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New Majority Capital offering accelerator for entrepreneurs of color

Technology 02/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – New Majority Capital, an organization launched last year to help people of color and women innovators achieve entrepreneurship through acquisition of existing businesses,...

HINA MUSA has been named the new CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse. / COURTESY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GREENHOUSE

Social Enterprise Greenhouse names Musa new CEO

Economic Activity 01/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – Hina Musa will take her experience as an experienced social impact partner from the nation’s capital to Rhode Island to lead a...

CREATIVE SPACE: Subham Sett, pictured, launched Ohanga Inc. with his wife, Yuping Wang, as a digital marketplace and gallery for local artists and makers to connect with the public, as well as to connect technology and art, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Last fall Ohanga opened a physical location at Garden City Center in Cranston. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Forming a marketplace for a diverse arts community

Entrepreneurship 11/11/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the 27th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked their views on...

STACEY MESSIER, general manager of CIC Providence LLC, was recently named general manager of Cambridge Innovation Center's New England region, in which she'll continue to oversee the CIC Providence campus, alongside CIC's Boston and Cambridge, Mass., locations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Stacey Messier

5Q 10/28/2022

Stacey Messier | General manager, CIC Providence LLC 1. What is your background in entrepreneurship, and how does this inform your vision for CIC Providence, which...

KELLY RAMIREZ, the former co-founder and CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, has been named the inaugural director of Providence College's Donald Ryan Incubator for Entrepreneurship in the Arts & Sciences. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Providence College names Ramirez as inaugural Ryan Incubator director

Education 07/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – The former Social Enterprise Greenhouse co-founder and CEO has found a new home in the city. Kelly Ramirez, who back in April said...

BIG MIX: Jan Faust Dane opened Stock Culinary Goods in Providence in 2012 intending only to sell local, small-batch products. She quickly realized she needed to grow the array of offerings. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Culinary-goods retailer nurtures community vibe  

Business Women 05/27/2022

Business Women Awards 2022 Achievement Honoree Jan Faust Dane, Stock Culinary Goods JAN FAUST DANE has been a writer, editor, public relations consultant and an...

Stock Culinary Goods nurtures community vibe

Business Women 05/13/2022

Jan Faust Dane has been a writer, editor, public relations consultant and an enthusiast of dinner parties, but she knew nothing about running a...

KELLY RAMIREZ will step down as CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse later this year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Social Enterprise Greenhouse CEO Ramirez to step down

Economic Activity 04/28/2022

PROVIDENCE – There will be a leadership change at Social Enterprise Greenhouse come the end of this year. Kelly Ramirez, who has led the business-support...

Bryant University announces new entrepreneurship degree program

Education 04/26/2022

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University announced March 31 that it will offer a new Bachelor of Science in entrepreneurship degree program starting in the fall. The...