Tag: Entrepreneurship
Is entrepreneurship a viable tool to alleviate poverty?
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%.
As...
Providence College student keeps community clothed with ‘Friartown’s Closet’
PROVIDENCE – Fast fashion has become quite the trend with students at Providence College, and Mary Gifford picked up on that right away when...
She used creative instinct to craft a design-build firm
Anyone who’s building a new house, redoing a kitchen, even freshening up a lowly mudroom knows the process all seems straightforward until it’s time...
Rise of the side hustle in today’s economy
The landscape of entrepreneurship has undergone a remarkable transformation. The surge in new business formations in recent years speaks volumes about the evolving entrepreneurial...
The entrenched venture capital gender gap
Venture capital plays an important role in helping new businesses get off the ground. The field also has a stubborn gender gap.
More than 4...
For some veterans, venturing out is what they want to do
Three years ago, a woman selling ornaments at a kiosk in the Providence VA Medical Center caught Raymond Sienko’s attention while he was waiting...
SEG Promotes Constance Ferber
Social Enterprise Greenhouse announced that Constance Ferber has taken a new and more senior role within its leadership team. As the Senior Director of...
SEG Welcomes Kim Keough to Leadership Team
Kim Keough joined Social Enterprise Greenhouse as its new Director of Development. She comes to SEG with expertise and proven experience in strategic communications,...
Social Enterprise Greenhouse Promotes Beatrice Mondestil
Social Enterprise Greenhouse has added Beatrice Mondestil to its leadership team. After serving as SEG's Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, she was recently promoted...
Never stop learning
Mariana Silva-Buck | Little Maven Lemonade founder
BecomIng an entrepreneur is akin to being a wide-eyed 10-year-old at an amusement park, and trust me, the...