Marrying a U.S. citizen is not a guarantee of permanent residency or citizenship. Marriage does not automatically transfer to permission to enter and ...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Obstacles to the process
Critics reasonably argue that aliens need to apply for permission to enter the U.S. and wait their turn for approval. This argument is good in theory,...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration
Anyone who has had to deal with the U.S. immigration system understands that it is practically incomprehensible and far from perfect. Because immigrat...
Business networking in Westside Rochester
Looking for a Westside networking opportunity that does not impede on your busy evenings and weekends? Looking to grow your business network and earn ...
Inspiration from and gratitude to my business clients
I make a point of spending my time with creative and successful people. I watch people take a risk to turn what they love into a business. Passion mus...
Giving employees an incentive to perform well
One of the hardest things any business owner has to deal with is how to encourage employees to work hard and produce good results. When you own the bu...
Facing issues head-on
One of my favorite emails each week is a weekly article called “Wednesday Wisdom” from Tracy Higginbotham of Women Ties. (Women TIES stands for �...
When your partner isn’t carrying his financial weight or responsibilities
You find someone with similar interests and have a great business idea. You go down to the County Clerk to file a Certificate of Partnership (Assumed ...
Warning for restaurants and hotels: what you should know about wage and hour laws in the Fair Labor Standards Act
In an article in the NY Daily Record in May, Steven Carling advised restaurants and hotels in Western New York to take extra precautions that the Fair...
Immigrant priority dates: when will my application be processed?
The biggest misconception with submitting an application with the USCIS is that processing begins immediately upon submission. In reality, even once t...