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THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $120,000 in grants to 24 nonprofits that support the state's Black community. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation awards $120K to 24 nonprofits supporting Black community

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four local nonprofits serving the state’s Black community received more than $120,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister...
CONGRESSIONAL TALK: U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., will be the guest at One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce’s Congressional Update luncheon on Nov. 2 at the Fall River Country Club. 
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AUCHINCLOSS

Editor’s Choice: One SouthCoast Chamber lunch to feature Rep. Jake Auchincloss

EDITOR’S CHOICE One SouthCoast Chamber lunch to feature Rep. Jake Auchincloss ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold a Congressional Update luncheon featuring U.S....
HER IMPRINT: Franchesca M. Fernandez was a civil engineer in the Dominican Republic, but when she moved to Rhode Island she decided to start a business that had little to do with engineering.
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Everybody’s Business: She made a change of country and career

(Editor’s note: This is the 33rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Providence launches loan program for micro-business reopening costs

PROVIDENCE – The city has launched a new, low-interest loan program to help small businesses in select parts of Providence with reopening costs, Providence...

Center for Women & Enterprise names Martinez new R.I. director

PROVIDENCE – The Center for Women & Enterprise, a nonprofit that partners with the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer services to women entrepreneurs,...
SUCCESS STORY: Lisa J. Raiola is the founder of Hope & Main, a Warren-based food-startup incubator that has worked with more than 350 businesses. Three of the 51 initial PBN Something New small businesses are either graduates or current members of Hope & Main.
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From ‘Something New,’ the strong survive

“To some people, small sounds like a limitation,” said Travis Webster-Booth, owner of TWB Creative, a copywriting and business-services firm launched in October 2014...
MAYOR JORGE O. ELORZA announced the launch of the PVD Self-Employment Program, a two-phase program that will provide entrepenuership training and business mentorship to up to 100 unemployed or underemployed Providence residents. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Elorza and CWE announce the launch of the PVD Self-Employment Program

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced the creation of the PVD Self-Employment Program, with the expectation that it will provide up to 100...
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Job Creators Q&A: Lisa Raiola

Lisa Raiola | Founder, Hope & Main Is Rhode Island a good place to grow jobs? Why? Yes, it’s a fantastic place to grow jobs...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION will honor the Champlin Foundation, the Center for Women and Enterprise, the Rhode Island Society of CPAs and the Frederick B. Wilcox family at their annual meeting this year. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation announces annual meeting award recipients

PROVIDENCE – In advance of its May 24 annual meeting, the Rhode Island Foundation has named three organizations and one family that it will...
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