May 03, 2011
After 20 years as a small-business owner, John Lau is glad to count Fuji Film USA and the Department of Defense among his clients.
Lau said Applied Info Partners Inc., his Somerset-based multimedia and marketing firm, fought long and hard to secure big contracts, in part because its owner is Chinese-American.
“When we started our business, I think the biggest challenge was to convince the major companies to recognize a minority business owner,” Lau said. “We are serious and here to stay. We are no longer working in restaurants or laundries.”