Natalie Myers
Next generation of entrepreneurs climbs ladder
Finees Mendez grew up watching his father become the second Latino in the state to earn a master-electrician license, and then go on to...
RIPEC: R.I. tops nation in spending for fire safety
Rhode Island spends more on fire safety than any other state, when ranked per capita and by expenditures per $1,000, but is near the...
She lends a hand by lending an ear to small businesses
In the 14 years Sherri Carrera has served the small-business community, she just about has heard it all. Issues have ranged from the routine,...
Blue Cross agrees to pay $20M to avert charges
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island last week agreed to pay $20 million and undertake ethical reforms to avert potential criminal charges...
National Grid in midst of upgrade in South County
After two years of extensive licensing and permitting hurdles, National Grid’s $25 million infrastructure-improvement project for southern Rhode Island is finally under way.
A burgeoning...
Workshop draws fledgling Hispanic entrepreneurs
In this follow-up to a 2006 PBN series on the R.I. Small Business Development Center’s Primer Paso business planning workshop for Latino entrepreneurs, we...
New hotel to connect with community through art
NYLO Hotels, the developer of a new hotel slated to open next summer at Pontiac Mills in Warwick, hopes to add local art and...
Grant-writing functions reach beyond HR staff
Writing grant proposals is a key responsibility of many human resource professionals, but it might surprise some to know business owners and others often...
Coffee entrepreneur taking her lumps in stride
Like so many inventors, Nancy Zapata Faella got an idea for something new by contemplating something old – in this case, instant coffees,...
Seeing the whole picture leads to listening more
Denise Nemchev, president of East Greenwich-based Stanley Bostitch, a division of Stanley Works, has faced quite a few challenges in her year-and-a-half on the...
- Featured Event -
