New York SBDC Research Network

Each year the  New York Small Business Development Center  recognizes outstanding small businesses in a variety of ways.  This Success Story from the   Bronx SBDC  appears in our  2016 Annual Report Dr. Joseph Andrade   Andrade Medical, PLLC Bronx SBDC Dr. Joseph Andrade was born in Chone, Ecuador. He attended the Universidad de Guayaquil for his undergraduate and postgraduate studies and graduated in 1981. Dr. Andrade passed the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in 1982, and the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) in 1983, examinations required to assess the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States in accredited hospitals.  Dr. Andrade trained in pediatrics at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center from 1983 to 1986, and later trained in internal medicine from 1986 to 1988 at the same hospital. He received his NY medical license in 1986 and ...

Each year the New York Small Business Development Center recognizes outstanding small businesses in a variety of ways.  This Success Story from the  Bronx SBDC  appears in our  2015 Annual Report .  Franklin J. Fabre Alba Business Solutions Bronx SBDC Alba Business Solutions, named for Franklin Fabre’s wife Alba, has provided clients with expert tax services for more than 10 years. Franklin J. Fabre was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to New York in 1988 at the age of 16. He graduated from Lehman College in 2004 with a degree in Computer Information Systems, and in 2008 completed an MBA in management of technology from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. After graduating from Lehman, Franklin decided to open his own financial services business. At the beginning, the business focused more on services used mostly by the immigrant community, such as money transfer, international calling cards, and bill payments, but eventually the busi...