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More investment needed in efforts to aid small business
When the opportunity came up in 1983 to help establish the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center program at Bryant University, Douglas Jobling didn’t think twice. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

IlluminOss’ bone-repair system excites investors
For the past year venture capitalists have kept a watchful eye on surgeries like the broken-ankle repair Dr. Thomas Gausepohl performed on a woman in Marl, Germany, in June 2011. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

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
“Founders League” to strengthen R.I.’s entrepreneurial environment
The Founders League, created through a partnership with the Betaspring, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Brown University and the University of Rhode Island, will strengthen Rhode Island’s entrepreneurial environment by expanding programs for high growth startups and entrepreneurs, the partners announced Wednesday. more
R.I. companies honored at Museum of Science’s ‘Invented Here’ awards
IlluminOss Medical Inc. and G-Form LLC were two of the four companies honored at the Boston Museum of Science’s second annual “Invented Here” awards. more
| 10/15/12
Take the lead and keep it
Ranking your leads – also called “lead scoring” – is an exercise most small-business owners don’t bother with. At least not in a formal sense. But that may be passing up an opportunity to make follow-up efforts more effective by targeting and nurturing them in different ways based on their score. more
10/15/12
Gelfuso cruising to travel profits
A small window to the tropics for Interstate 95 commuters in Cranston over the last 14 years has left Wellington Avenue. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/15/12

Confidence among small U.S. businesses cooled in September
Confidence among U.S. small businesses cooled in September as fewer companies said they planned to hire or invest in new equipment, a survey found. more
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

Betaspring class vies for investor attention
It’s never the end for prospective businesses at Betaspring, according Melissa Withers, the startup accelerator’s chief of staff and “nerd-whisperer.” more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 10/8/12

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