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The Beauty Therapist LLC owner / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s business: For Lallier, restoring confidence key to care routine

(Editor’s note: This is the 71st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
FIT FOR THE JOB: After excelling at the college level and contributing to two NFL teams, former football player Kerry Taylor turned to personal training, which led to him opening 212 Health & Performance Corp. in East Providence in 2009. 
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Everybody’s Business: Ex-elite football player tackles gym ownership

At 212 Health & Performance Corp., Kerry Taylor seems like just another gym employee in fitness attire getting ready for the next appointment, greeting...
TEEING IT UP: Jon Mason, founder and owner of Swing Juice LLC in Pawtucket, says the golfing apparel company has hit its stride. It helps, he says, that the game has grown more diverse in recent years and continues to do so. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Pawtucket entrepreneur discovers his niche in golf apparel

(Editor’s note: This is the 61st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
GIVING GUIDANCE: Long-time ­basketball coach Ramel “Mel” Moore says he ­realized during the COVID-19 pandemic that his skills with leading athletes on the court serve him well as a life coach. 
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Everybody’s Business: Moore found his coaching applied beyond the court

(Editor’s note: This is the 58th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
UNDER ­PRESSURE: 
Lisa Ranglin, president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association, says minority-business growth is threatened by federal efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­RUPERT WHITELEY

Progress for minority businesses endangered by DEI rollbacks

Government and anecdotal data suggest Rhode Island in the last few years has been a generally supportive environment for most minority entrepreneurs. The question for...
IMPACTFUL WORK: Tyrone Campbell is the owner and creative director of TyTy Works Inc., which offers video editing, animation, sound design and copy writing services to businesses.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘Once I was exposed, I was just infatuated’

(Editor’s note: This is the 55th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
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