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Report: R.I. small businesses ‘crucial’ to state’s economy
Small businesses in Rhode Island represent 95.9 percent of all employers and employ 55.4 percent of the state’s private sector workforce, according to a report from the U.S. Small Business Administration. more
| 2/15/13 | 1 comment
Thousands take leap into ownership
Sometimes in business, as in life, when one door closes another opens. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13 | 1 comment

Slater invests $250K in Care Thread
The Slater Technology Fund has committed to $250,000 in funding to a $750,000 seed round for Care Thread, a provider of secure mobile messaging and team-based collaboration solutions for the medical industry, Slater announced Tuesday. more
| 1/8/13
DOL gives R.I. Self-Employment Assistance $159K
The U.S. Department of Labor last week awarded $159,734 to the state of Rhode Island to further its Self-Employment Assistance program. more
Program initiated to help R.I. artists develop business skills
Assets for Artists, a matched-savings program for low-income, entrepreneurial artists, is now accepting applications from Rhode Island artists in all disciplines. more
Biz plan competition names semi-finalists
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition has chosen 15 semi-finalists for its 2013 competition, the organization announced Monday. more
| 4/9/13
For R.I. women-owned firms, job growth worst in nation
While Rhode Island’s women-owned businesses generated more than $3.5 billion in sales from 2012 to 2013, employment in these local firms fell at the fastest rate in the country, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express OPEN. more
Social Venture Partners provides $20K to Metryx
Social Venture Partners of Rhode Island provided a $20,000 loan to Metryx LLC, “further strengthening the collaboration between these two organizations,” said SVPRI in a release. more
| 4/18/13
Business formations fall 4% in 1Q
After two consecutive years of year-over-year first-quarter increases in business formations, the number of new businesses created during the first three months of 2013 fell nearly 4 percent compared with the first quarter of 2012, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced Monday. more
| 4/22/13
Betaspring companies to present at ‘Launch Day’
The latest group of fledgling entrepreneurs from the Betaspring startup accelerator are scheduled to present their companies to a sold-out crowd of more than 300 investors, business leaders and other entrepreneurs Thursday night at the accelerator’s Chestnut Street headquarters. more
| 5/2/13
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