Tag: Oscar Mejias
PBN’s 2024 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored
WARWICK – Twenty-five local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2024...
Oscar Mejias
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards
Oscar Mejias | Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Executive director
OSCAR MEJIAS BELIEVES in destiny. The proof:...
PBN selects 2024 Leaders & Achievers honorees
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named 25 honorees for its 2024 Leaders & Achievers Awards program.
The individuals are selected for this year’s program...
Not everyone is sold on McKee’s plan to boost MBE program
AFTER THE STATE last year exceeded the minimum requirements for awarding government contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to...
PBN debuts 2023 Book of Lists at Graduate Providence
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 250 local business and nonprofit representatives gathered Thursday at the Graduate Providence to network with one another during Providence Business News’...
Providence accelerator program graduates 100-plus microenterprises
PROVIDENCE – More than 100 microenterprises graduated from the Empower Providence Microenterprise Accelerator Program, a partnership between the city and internet domain registrar GoDaddy.
The six-week...
Navigant, R.I. Hispanic Chamber offer low-interest loans for Latinx small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest credit union has partnered with a Hispanic business services group to try to help Latinx small-business owners secure bank...
Coalition launches to support minority- and women-owned businesses in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Business leaders on Wednesday announced the launch of the Rhode Island Business Empowerment Network, a coalition of nearly 80 professionals dedicated to...
Lending some help to little guys
SMALL BUSINESS
Ask any Rhode Island small-business owner if they could use more help – loans, grants, coaching, training programs – and it’s safe to...
Hispanic Chamber increases membership 900% during pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Azriel Arce can vividly remember the moment he learned about the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s small-business resources and programs.
It was...
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