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ACCOMPLISHED: Among Norah Diedrich’s many accomplishments as executive director of the Newport Art Museum are creating a new position of director of community engagement and implementing two successful programs, “Art After Dark” and “Second Saturdays,” since joining the museum in April 2015. / PBN PHOTO/PAUL 
E. KANDARIAN

A passion for art education

When Norah Diedrich was 8 or 9 years old, growing up outside Chicago, she would entertain herself at home by engaging in a favorite...
MAKING CONNECTIONS: In need of a therapist but unable to find one, Brown graduate Yuri Tomikawa founded Zencare, a tech company that refers, recommends and vets clinicians and therapists in an effort to connect them with people seeking their services. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Frustrated by therapist search, she formed a business to help

When Yuri Tomikawa needed a therapist and had trouble finding one, the Brown University graduate eventually founded an innovative business to do just that....
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: While studying at Brown University, Andy Posner founded the Capital Good Fund, which offers small loans and financial coaching to families. He says R.I.'s colleges and universities are great resources to help companies develop innovative products and services. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Tackling poverty through social investing

Andy Posner founded Capital Good Fund, a nonprofit, certified community-development financial institution that offers small loans and personalized financial and health coaching to families...
PROBLEM SOLVER: Saul Kaplan, former executive director of R.I. Commerce Corp.'s predecessor, believes the Ocean State must do a better job of promoting and supporting innovation. / PBN PHOTO/ RUPERT WHITELEY

‘It’s not government getting in the way, it’s us’

Saul Kaplan founded the Business Innovation Factory in 2005 to build a place where partners from across the public and private sector could focus...
SUSTAINING  POTENTIAL: Jr Neville Songwe, executive director of Urban Ventures, a state-funded nonprofit providing entrepreneurship assistance to small businesses, says higher education offers the greatest potential for innovation growth in R.I., but there needs to be a stronger effort to retain these "phenomenal minds." / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Teaching ‘the ABCs of business’

Jr Neville Songwe, principal of Joneso Design, is also executive director of Urban Ventures Inc., a state-funded, nonprofit organization providing entrepreneurship assistance to the...
MARCHING ON: After 37 years at the helm of the nonprofit Barrington Community School, Sandi Tinyk still has no interest in slowing down. / PBN PHOTO/ PAUL E.  KANDARIAN

At this school, having fun is expected

The offerings at the nonprofit Barrington Community School run the gamut from the fundamental, to the fantastic to the foreign. They include learning conversational...
BIGGER PIECE OF  THE PIE: Kristy Knoedler and her father own the popular Fellini Pizzeria on Providence's East Side and this second location in the Pawtuxet Village section of Broad Street in Cranston. Knoedler says she's scouting around for a third location. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Team approach keeps pizzeria ahead of curve

Kristy Knoedler knew a lot about cardiac rehabilitation in the early 1990s, having earned a degree in exercise science at the University of Rhode...
EXPERT ADVICE: Attendees take notes during the Providence Business News summit on "Growing and Protecting Your Brand" Feb. 25 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Build lasting connections with customers to prosper

Growing a company's brand requires making a lasting connection with customers beyond just the usefulness of a single product or service, according to the...

One-stop shop for weight loss, surgical screening

Anyone drastically overweight and looking to lose excess pounds has myriad places to do it in the state, including the Nutrition Teaching Center at...
ONE ON ONE: Dr. John Luo, founder of Doctor's Choice, counsels Dorothy Verrier of Warwick on Medicare plan options. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Doctor’s Choice helps demystify Medicare

Dr. John Luo hates not having answers for people. When doing his clinical training at a North Smithfield practice, he tried to help patients navigate...
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