Time to make a change
Aesop wrote a fable about a proud oak tree that took root along the bank of a stream. For 100 years it had withstood...
In SCORE, mentors at the ready
I made a joke with one of my new clients while explaining the mentoring process: As mentors, we are in the “rabbit hole protection...
When seeking donations, the device matters
Most charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when they decide whether to click a “donate” button....
Cooley Group’s Dwight named Manufacturing Leader of the Year
DANIEL DWIGHT, CEO and president of Pawtucket-based Cooley Group, was recently named Manufacturing Leadership Council’s 2024 Manufacturing Leader of the Year and Cooley Group...
Tangen receives lifetime achievement award from Mass. Bankers Association
ANNE P. TANGEN, CEO and president of Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, also known as BankFive, was recently honored with the 2024 Women...
Success is fleeting, but integrity is permanent
In 1896, Emmanuel Ninger was arrested for passing counterfeit $20, $50 and $100 bills. When law enforcement searched his home, they discovered three portraits...
Tips to avoid the help-desk woes
For businesses that rely on information technology help-desk support to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly and to keep networks secure, it’s vital to know...
Howlett appointed president of AARP Rhode Island
ELIZABETH HOWLETT, a former elected official who served both in the R.I. Senate and two terms as the state’s lieutenant governor, was recently appointed...
How to make opportunities happen
There is an ancient superstition of the sea that periodically a wave comes along that is greater than any that has preceded it. It...
To Savor: The rise of orange wine
Orange wine is all the rage right now, and it has many different descriptors. It is growing like rosè wine did about 10 years...