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ALL-SPANISH STATIONS: Tony Mendez, background, owner of Poder 1110 AM and Power 102.1 FM, the longest-serving Hispanic radio stations in Rhode Island, speaks with Zoilo Garcia, program director and morning show host. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Giving Latino community a voice on radio

Entrepreneurship 08/04/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 36th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked for their...

ROOT CAUSE: Sophath Toun established Soto Design in 2013 and has steadily grown the business into a landscape design company and plant shop.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Her growth plan: Education, hard work and smarts

Entrepreneurship 07/07/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 35th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked for their...

ON A ROLL: Muhammad Choudhry has built BK House of Cigars Inc. into a business that he says has helped him live the American dream after years of struggle.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Struggling days’ sparked his desire to venture out

Economy 06/09/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 34th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

HER IMPRINT: Franchesca M. Fernandez was a civil engineer in the Dominican Republic, but when she moved to Rhode Island she decided to start a business that had little to do with engineering. PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Everybody’s Business: She made a change of country and career

Business Services 05/12/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 33rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

INSPIRED TO HELP: Saikon Gbehan Isijola, owner of the Law Office of Saikon Gbehan LLC in Providence, launched the business in 2010 to represent and advocate for people from “communities that are disadvantaged, disenfranchised or under-resourced.” PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She’s motivated to balance the scales of justice for people of...

Entrepreneurship 03/03/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 31st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

FAMILY MEETING: Andrew Torrado, left, and Luis C. Torrado, second from left, speak with their father, Luis A. Torrado, president of L. A. Torrado Architects Inc. in Providence. Torrado’s sons are project managers at the company. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

An architect with designs on boosting minority firms

Business Services 02/03/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 30th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

HITTING HIS GOAL: Nic Cortes, owner of Cortes BJJ LLC, leads one of the classes at his jiu-jitsu studio in Warwick, which offers self-defense programs, fitness and strength conditioning. Cortes realized his dream of starting his own academy when he opened his studio in 2017. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: A display of fighting spirit to overcome obstacles

Everybody's Business 01/06/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 29th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...