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Maternova wins LivePlan business competition
Maternova Inc., a startup founded by Meg Wirth to help maternal health products get into the developing world more quickly and easily, won the grand prize in the LivePlan $10,000 Boost nationwide business plan competition. more
| 9/18/12
SBA and AARP team up for R.I. Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day
The U.S. Small Business Administration is teaming up with AARP and the Center for Women & Enterprise to host the Rhode Island Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day on Tuesday, Oct. 2. more
| 9/18/12
BIF-8 set to start innovation connections once again
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. more
Ross-Simons turns 60
Ross-Simons jewelers celebrated its 60th anniversary as a global brand on Friday at its Cranston headquarters. more
| 9/14/12
Farrell named co-chair of R.I. biz plan competition
Margaret “Peggy” Farrell has been named the new co-chair of the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, the organization announced Tuesday. more
| 9/11/12
Underwater salvage keeps firm afloat
(Updated, Sept. 13, 2:30 p.m.)Some of the orders coming in at Subsalve USA Corp. in North Kingstown could be mission briefings in an adventure film. more
R.I. Foundation calls for change at Make It Happen RI forum
“Things need to change” in the Ocean State economy, Rhode Island Foundation Executive Director Neil Steinberg told business and community leaders Friday morning in a plea for new ideas at the nonprofit's Make It Happen RI forum. more
EDC, Mollis team up for 6th annual ‘We Mean Business Expo’
The office of Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation are teaming up for the sixth annual “We Mean Business Expo,” an event designed to help business owners talk face-to-face with federal, state and local government agencies and learn how to cut through the red tape. more
| 9/7/12
Giving chain stores run for money
For former professional runner Bob Bischoff, it’s all about the shoes. Specifically running shoes – and the co-owner of Rhode Runner in Providence, along with his wife, Colleen, has been focused since 2001 on helping Ocean State runners and walkers find their correct footing. more
Entrepreneurial home-builders point the way
The good news is that from the depths of the Great Recession, Rhode Island has seen a 50 percent increase in new-home starts. Unfortunately, that still puts the state at 30 percent of the average home-construction starts registered from 2000 to 2003 (and further still from the subprime-lending-fueled peak of later years). And well short of a level that can sustain the construction industry at previous employment levels. more
8/20/12
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