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Luxury service drives firm’s growth
What a ride it’s been for John Olinger. What started out just eight years ago as a two-person transportation startup catering to tour-bus users has morphed into a mini conglomerate that provides luxury transportation to clients in more than 600 cities worldwide. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

This board knows firsthand perils of running a business
Retired as president and CEO of the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, David E. Nash is still doing his best to promote business development. He’s the founder of the Rhode Island Small Business Recovery Program, which he began in January 2011. The free program is designed to move the unemployed to self-employment and last year trained 2,400 people. more
Michael D. Croft
Age: 39 more
7/23/12
Ezovski appointed to SBA board
The U.S Small Business Administration appointed a North Smithfield native, Gary Ezovski, to serve on one of its Regulatory Fairness Boards on Monday. more
Swipely, Davis recognized by Forbes
Forbes Magazine has named Swipley Inc. one of “America’s Most Promising Companies.” Swipely, which was founded in 2009, is the first Rhode Island company to make the list. more
| 2/6/13
Brown strikes IP agreement with hospital systems
Brown University’s Technology Venture Office has reached an agreement with Lifespan to provide IP management and commercialization services to the health care system and has expanded its existing relationship with the Care New England hospital network, the university announced Monday. more
| 3/25/13
Langevin to host Innovation Forum at JWU
A forum focused on teaching small businesses how to obtain federal funds for innovative research and development projects has been scheduled for Monday, June 25, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Johnson & Wales University’s Culinary Arts Museum, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence. more
Former 38 Studios CEO to run Ovuline business development
Jen MacLean, the former CEO of now-defunct 38 Studios LLC, has been tapped as the head of business development for Cambridge, Mass.-based startup Ovuline, reported Boston.com more
| 1/25/13
Business formations in R.I. surge in 3Q
More than 1,500 new businesses registered with the R.I. Secretary of State’s office during the three months ended September 30, making it the best third quarter in five years, according to data released Thursday by Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis. more
| 10/18/12
Driven to succeed old-fashioned way
Michael A. Tartaglione has lived a familiar version of the American dream, working long, hard hours in Rhode Island’s taxi industry while starting at the bottom in 1976. Now he owns the place. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

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