Tag: Mark S. Hayward
R.I. congressional delegation tours Bristol in support of small businesses
BRISTOL – Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Reps. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., and David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., joined a walking...
Federally backed lending to small businesses up in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has seen double-digit increases this year in small business loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency reported...
From ‘Something New,’ the strong survive
“To some people, small sounds like a limitation,” said Travis Webster-Booth, owner of TWB Creative, a copywriting and business-services firm launched in October 2014...
SBA hosting seminar on tax changes for small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is holding a free training session on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on July 17,...
Risk-taking propels Mikel’s can-do CEO
WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING A BUSINESS, failure is not an option for Kelly Mendell, president of MIKEL Inc. in Middletown.
That’s according to Mark...
SBA announces R.I. 2018 Small Business Awards
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Award winners Wednesday.
Kelly B. Mendell, president of MIKEL Inc., was...
Davis named SBA regional administrator
PROVIDENCE - Wendell G. Davis has been named Region 1 regional administrator by the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to an announcement by the...
R.I. small businesses expanding reach through local collaborations
Once the hot water streams through, most people toss spent coffee grounds in the trash – but not Audrey Finocchiaro.
“In my personal life, and...
SEED to celebrate 35 years of business
TAUNTON – The South Eastern Economic Development Corp., or SEED, is celebrating 35 years of business at its annual meeting this year.
The 2017 meeting...
For R.I.’s indigenous people, good jobs and prosperity are often out...
For 51 years, Robert Shumate said he has been “keeping South County cool.”
Owner of Pier Ice Plant in Narragansett and a Narragansett Indian Tribe...