Everybody's Business

A HEALTHY PLACE: Dr. Pablo Rodriguez has created what he calls a social venture, Nuestra Salud Productions LLC, to provide health information to the Latino community in Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: The doctor’s dishing out doses of health facts to...

Everybody's Business 05/10/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

ON A JOURNEY: Rachel Averitt, owner of Rely on Rach, moved from Vermont to Rhode Island three years ago and has built a community of small-business owners and entrepreneurs through a monthly networking potluck dinner in Bristol.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Everybody’s Business: Arriving in R.I., she felt compelled to connect

Everybody's Business 04/12/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 44th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

LETTER OF THE LAW: Noah Kilroy turned his life around after he was prosecuted on drug charges and spent 18 months in federal prison two decades ago. Now he’s a lawyer and uses his life experiences in his practice as a criminal defense attorney.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Lessons of his past prove useful in his legal...

Everybody's Business 03/01/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 43rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

BACK WHERE IT STARTED: Eugenio Fernandez Jr. operates Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence’s West End, near where he grew up. Part of the mission of his business is to provide reliable health information to communities that often struggle to get that information.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Asthenis Pharmacy providing an alternative source for health care information

Everybody's Business 02/02/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 42nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS: Tom Chang, pictured, who studied food and beverage management at Johnson & Wales University, Jenny Lu and Tony Chen joined forces to open Charuma Inc. in Providence in 2021. PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Everybody’s Business: A partnership formed from common connection

Everybody's Business 01/05/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

TAKING STOCK: Minnie Luong, co-founder and co-owner of Chi Foods LLC, at the company’s facility in Pawtucket. She says she didn’t seek a bank loan when starting her kimchi business because she knew small businesses are viewed as risky by lenders, especially minority- and women-owned businesses.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

In fermented veggies, a family heritage preserved

Everybody's Business 12/08/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

ALL SMILES: Dr. Joke Alesh, right, owner of Marigold Dental Studio in Pawtucket, speaks with Toni Tamba, scheduling lead. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: She provides dental care, mentorship to underserved populations

Everybody's Business 11/10/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 39th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...