Small-business owners and startup entrepreneurs need a wide range of skills and traits in order to succeed. Some are industry-specific or technical in nature and are subject to frequent changes and updates. Others are more timeless – the kinds of skills that foster success no matter what type of business or industry you are in, or your stage of development. more

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has granted four Providence schools a total of $50,237 from its Fund for the Education of Children of Providence, an initiative to aid local public schools. more

PROVIDENCE – Beleaguered video game company 38 Studios LLC last week declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as a formal investigation of the company began. more

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Education Exchange says its jobs-search program has helped nearly 70 percent of participants find gainful employment thanks to a hands-on approach that focuses on adapting workers’ skills to available jobs. more

PROVIDENCE – Providence College broke ground on its Ruane Center for the Humanities, which will become the school’s signature academic building, on June 7. more

PROVIDENCE – The city Board of Licenses last week voted to revoke the licenses of Level II nightclub following an incident in April that saw six people stabbed and seven people arrested, WPRO-AM 630 reported. more

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. – the world’s leading maritime VSAT provider – will offer its mini-VSAT broadband service and TracPhone satellite-communications terminals to maritime customers throughout South America through a partnership with Tesacom. more

PAWTUCKET – The Garden Street Bridge over Interstate 95 was scheduled to reopen last week, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced. more

BOSTON – Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan last week announced that companies in the state reduced their use of toxic materials by 75 million pounds in 2009. more

The fate of several hospitals in the state and whether they remain solvent or dive headlong into bankruptcy may very well sit in the hands of state lawmakers. more