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SUPPORTING STARTUPS: Many business leaders are either looking for more support from state government or less regulatory hassles, according to the results of a PBN survey asking what would most help the state produce and keep more successful startups.
 / SOURCE: PBN RESEARCH/JAMES BESSETTE

Get more invested in growing, keeping successful startups

Rhode Island has a lot to offer startups, including great quality-of-life amenities and top-tier educational and support services. But the perception has always been that...
DEVELOPING LEADERS: Co-owners Lisa Bergeron, right, founder, managing partner and chief visionary officer, and Tejal Tarro, left, managing partner and chief services officer, converse with Kevin Matta, director of client engagement and inclusion, at Advancing Workplace Excellence in Providence. The firm provides targeted talent-development programs, coaching options and more.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

How to invest in human capital

Advancing Workplace Excellence is a small Providence firm in a field that’s been gaining recognition in recent years called human-capital consulting. Human capital and human...

Pitfalls to closing the deal

The many highs and “woes” inherent in a successful acquisition were the focus of a panel discussion of business owners who shared their personal...

UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to BCBSRI’s medical plan win denied

PROVIDENCE – UnitedHealthcare of New England’s challenge of the choice by the state to award the oversight of employee and retiree medical plans to...
BAD FOR TAXPAYERS? Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Sept. 16 said a new Small Business Development Fund approved by state lawmakers was not good for taxpayers. She supports R.I. Commerce Corp.’s plans to create rules to ensure proper oversight of tax credits approved under the program.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

Tax-credit program needs strong oversight to pay off

Economic-development officials took a good step on Sept. 16 in agreeing to create clear rules ahead of the rollout of a new tax-credit program...
Kevin Eagan

Managing purchase costs

(Editor’s note: The is the second of a two-part column on deducting the costs of buying a business. See part I here.) So-called bright line...

Firm’s creativity earns attention

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $250,000 to $5M 2. Luminous Creative Agency CEO (or equivalent): Ryan Buttie and Bryan Roberts, founders 2018 Revenue: $535,485 2016 Revenue: $98,253 Revenue growth:...

Satisfied clients make marketing easy

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: | $5m - $25M 2. TribalVision LLC CEO (or equivalent): Chris Ciunci, founder and managing partner 2018 Revenue: $6,981,492 2016 Revenue: $4,497,983 Revenue...

Making a mark in promotional products

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $25m - $75M 2. ParsonsKellogg LLC CEO (or equivalent): Thomas P. Kellogg III, president 2018 Revenue: $49,795,017 2016 Revenue: $27,144,540 Revenue growth: 83.4% Buying another...

A staffing agency built on trust


2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: | $5m - $25M 4. Available Staffing Network LLC CEO (or equivalent): Danilo Reyes, founder and president 2018 Revenue: $5,877,340 2016 Revenue: $4,031,590 Revenue...
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