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BUSINESS BARBECUE: Attendees gather for the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce’s summer business barbecue in Mansfield in 2016. This year’s event welcomes all businesses regardless of Chamber membership and will be held July 26 at the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce in Mansfield.
 / COURTESY TRI-TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Editor’s Choice: Tri-Town Chamber celebrates businesses with summer BBQ

EDITOR’S CHOICE Tri-Town Chamber celebrates businesses with summer BBQ THE TRI-TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will host its fourth annual Chamber Summer Business Barbecue, celebrating local...
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Soomi Ro, chief of the field procurement service for the United Nations’ Procurement Division, will be the keynote speaker at the procurement seminar at Bryant University July 17.
 / COURTESY SOOMI RO

Editor’s Choice: Doing business with United Nations

EDITOR’S CHOICE Doing business with United Nations BRYANT UNIVERSITY, in conjunction with R.I. Commerce Corp., will host a United Nations procurement seminar, titled “Doing Business...
SUMMER SOCIAL: Attendees mingle at the Southern Rhode Island Young Professionals statewide summer social at the Whaler’s Brewing Co. in South Kingstown last year. This year’s event will be held at the Whaler’s Brewing Co. July 12.
 / COURTESY SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Editor’s Choice: Building successful business relationships

EDITOR’S CHOICE Building successful business relationships THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND Young Professionals will hold a statewide summer social, which will provide young professionals with networking...
RELAY TEAM: Cintas employees take part in the American Cancer Society’s 2015 Hope Relay for Life. The Rhode Island chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its 10th annual Relay for Life of Greater Westerly June 29-30 at Westerly High School.
 / COURTESY CINTAS

Editor’s Choice: CVS Health Charity Classic set to tee off

EDITOR’S CHOICE Relay for life THE RHODE ISLAND chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its 10th annual Relay for Life of Greater Westerly,...
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A.B. Stoddard, associate editor of RealClear Politics, will be the keynote speaker for a June 29 conference at Bryant University’s Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership, offering public officials and policymakers ideas on how to respond responsibly to state rankings. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Editor’s Choice: Art of the Real Deal

EDITOR’S CHOICE Art of the Real Deal BRYANT UNIVERSITY’S Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership will host a conference offering public officials and policymakers ideas...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has launched RIBizBuilder.com, a new online business services and support website. Above, a screenshot of the website's homepage. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Online services, support website launched by R.I. Foundation

PROVIDENCE - As of Wednesday, local entrepreneurs and small business owners now have another online tool in their pocket to help launch their business...
CARMEN DÍAZ-JUSINO has been named strategic initiative officer for economic security at the Rhode Island Foundation. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

RIF hires Díaz-Jusino as strategic initiative officer for economic security

PROVIDENCE – Tasked with leading the Rhode Island Foundation’s activities and grant-making for economic security, Carmen Díaz-Jusino was announced April 17 as a strategic...
GUIDING ENTREPRENEURS: Maryellen O’Mahony, right, director of the Center for Women & Enterprise in Rhode Island, speaks with Maria Carranza, business-planning instructor.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Maryellen O’Mahony

Maryellen O’Mahony | Rhode Island director, Center for Women & Enterprise 1. Please explain what the Center for Women & Enterprise does. The center …...
TAKE A NUMBER: When Peter Kane started his Vintage Barber Shop in 2013 in Warwick, he had very few customers. Today he is about to hire a fourth barber to accommodate customers such as Chris Martin, of West Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Veterans getting more help learning how to start, run a business

When Peter Kane opened Vintage Barber Shop in 2013, it wasn’t unusual for him to go two or three days without a single customer....
BOB DIPIETRO, CO-FOUNDER and co-owner of the RI Mushroom Company just secured a $325,000 loan through the Business Development Co.

Commerce RI state SMB program has backed loans worth $600,000 so...

PROVIDENCE – A program to inject capital into some Rhode Island small businesses is picking up momentum, according to the R.I. Commerce Corp. Created...
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