Tag: Mark S. Hayward
R.I. businesses offered SBA help to get through coronavirus epidemic
Mark S. Hayward was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001.
With the metro shut down following the devastating terrorist attacks in New York City...
Perseverance, not panic, the path to surviving coronavirus crisis
None of us has been here before, in a rapidly collapsing economy with industries being shut down virtually overnight. But history is still the...
PBN to host health care webinar on the coronavirus
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News will host a free virtual summit on April 1 on what businesses need to know about the global COVID-19...
Five Questions With: Mark S. Hayward
Mark S. Hayward | Director, U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District Office
1. Was 2019 a good year for small businesses in Rhode...
Chafee Center receives $374K in federal funds for export initiative
SMITHFIELD – The John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University has received a $374,002 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration...
SBA accepting applications for National Small Business Week Awards
PROVIDENCE – The Small Business Administration is now accepting applications for the 2020 National Small Business Awards, the SBA announced Monday.
Honorees will be recognized...
Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods breeds seeds of success
Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island and New England Small Business Manufacturer award winner as part...
Making homes safe, livable for seniors
Justin Oakley and Michael Vieira share a work history that dates back decades.
As 16-year-old entrepreneurs, they sold quahogs door to door in the Narragansett...
SBA to host ‘matchmaker’ event for food-related entrepreneurs, lenders
WARREN – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a “matchmaker” event on Tuesday, April 30, for small businesses in food-related industries to meet...
SBA seeks applicants for Emerging Leaders program
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking applicants for the 2019 Emerging Leaders program that provides executive-level instruction to small-business owners free...