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Albanian Americans business owners & professionals

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  2. 2Introduce yourself60-second intro video
  3. 3Introduce your businessServices, links, contact
  4. 4Build your networkConnect, chat, start a group
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Albanian Americans in business

More than 200,000 Americans report Albanian ancestry. New York, Michigan and Massachusetts together hold well over half of them.

New York City has the largest community. Census surveys count about 57,000, while local foundations estimate closer to 100,000, concentrated in the Bronx (Belmont, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park) and Staten Island. Michigan has the highest Albanian share of any state, and Paterson NJ, Waterbury CT, Worcester and Quincy MA, Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Chicago (about 20,000) are major centres.

Albanian Americans famously run many of New York's Italian restaurants and pizzerias, and are strong in real estate, construction, building management and small business across the Northeast and Midwest.

Community life centres on mosques, Catholic and Orthodox parishes, Albanian cultural associations and language schools. BABO doesn't replace any of it. It gives the business owners in those communities one place to find each other, trade referrals and meet.

Albanian business owner? Start the BABO Albanian group for your city on Ryfa and invite the owners you know.

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Where Albanian Americans do business

Albanian business hubs in the US

New York CityAbout 57,000 by census count and an estimated 100,000 by local foundat…North JerseyPaterson is often cited as home to the second-largest Albanian-America…Metro DetroitMichigan has about 30,000 Albanian Americans. Sterling Heights, Macomb…Greater BostonAbout 21,000 Albanian Americans statewide. Worcester (3,300+) and Quin…WaterburyAbout 3,000 Albanian Americans, one of the oldest communities in New E…PhiladelphiaAbout 5,200 Albanian Americans, the second-largest city count in the U…JacksonvilleAbout 3,800 Albanian Americans, the third-largest city count in the US…ChicagoAbout 20,000 Albanians live in Chicago.Tampa BayTampa is one of Florida's Albanian centres.

Industries where Albanian owners are strong

RestaurantsAlbanian restaurant ownersRealtorsAlbanian realtorsContractorsAlbanian contractorsLawyersAlbanian lawyersHealthcareAlbanian healthcare providersInsurance & mortgageAlbanian insurance agents & lenders

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Frequently asked questions

Is there an Albanian business network in the US?

Ryfa just launched, so now is the time to build it. Create your card, start a BABO Albanian group for your city, and invite the owners you already know.

Where do most Albanian Americans live?

The largest communities are in New York City, North Jersey, Metro Detroit, Greater Boston, Waterbury. See the city pages above for details.

Is BABO only for Albanian Americans?

No. BABO connects Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Slovenian and Bulgarian business owners. Every community keeps its own identity, and businesses trade with each other.

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