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Nearly 2,000 new businesses registered with the R.I. Secretary of State’s office during the three months ended March 31, making it the best first quarter in four years, according to data released Tuesday by Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council have released the second annual report measuring the progress of Rhode Island’s knowledge economy, the state’s developing hub of research and technology.
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By PBN Staff
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Falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Saturday, Nov. 24 will be the third annual “Small Business Saturday.”
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By PBN Staff
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The 13 social ventures participating in the 2012 Change Accelerator Incubator, a Social Enterprise Rhode Island program, celebrated their graduation on Thursday evening at Betaspring’s Chestnut St. headquarters.
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By PBN Staff
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At the Business Innovation Factory Summit’s seventh year in 2011, 350 participants came from more than 150 different companies. Eighty of the attendees were CEOs, presidents, founders or senior leaders from within their organizations. This year, BIF-8 stands to outstrip its previous events with more than 30 “storytellers” meant to instruct, intrigue and inspire the 400-odd expected attendees.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The Rhode Island Foundation opened the 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship on Wednesday, a program designed to provide seed money for ideas to solve persistent challenges in the Ocean State.
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By PBN Staff
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7/23/12
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(Updated, 4:05 p.m.)
The city has suspended a program providing $50,000 loans to startup companies that promise to stay in Providence for at least a year.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Nabsys Inc., a life sciences company focused on the creation of a single-molecule platform for genomic analysis, has closed a $20 million Series D financing round, the company announced Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Poor unemployment figures and stumbling markets have made it difficult to stay in business in Rhode Island’s private sector, which is why the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce hosted a brainstorming session with developers, marketing experts, entrepreneurs and academia members.
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By Michael Souza |
