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agreement that often requires $5 million in capital. And
forget Starbucks, as it is not even a franchise in the U.S.!
Emerging franchise concepts tend to be more open to
working with foreign nationals looking to select a franchise
business investment that they can develop and grow.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR
UNIQUE INVESTMENT PROFILE
Flexibility and the ability to invest a higher investment amount
lead to more potential options being available. It is important
that investors remember the main goals of the investment
as well as all the most important characteristics that they
would like to see in a franchise business investment. At a time
of unprecedented restrictive adjudications by USCIS and a
corresponding reduction of alternatives available to clients, the
Grenada citizenship/E-2 visa application option is a particularly
creative and helpful alternative. To make the process more
user friendly, clients often need a package of services that
includes introduction to a Grenadian agent; legal services
relating to the E-2 visa process; providing business opportunities
(usually franchises) that meet E-2 requirements; and introduction
to an E-2 business plan writer.
H. RONALD KLASKO PATRICK FINDARO
H. Ronald Klasko is the founding member at Klasko Immigration
Law Partners LLP. His 25-member EB-5 team has represented
thousands of investors, more than 50 regional centers and
numerous U.S. developers. Klasko has served five terms
as chair of AILA’s EB-5 committee and as a former national
president and general counsel of AILA. Klasko was named the
world’s most respected corporate immigration lawyer by the
Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. He was invited by the U.S.
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to testify
on immigration reform. Patrick Findaro is the commercial director for Visa Franchise. He
oversees sales, marketing and strategic relationships. Findaro's
experience with franchises and investor visas enables him to
provide informative market and financial analysis for prospective
franchisees. His team manages the investment immigration
process by partnering with advisors and franchisors. He has
worked as area director and partner at LCR Capital Partners,
client services director at Frontier Strategy Group and as an
analyst at J.P. Morgan. Findaro has a degree in international
economic policy from Colby College. He is fluent in Portuguese.