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NO QUIT: Veteran Raymond Sienko makes Christmas ornaments in his Newport home in hopes of making it into a side venture with the help of the Veterans Affairs Providence Health Care Employment Resource Center. Only a small number of veterans who get assistance from the center seek to start a small business. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

For some veterans, venturing out is what they want to do

Three years ago, a woman selling ornaments at a kiosk in the Providence VA Medical Center caught Raymond Sienko’s attention while he was waiting...

Applications sought for EforAll South Coast program, promoting veterans’ products

NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All South Coast welcomes applications for its veteran product maker vendor list beginning March 12. The nonprofit organization will be...
SERVICE-MINDED: Nicole O’Brien, pictured above, is owner of the artisan boutique Operation Made in Warwick that features handmade items created by veterans and their families, including flowers made of wood by veteran Jazmine Jackson, a Cranston native and Army National Guard veteran. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

An artisan shop forged by military experience

Nicole O’Brien knows how difficult it is for veterans to make the transition from military to civilian life. So, when she opened a retail...

Citizens Bank awards $165K in grants to 11 R.I. small businesses

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank awarded 11 Rhode Island small businesses a total of $165,000 in grants as part of its Small Business Recovery Program,...
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