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When Paul Olean retired and returned to his home state of Rhode Island, he was dismayed by the then-high unemployment rate. He wanted to...
Braver a tech problem-solver
When business owners need help understanding technology, and seeing the potential pitfalls of a system, they need a trusted consultant. For many small businesses,...
Risk rewards Steere founder
In the business world, good things often happen to deserving people when they work hard and, perhaps most importantly, take a risk.
For Patricia Steere,...
Shore’s scents of luxury
For Jake and Steph Kopper, the entrepreneurial spark came from a gift of luxury soap.
Interested in obtaining more but turned off by the price...
Fresh Mode’s custom prints make a mark
Going into business with a high school friend might seem like a mistake. But the partnership behind Fresh Mode Screen Printing Inc. includes a...
Swipe for profit-sharing
Andrew and Margaret Kinnecom freely admit the payment-processing business doesn’t have the best reputation. The industry provides merchants with point-of-service devices, so their customers...
Edge & End uses woodworking as a tool to help disadvantaged...
Joshua Ellison, the son of Pawtucket-based Lorimer Studios LLC’s founder, cites an “interesting serendipity” as the inspiration behind Edge & End LLC, founded in...
Have cargo, will travel
Water, coffee and rolls of newsprint have combined to create a strong business for a Rhode Island trucking family.
Commodity Haulers Express Inc., owned by...
Preparing for success through wrestling
All of life’s lessons can’t be taught on a wrestling mat. But it’s a good place to start, according to leaders of Beat the...
Newport gallery grows with city
(Updates throughout to add Palmieri as owner and clarify Lemmons' role as a business partner.)
For the past three years, Atelier Newport founder Bobbie Lemmons...