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DETAILED DESIGN: Michelle Scotti is the owner of website design company SyntacticRus Designs, which she runs from her home. Scotti has a background in information technology and cybersecurity.
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Web design you can bank on

Michelle Scotti is involved in some very technical computer stuff – so you don’t have to be. “I am security and fraud risk and...
SKIN CARE: Aesthetician Pamela Auger is the founder of Myskincaregirl LLC. The company markets a tool Auger created that simultaneously exfoliates, cleanses and massages skin.
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Brush away skin blemishes

As an aesthetician, Pamela Auger spent years working on skin issues with burn victims, plastic-surgery patients and spa clients. As a nurse, she gained an...

Work and child care disrupted, supported

Parents looking for child care options and who want regular access to a coworking space now have a solution to both needs under one...
PRIVATE PRACTICE: Clinical psychologist Phillip Dang, owner of Aspire Psychological and Executive Coaching Services in East Greenwich, is currently on active duty in the U.S. Navy but is considering leaving when his current term is up to focus solely on private practice.
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Coaching, therapy on Aspire menu

Phillip Dang, a clinical psychologist on active duty with the U.S. Navy out of Groton, Conn., would like to transition full time to his...
CUSTOM DESIGNS: Brianna Moon, CEO and designer of Brianna Moon custom apparel and jewelry, opened a space in the Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket in June to sell her creations.
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Styles that shine in the Moon-light

Years spent working in the jewelry and fashion industries, a move to New York and return home to Rhode Island all led up to...
SPECIALIZED FOCUS: Dr. Valerie Tokarz, a board-certified dermatologist, opened her own practice, Tokarz Dermatology in East Greenwich, in May because she wanted to focus more on specialty laser work.
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Tokarz has laser focus on skin care

Dr. Valerie Tokarz, a dermatologist and U.S. Navy veteran, has a practice focused on laser treatments for cosmetic and medical conditions, including disfiguring scars. The...
CARRYING A COMPANY: RISD graduate Michael Harris has founded Grayman Studios, a consulting company for producers of luggage and other soft goods.
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After school, he made travel his new career path

After graduating in 1997 from the Rhode Island School of Design, Michael Harris pursued a career that took him to luggage manufacturer and retailer...
FRESH VARIETY: Stu Meltzer, owner of Fearless Fish Market in Providence, shows off Watch Hill oysters, quahogs, a scup and a bluefish. 
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How to buy, cook fish fearlessly

Laden with local seafood, the cases at Fearless Fish Market offer a peek at what’s swimming in the waters off Rhode Island’s coast. Wild...
GLASSWORK: Ben Kurose, owner of Greenwich Bay Glass, pulls a gather, or hot ball of glass, to stretch it into a stringer, or thin rod of glass, which is used to apply small detail work.
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Handmade pendants top seller at Greenwich Bay Glass

The small glass diffusers are designed for essential oils. They carry just enough so the person wearing a pendant necklace can smell the fragrance,...
FOOD CO-OP: From left, Erb Reinert, bulk and wellness buyer; Jacqueline Sophia, finance manager; Leah Costa, customer service manager; and Jesse Cardarelli, produce manager, are pictured at the newly opened Urban Greens Co-op Market in Providence.
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Invested in market’s success

The new Urban Greens Co-op Market in Providence’s West End is bringing a democratic approach to food shopping. After several years of “grassroots” planning, the...
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