2015 Success Award Winner invited to White House

Chester, NJ - June 21, 2016 - As part of her continued success, Zulya Rajabova owner of Silk Road Treasure Tours has been invited to the White House to attend the 2016 Business Council and Business Forward briefing on July 13, 2016. With the help of more than 50 of the world's most respected companies, Business Forward is making it easier for tens of thousands of business leaders from across America to advise Washington on how to create jobs and accelerate our economy.

As a small business owner, Zulya has taken her passion for history and culture and created a niche business filling a clear market need. In recognition of her accomplishments Ms. Rajabova, was honored as Northwest NJ Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 2015 Success Award Winner in December of 2015 at the New Jersey Small Business Growth Awards Luncheon.

“Dolores Stammer and her team are caring and inspiring. They do everything for us to be successful and be an asset to our country. America is the country of opportunities. If you have a dream in this country and work hard and use the best resources of the Small Business Development Center you can also be successful" – Zulya Rajabova

In addition to the SBDC award, Silk Road Treasure Tours has been endorsed by Conde Nast Traveler as the top travel specialist in the world for Central Asia. The Department of Commerce also invites Ms. Rajabova as a conference presenter to the Tourism Board of former Soviet Union Countries covering tourism, marketing, customer services and international relationship at their annual Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT).

Mentored by Dolores Stammer at the Small Business Development Center in Hackettstown, NJ she was able to take advantage the many services available.

“Zulya is the best example of what we hope the small businesses we serve achieve. She takes the tools we provide, adapts them to her business model and thrives as a result.” – Dolores Stammer, NWNJSBDC Regional Director

Zulya founded Silk Road Treasure Tours to invite travelers to discover her special part of the world, Central Asia. A native of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Zulya has been fascinated with the intriguing history, incredible culture and outstanding natural wonders of the Great Silk Road region – and beyond.

From a chance meeting with a tourist as a child and her first "Hello", Zulya was inspired to master foreign languages and explore the world as a devoted travel professional. Fluent in German, Russian, English, Uzbeki and Farsi, she taught languages at Bukhara University in Uzbekistan. She became an interpreter, and then a tour guide for the Uzbek Tourism Ministry escorting journalists, photographers, professors, diplomats and heads of state. After settling in the United States in 2008, Zulya founded Silk Road Treasure Tours.

Her goal? To inspire you to travel to her homeland Uzbekistan in the heart of Central Asia, to neighboring Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and to other fascinating destinations along the ancient Silk Road.

To view her acceptance of the 2015 Success Award, click here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLgI9tLr-Peyr7NokGqRbzD5BRfgygquRo&v=v8D6q6yqR5A

For client testimonials and additional information about Silk Road Treasure Tours, Click Here

http://www.silkroadtreasuretours.com/testimonials

For additional information about the North West NJ SBDC, Click here

http://www.nw-njsbdc.com

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