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Sometimes a business has to learn how to say “no” before it can hear clients say “yes.” That’s what happened at Atrion Networking Corp. when it decided to focus on what officials there call the “ideal client” as opposed to taking on every potential client. The result has been growth and success for the Warwick-based company.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez |
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The website for Narragansett Brewing Co. is short on some of the usual corporate content. Instead of the usual stuff, you’ll find it loaded with contests, event listings and sections where consumers are invited to submit their own material.
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By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 9/24/12 |
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There is no mystery as to why Alex and Ani LLC’s bracelets have become an overnight fashion sensation: the Cranston jewelry manufacturer is pushing all the right marketing buttons.
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By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 9/24/12 |
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Focused on information technology staffing, both permanent and contract, Bridge Technical Solutions is among the Top 15 Fastest-Growing Companies in the state. James Wright and Joe Devine purchased the business in 2002 when it had only 11 consultants and a part-time recruiter. Currently, they have an internal staff of 14 with a team of approximately 80 consultants.
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By Alli-Michelle Conti |
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In speaking about his company’s four-year growth spurt, Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. CEO Todd Hart compares the advancement to that of a child. “From infancy to adolescence, we can look a little gawky.”
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By Michael Persson |
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Jeff Gardner, CEO of Carousel Industries, is a busy man. Trying to get him on the phone or via email is tricky. Once you do, you realize why he’s running a successful, growing national company based in Exeter, Rhode Island: He’s busy setting goals and hiring the right people to help him achieve those goals.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez |
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If you were to ask Jeffrey P. Spratt of Peregrine Property Management to describe his ideal business climate, today’s economy would not be on the tip of his tongue.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez |
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In 2009, Coventry-based Preventure Wellness Solutions reached a turning point. Approached by a billion-dollar corporation to improve the overall wellness of its workforce, CEO Mark Correia recalls the potential client’s reaction.
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By Michael Persson |
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Robert E. Nickerson, president of commercial real estate firm Stone Tower Properties, appreciates the designation of one of the fastest-growing companies in Rhode Island, but adds a caveat. “Honestly, we are a fast-growing company because we are being compared to our previous year, which was a disaster for us, when [everything] hit the fan from an economic point of view,” he said.
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By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 9/24/12 |
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Partners Peter Crump and Matt Dempsey have watched their company, Site Specific LLC, grow by leaps and bounds since they first launched the venture in 2005.
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By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 9/24/12 |