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Tener helping entrepreneurs find the writer within
Ask writing coach Lisa Tener how to pen an inspirational memoir, and she’ll point to one of her own success stories, Dr. Tim Warren. more
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 4/1/13
Providence suspends Innovation Investment Program
(Updated, 4:05 p.m.) The city has suspended a program providing $50,000 loans to startup companies that promise to stay in Providence for at least a year. more
RIPEC: Expanded availability of SHOP ‘crucial’ to success
The availability of the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, a component of the health benefits exchange in Rhode Island, should be expanded to businesses with more employees, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council said in a report released Wednesday afternoon. more
| 3/27/13
Maione eyes relationships with donors
United Way of Rhode Island President and CEO Anthony Maione believes the local economy is slowly improving. As the man in charge of the nonprofit that raised $13 million in its last fiscal year, he knows what he’s talking about. Rhode Island is emerging from the hardest fundraising climate Maione has ever seen, but signs of life have returned. more

By Victor Alvarez
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Health exchange to get airing at PBN summit
Christine Ferguson, the director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, is anxious to win over skeptics in the business community about the new health-insurance exchange. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 3/25/13
Spreading the good word
Customer referrals are one of the most powerful and lucrative ways of building business. While word-of-mouth gets you noticed, referrals are even better because the best ones bring purchase-ready customers or clients right to your doorstep (or website) complete with an existing customer’s endorsement. more
3/25/13
Diversifying keeps this firm afloat
Some of the most successful, early fiberglass sailboats in the world were produced by designers and builders in Rhode Island’s East Bay. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Volunteers step up in Sandy cleanup
Trips to Misquamicut Beach in Westerly have been annual rites of summer for Michael Ziegler, district sales manager at Collette Vacations, since he was a child. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Latest Betaspring cohort introduced at open house
Betaspring’s newest group of fledging companies has reached the halfway point of the start-up accelerator’s sixth session. During an open house last night, founders shared just how far … 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
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