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BUILDING STRENGTH: Michelle LaSata, right, owner of MPOWER Training & Fitness LLC, works out with Susan Dansereau, a personal trainer, at MPOWER in Woonsocket. LaSata, who took ownership of the fitness center in 2024 recently participated in a free 10-week program called LocalBiz Resilience Program targeting entrepreneurs in Woonsocket and Central Falls. 
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In two disadvantaged R.I. cities, a pilot business program focuses on...

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Olga Saucedo made her lifelong dream of owning a restaurant come true, opening Cultura Mixta Family Restaurant in Central Falls last spring. In May 2024,...
BLOSSOMING BUSINESS: Bacary Diatta has found a market for his hibiscus-flavored beverages and jams in the Caribbean. 
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Everybody’s Business: Hibiscus from homeland a key ingredient to success

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(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...
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LIFELONG LEARNING: Gail Alofsin, associate director in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Rhode Island, and her team deliver professional development programs focused on strengthening leadership, retention, productivity and the customer experience.
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Gail Alofsin

Doris Blanchard

EXPANDED OPERATION: Kelly Nevins, CEO of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, has grown the organization from one staffer and a $160,000 budget to seven employees and $800,000. 
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Kelly Nevins

EDUCATIONAL APPROACH: Greg Agnone, CEO and president of Chestnut Hill Insurance Group, serves as a panelist on WOON’s “­Coffee An’ ” radio talk show every Thursday, which takes an educational approach to financial and insurance topics.
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Greg Agnone

FULFILLING ENDEAVOR: Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, rose from restaurant host to the top job and said what he finds most rewarding is helping develop employees and seeing them become happy and successful. 
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Farouk Rajab

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