Entrepreneurship

SALES OF AUTO-BASED communications and entertainment systems declined in the fourth quarter, KVH said, but marine sales rose as did sales of military guidance and navigation systems. /

KVH posts 10-fold increase in 4Q profit

Entrepreneurship 02/07/2008

MIDDLETOWN – For the year ended Dec. 31, KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) today reported its profit fell 32.0 percent to $2.50 million, from...

Naval Station expansion plans create<br> opportunities for R.I. businesses

Entrepreneurship 02/06/2008

NEWPORT – Naval Station Newport is gearing up for a major expansion, and that will usher in big opportunities for local companies, Capt. Michel...

Eating disorders too narrowly defined, study finds

Entrepreneurship 02/06/2008

PROVIDENCE – The criteria used to diagnose common eating disorders are insufficiently broad, causing most patients to receive an “NOS” diagnosis, researchers from Rhode...

THAYER SWARTWOOD, a panelist at a Jan. 24 Brown Forum for Enterprise discussion, rates common errors entrepreneurs make. /

Some mistakes hurt more than others in business

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

When it comes to making mistakes, some are worse than others. The Brown Forum for Enterprise on Jan. 24 had a panel of serial...

IT’S CHEESY: Farmestead will be opening its first satellite store on Westminister St., next door to ENO Fine Wine and Spirits in downtown Providence. /

Mixing cheese and wine on Downcity thoroughfare

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

With an expansion into downtown Providence, Farmstead Inc., the cheese mongers of Wayland Square, hope to capitalize on business lunches and take-away diners, as...

Expansion eyed by Slater

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

A plan by the Slater Technology Fund to move into Providence’s Jewelry District has been formally endorsed by the R.I. Science and Technology Council...

FRANCIS X. TWEEDIE, dean of JWU’s School of Technology, said there’s a lack of interest in Information Technology across Rhode Island. /

JWU tech college looks to focus on needs of IT industry

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

As dean of Johnson & Wales University’s School of Technology, Francis X. Tweedie is transforming the college into a lab-based, applied-learning curriculum closely aligned...

PIRATA MEDIA LLC President Steve Fisher, shown above in the advertising firm’s Bristol office, says that the Internet allows marketing results to be gauged in a much quicker fashion than any other form of media does. /

Advertising by the numbers

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

At Pirata Media LLC, marketing is all about the numbers. It’s about showing clients exactly how many visits their Web site got, what sales...

Participation key to women-owned business success

Entrepreneurship 02/04/2008

In 1994, Congress set a government-wide target that 5 percent of all federal contracts should go to women-owned small businesses. More recently, legislation was...