Tag: Entrepreneurship
Create culture of risk-taking
Dan Gertrudes | GrowthLab Financial Services Inc.CEO and managing partner As business leaders, our goal is to generate growth and to continuously innovate. As business...
Providence venture capital startup targets Boston-to-New York corridor
PROVIDENCE – The small but growing community of local firms and organizations devoted to supporting promising entrepreneurs has a new member: Octane Venture Labs. The...
An education steeped in real-world challenges
“Often we fall in love with our own ideas,” noted Swoogo founder Leonora Valvo. “We need to spend the time to make others fall...
13 R.I. entrepreneurs chosen for MassChallenge business accelerator
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen "high potential" Rhode Island entrepreneurs are among 25 startups chosen for having promising ideas in different industries and they soon will...
Deadline to apply for R.I. Business Competition approaches
PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply for the 2019 Rhode Island Business Competition is 5 p.m. on April 1, the competition organization announced Monday. This...
Cheese and meats from near and far
Husband and wife team Bill and Diana Bothelo in November launched The Cheese Wheel Inc. at 3838 Main Road in Tiverton. New to entrepreneurship and...
Can a new business incubator keep a bigger slice of Navy...
For years, community leaders in Newport have watched as the nearby Naval Undersea Warfare Center has farmed out billions of dollars in contracts to...
Say yes and build your capabilities and renew your enthusiasm
Glenn A. Parker | Parker Construction Co. president Over the last two decades I have had the opportunity to be involved in some monumental and...
Biograph Venture early-stage funding boost for startups
Richard G. Horan, a leader in the local entrepreneurship community, has founded Biograph Venture Development LLC to give aspiring business owners greater access to...
McKee starts business pitch competition for Rhode Island students
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Dan McKee is launching a new business-pitch competition for high school students to compete for $9,000 in scholarship prizes. The competition,...
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