Hijaz Clothing and Merchandise
Mrs. Zainab Karie, owner of Hijaz Clothing and Merchandise, received her first loan from ADC in 2007 after starting her business in 1997. Before this, Mrs. Karie moved to Minnesota from Kenya ...
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Happy Childcare Center
Happy Childcare Center opened its doors in 2018 with the vision to provide culturally competent daycare service for its diverse community. They saw a need in their own community and other ...
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Katar River Restaurant & Bakery
Sara Wordofa's vision--made reality with ADC's help in September 2008--was to bring authentic Ethiopian food and bakery products to the growing demand of Minneapolis but...
Ever-Care Orthotics & Prosthetics
Hana Hassan’s passion for orthotics and prosthetics began during her pre-teen years in the Somali capital of Mogadishu after she witnessed a life-changing event in her family when ...
ADC Education Helps St. Cloud Family Purchase Home
Abdirisaq Ahmed has lived in St. Cloud, Minnesota for ten years. During this time he and his growing family have struggled to live comfortably in a number of apartments. Unfortunately, the dream ...
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Success of young Entrepreneurs and Growing businesses Owned by African Immigrants and Refugees
ADC proudly announces the recipients of its 2016 Business Awards at a luncheon at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul. ADC is a leader in micro lending to entrepreneurs and growing small ...
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Gargar Urgent Care & Clinic
Dr. Mohamud Afgarshe, a well-known physician in the Twin Cities who specializes in Internal Medicine, came to ADC in 2010. He was ready to open up a community clinic that aimed to ...
Midwest Auto Repair
In early 1996, Mr. Mohamud Ali came to the United States from Somalia, a young immigrant with many hopes and dreams of succeeding in this country through hard work and ...
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ADC Provides Some Heavy Lifting for Fitness Center Client
With a level of tenacity and dedication to rival any Olympic sportsman, Stephen Menya turned his entrepreneurial dreams and passion for fitness into the very successful endeavor of running ...
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Abdi Adan: hero
In Somalia, Abdiqafar Adan had a good life. He studied law for a time. He owned a thriving wholesale business and gave private English lessons to university students. Then the country fell ...
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