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Business Chief USA February 2019

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Women were<br />

found to hold<br />

41% of the tech<br />

jobs in the city —<br />

far ahead of<br />

the national<br />

average of 26%<br />

ENTRADA ESL — ERIN JANKLOW<br />

After becoming fluent in Italian while studying<br />

abroad, Entrada ELS founder and CEO Erin<br />

Janklow “learned firsthand that taking up a<br />

second language as an adult is challenging, but<br />

it's not impossible”, Inc reported earlier in 2018.<br />

Her startup, which was featured in July 2018<br />

by startup capital investor Rent the Runway,<br />

helps immigrant employees in the hospitality<br />

sector become proficient English speakers<br />

while at work. The method uses a device and<br />

Talkback method of teaching,<br />

according to Technically DC.<br />

With 30-minutes lessons per<br />

day, Entrada ESL claims it<br />

can deliver confident English<br />

speakers “in just 100 days”.<br />

www.entradaesl.com<br />

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