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PASSION FOR PLANNING: Pearl “Delsie” Farquharson, owner of Designed by Delsie LLC, found her calling in events planning after shifting the focus of her business, which she launched as a catering company, when she realized her true passion wasn’t in cooking.
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Everybody’s Business: She’s found her place in hospitality

(Editor’s note: This is the 48th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
BLOSSOMING BUSINESS: Bacary Diatta has found a market for his hibiscus-flavored beverages and jams in the Caribbean. 
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Hibiscus from homeland a key ingredient to success

(Editor’s note: This is the 47th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
HOPPING TO IT: Efren Hidalgo launched Providence Brewing Co. in 2018, and he recommends that any prospective business owner – whether a minority or not – start their journey by doing a lot of research first. 
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Hidalgo’s brewery unwittingly tapped into historical connections

(Editor’s note: This is the 46th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
PART OF THE FAMILY: Eddi Alcantar, left, with his mother, Maria Alcantar, in Tuxpan Taqueria in Central Falls. They are just some of the members of the Alcantar family who run the Broad Street eatery. 
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Everybody’s Business: Sweet taste of success came quick at Tuxpan Taqueria

(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
A HEALTHY PLACE: Dr. Pablo Rodriguez has created what he calls a social venture, Nuestra Salud Productions LLC, to provide health information to the Latino community in Rhode Island. 
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The doctor’s dishing out doses of health facts to Latinos

(Editor’s note: This is the 44th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
ON A JOURNEY: Rachel Averitt, owner of Rely on Rach, moved from Vermont to Rhode Island three years ago and has built a community of small-business owners and entrepreneurs through a monthly networking potluck dinner in Bristol. 
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Everybody’s Business: Arriving in R.I., she felt compelled to connect

(Editor’s note: This is the 43rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
LETTER OF THE LAW: Noah Kilroy turned his life around after he was prosecuted on drug charges and spent 18 months in federal prison two decades ago. Now he’s a lawyer and uses his life experiences in his practice as a criminal defense attorney. 
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Lessons of his past prove useful in his legal career

There is a misconception prevalent outside of legal circles that criminal defense attorneys are seen as a sanctuary of trust for those accused of...
BACK WHERE IT STARTED: ­Eugenio Fernandez Jr. operates Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence’s West End, near where he grew up. Part of the mission of his business is to provide reliable health information to communities that often struggle to get that information. 
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Asthenis Pharmacy providing an alternative source for health care information

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS: Tom Chang, pictured, who studied food and beverage management at Johnson & Wales University, Jenny Lu and Tony Chen joined forces to open Charuma Inc. in Providence in 2021.
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Everybody’s Business: A partnership formed from common connection

(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
TAKING STOCK: Minnie Luong, co-founder and co-owner of Chi Foods LLC, at the company’s facility in Pawtucket. She says she didn’t seek a bank loan when starting her kimchi business because she knew small businesses are viewed as risky by lenders, especially minority- and women-owned businesses. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

In fermented veggies, a family heritage preserved

(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
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