R.I. business coalition awarded $1M SBA grant for ‘disadvantaged’ small-business support

Nancy Lavin

November 8, 2021 4:09 pm

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GREENHOUSE will serve as the administrator for a $1 million U.S. Small Business Administration grant aimed at boosting services for minority and women-owned small businesses in Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE – Services for Rhode Island minority and women-owned small businesses are slated to get a major boost thanks to a $1 million grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grant, part of the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program, will help six community business service organizations to hire employees, add programming and invest in…