<i>Use the business plan competition to hone your skills</i>
One of the most important documents that any entrepreneur can write is a business plan because, when done well, it conveys his or her...
<i>Hospitals demand rational management</i>
If the state's community hospitals were public companies, they would all be trading as penny stocks by now. Kent Hospital, for example, is hemorrhaging...
<i>Time to consider a state water authority</i>
It's somewhat ironic that the Ocean State is facing a lack of water, but that is the situation being studied by the General Assembly...
Completing yearly checklist will promote success
When you started your own company, your focus was on doing anything and everything to get it off the ground. Now you're proud to...
Managing intellectual property
Dear Dan: We're a small design startup, and most of what we create is considered "intellectual property." We're always debating which ideas to protect...
Even a low-tech sector demands high-tech practices
‘The future will be littered … by adopters or non-adopters.’
In today’s global economy, where products designed in Rhode Island are manufactured in China, shipped...
Lift ban on Sunday automobile sales
Perhaps you have to drive over to Route 44 (Taunton Avenue), along the East Providence/Seekonk border to get a real sense of why Jim...
Car questions: Gauging auto trends
Do you drive a company car?
Yes - 65%
No - 35%
How many automobiles are there in your household?
One - 6%
Two - 41%
Three...
Revving up Sunday auto sales:<r> Should R.I. lawmakers lift the prohibition?
Should the R.I. General Assembly repeal the state's current prohibition and allow auto dealerships to open on Sundays?
Yes - 75%
No - 25%
Would...
Waiting for the other shoe: Are we prepared to move on?
The question was one I've heard time and again -- do you think Buddy Cianci will be indicted?
That was at a Providence Rotary meeting...
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