Entrepreneurship for All - Providence Business News

NETWORKING PLATFORM: Contessa Brown wanted a place where adults could socialize without the typical nightlife atmosphere after she become a Christian and quit going to bars and nightclubs in 2008. Unable to find many spots to her liking, in 2009 she launched Café S.O.U.L., a community platform providing a networking space for artists, entrepreneurs and wellness advocates. COURTESY CAFE S.O.U.L.

Everybody’s Business: Cafe S.O.U.L. nourishes creative spirit, community

Entrepreneurship 09/11/2026

(Editor’s note: This is the 73rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

SETTING UP SHOP: Laura Guillén, the new Rhode Island executive director for Entrepreneurship for All, is forming a network of mentors and prospective program participants. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mass. business incubator arrives in Providence

Entrepreneurship 05/13/2022

Getting a business off the ground is no easy feat, especially for people of color. And if Rhode Island’s undersized share of minority-owned businesses is...

NBEDC unveils platform to connect bizs with regional, national resources

Business Services 12/11/2020

NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Economic Development Council has launched a new platform to connect local entrepreneurs with regional and national resources to...

BayCoast Bank provides $60K to support entrepreneurs

Financial Services 10/07/2019

SWANSEA – BayCoast Bank has awarded a $60,000 “challenge grant” to the South Coast Office of Entrepreneurship for All. The money will be paid in...

EforAll sets New Bedford, Fall River accelerator program information nights

Technology 08/13/2019

NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All will hold two information sessions in September to discuss its next 12-week accelerator program, which will begin in...

Five Questions With: Pat Larkin

Technology 05/21/2019

Pat Larkin is director of the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, also known as MassTech, which has just announced a Tech Talent...

MassTech rolls out effort to improve industry diversity

Technology 05/14/2019

PROVIDENCE – The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, or MassTech, is developing programs to diversify the industry talent pool in state civic groups, businesses and nonprofits. The...

EforAll pitch contest applications due April 11

Technology 04/09/2019

NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All, or EforAll, is seeking applications for its next pitch contest, which must be submitted by Thursday. The event is...

EFORALL South Coast’s newest cohort and staffers plan a year of business development and mentorship exercises./COURTESY EFORALL

EforAll South Coast names 13 entrepreneurs for summer mentorship, training and...

Entrepreneurship 06/13/2018

NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All South Coast, or EforAll South Coast, of New Bedford and Fall River has selected its cohort of 13 for its Summer Accelerator Program,...