MEDA Client Stories
Global Pharmacy
By TODD NELSON, Special to the Star Tribune
A prescription for understanding at Somali pharmacy
Berlin Farah, one of the partners in Global Health Mart Pharmacy, prepared a group of
prescriptions for delivery to customers. The pharmacy is owned and operated by people from Somalia and can provide patients with medication instructions in Somali. A Somali-owned and -operated pharmacy in Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood illustrates how the right formula -- professional experience, entrepreneurial spirit and public and private support - can become a small business that meets a community need.
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Sunny Bhakta - Comfort Inn, Lakeville
By TODD NELSON,
Special to the Star Tribune
Inn owner has an eye on success
There are 56 rooms in the Comfort Inn in Lakeville but, for owner Sunny Bhakta, no room for failure.
Bhakta, 38, has invested in extensive improvements to make the hotel a homeaway-from-home for guests; many returning customers she knows by name.
She also wants the hotel to serve as a community fixture, and has been active with the local Chamber of Commerce, completing the group's leadership training program and even making an unsuccessful City Council bid. She hopes her efforts...
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