Tag: Hope & Main
‘Biz Bodega’ to assist central Providence entrepreneurs
PROVIDENCE – For entrepreneurs, community resources often play an invaluable role in launching or growing a business. But for some, these innovation opportunities are...
Coalition launches to support minority- and women-owned businesses in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Business leaders on Wednesday announced the launch of the Rhode Island Business Empowerment Network, a coalition of nearly 80 professionals dedicated to...
R.I. considers relaxing law on homemade food
A home-based bakery seemed to make perfect sense to Portsmouth resident Kara Donovan. Friends and family had already asked to buy her creations, and...
Preserving tradition through pasta
Jamie Freda spent her summers in Puglia, Italy, learning the finer points of cooking traditional Italian food from her grandmother.
“She taught me everything,” Freda...
For many groups, hardships evolving, not subsiding
Social services nonprofit Amos House in Providence has been inundated since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in March 2020, and it doesn’t appear that...
Aura’s Chocolate Bar lands $8K Sam Adams grant
CRANSTON – Fifteen years ago, Aura Fajardo Quintero, a graphic designer, never imagined herself working with chocolate. Now, Fajardo Quintero owns a growing chocolate...
Plant-based protein for active lifestyles
Rupert Whiteley was not feeling well one day after taking the whey-based protein powder supplements he had been consuming.
Whiteley, a workout enthusiast, needs protein...
Governor’s panel discusses strategies for aiding state’s small businesses
PROVIDENCE – A panel of business leaders discussed potential strategies aimed at aiding the state's small businesses on Facebook live on Thursday.
The discussion was...
Feast & Fettle helps keep the community fed
PBN FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2020 $250,000 - $5M
2. Feast & Fettle Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Carlos Ventura
2019 Revenue: $782,581
2017 Revenue: $230,926
Revenue growth: 238.9%
AT A...
Baker rises up in a time of crisis
Launching a business in a pandemic may seem like a leap of faith. But for Guy Hanuka, it was an affirmation of how he...
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