Tag: Entrepreneurship
Business Innovation Factory pivots to self-initiated programs
PROVIDENCE – Innovation and design thinking are the business of the Business Innovation Factory, but for the past year, the Providence-based company has applied...
PC receives $2M gift to create entrepreneurship incubator space
PROVIDENCE – Providence College became the beneficiary of a seven-figure gift from a family of a late alumnus that will support an incubator space...
Creativity is lost without cafes and bars
While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the dining area in the...
JWU to offer degree in cannabis entrepreneurship
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is launching a Bachelor of Science degree in cannabis entrepreneurship at its Providence campus, JWU announced Dec. 2.
The...
Pandemic’s sting fails to stop beekeepers
IOLA, Wis. – They wrote it right into their business plan – an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which...
Library aiming to help build businesses
Providence Public Library was founded 145 years ago during a period that is now referred to as the Long Depression. Starting with the Panic...
Stepping Up: Weekly series highlighting entrepreneurs’ work against COVID-19 to debut...
PROVIDENCE – District Hall Providence and Social Enterprise Greenhouse are going virtual every Wednesday, offering stories on how entrepreneurs are aiding in the fight...
Providence fitness student raises the barre
When barre took the fitness world by storm, Ali Bramhall was ready.
The low-impact, ballet-inspired exercise class was a natural progression for the former-dancer-turned-certified-personal-trainer. After...
Tiverton shop a chance to display artsy side
Twisting wire into jewelry offered Krystal Amaral a creative outlet during her time in law school.
Now an attorney, Amaral is still making jewelry –...
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,...
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