When starting a business, don’t forget about the exit
When starting a new business, the last thing on an owner’s mind is the moment they will walk away from it. But drafting an...
A lopsided ledger: Jobs plentiful, CPAs not
Edward F. Yazbak has been searching for five years for a younger upstart to take over his North Smithfield practice.
But the chairman of the...
R.I. employers must provide salary range for open positions upon request
Between poring over resumes and cover letters and multiple rounds of interviews, the job search process has often been likened to a job in...
Engineering firm hopes new veteran-owned certification will bring in more clients
It is never easy readjusting to life after the military.
Justin Kordas, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps never thinking he’d one day have to...
32-hour workweek law? Not much support in R.I.
In an effort to find and retain workers in a tight job market, some companies have toyed with the idea of converting to a...
Westerly center is designed to build on a military background
Though decades ago, T.J. Smith still remembers the camaraderie and sense of purpose he felt during his time as a member of the Rhode...
New SBA loan rules spark debate among politicians, lenders
Impending changes at the U.S. Small Business Administration are stirring up whirlwinds of controversy – in Rhode Island and in Washington, D.C. – as...
Measure would create state-run retirement fund for small businesses
Michelle Rivera, policy director with Progreso Latino Inc., a nonprofit that does not offer retirement benefits to its employees, struggled with the process of...
Higher ed in R.I. grapples with the use of ChatGPT
When Monica Linden, a senior lecturer of neuroscience at Brown University, enlisted ChatGPT to write a portion of a class syllabus, there was some...
From design to contracts, companies embrace AI tools
Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies...
