair stylists along with its well-known owner Rosemary Agbede. Open since 1997, t is known throughout the community as the place to go to for braids, twists and weaves, and the place that will provide real long lasting results. www.uniqueyousalon.com/

12 TORPI TRAVEL (Cambodia) is a travel agency that offers all kind of air tickets, including domestic and international but specializes in airline tickets for South East Asia. They also offer airport pick up and drop off from Lowell to Boston Logan International airport. Chanarin Nhoung, owner of Torpi Travel opened his business three years ago and now they are one of the top Cambodian travel agents in the country.

13 EMANUEL BOUTIQUE (Dominican Republic) features fashionable, unique clothing and accessories for women that are contemporary and affordable. Owner Yodelqui Lozano opened her store in downtown Lowell in May 2005. After much success, she expanded Emanuel Boutique in July 2007 and nearly doubled her retail space! www.emanuelboutique.com/

14 AHY BAR & RESTAURANT (Dominican Republic) is a brand new destination for Hispanic food in Lowell. They have everything from grilled meats to a variety of delicious salads.

www.ahybar.com

15 HB SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (India) develops state of the art technologies for the public transportation market and is in the process of launching multiple products that enable provisioning of public transportation, corporate transportation, as well as personal transportation in the U.S. and worldwide. Most recently HB Software Solutions (HBSS) relocated their headquarters from North Andover to 1075 Westford Street in Lowell. HBSS was established in 1997 by Dr. Himanshu Bhatnagar. www.hbssonline.com

16 KUMON (India) is an Academic Enrichment program, helps kids (pre-K - 12) with enhancing their math and reading skills. It differs as it is not age based but skill based learning. It has helped kids of working families as they cannot teach their kids reading skills and math skills as some of the parents work 2 or 3 jobs. Kumon helps the kids by strengthening their fundamental knowledge of math and reading. Divya Bhatnagar opened Kumon Lowell in 2012 at 1075 Westford Street. www.kumon.com

17 LOWELL SEWING INC. (Cambodia) started out in Cambodia in 1995. They remained there until 2008 when they moved to Lowell and reopened their business on Jan-uary 1st 2009. The business prides itself on its experienced employees and producing high quality work on a day to day basis. Creating a multitude of items by hand such as parachute bags, livestock blankets, mattress covers, and much more; Lowell Sewing has something for all specialty textile needs. www.lowellsewing.com

18 MILL CITY ENVIRONMENTAL (2012 SBA Minority Small Business of the Year for MA + New England) is a full service environmental firm providing comprehensive environmental remediation, soil excavation & site services, abatement and demolition services. Brian Chapman President/Owner and also a Lowell native, founded Mill City Environmental more than 10 years ago. They are located in the Boott Mills on John Street in downtown Lowell. www.millcityenv.com

19 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses since its founding on July 30, 1953. SBA provides assistances primarily through its four programmatic functions: Access to Capital (Business Financing), Entrepreneurial Development (Education, Information, and Technical Assistance & Training), Government Contracting (Federal Procurement), and Advocacy (Voice for Small Business). www.sba.gov