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...
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...
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...
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...














