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Is R.I.’s rate of new business starts a problem?

Business Services 03/17/2023

At first glance, the Rhode Island business community’s growth during the COVID-19 pandemic looks impressive: since 2019, new business applications have shot up by...

LOOKING FOR TIDY PROFITS: Daneshwar “Dan” Persaud, who operates Taj Commercial Cleaning LLC, says the state’s minority business enterprise program that guarantees a certain percentage of state contracts be awarded to minority-owned companies has a lot of room for improvement.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘I really feel like I’m alone’

Entrepreneurship 09/02/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the 25th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked about their views...

ONLINE OFFERINGS: TigerEye Gift Shop owner Ron Amore Jr. has closed his Warwick shop but is selling holiday gift baskets through his website and pickup system. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New gift shop stocked up with optimism

Entrepreneurship 05/08/2020

Ron Amore Jr. took a chance on opening his own gift store, something he’d always wanted, and launched TigerEye Gift Shop LLC in early...

R.I. lacks key data on minority businesses

Hot Topic 02/28/2020

People of color are underrepresented as business owners compared with their share of Rhode Island’s population, but getting a clear picture on the depth...

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