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TAKING A TALLY:
 Of the first 50 minority 
business owners featured 
in the Everybody’s Business 
monthly series since August 2020, 30 were men and 20 
were women. Two of those businesses have closed, and 
another is in receivership – all three of them operated by men.
PBN ILLUSTRATION/ANNE EWING

Everybody’s Business: Minority owners resilient in face of uncertainty

Providence Business News’ ­Everybody’s Business monthly series began with the intention of providing a voice to minority business owners in the tumultuous summer of...

R.I. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce opens new headquarters

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce officials on Friday formally cut the ribbon on the Chamber’s new headquarters at the historic James...

Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce moving headquarters to Broad Street

PROVIDENCE- The Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is relocating its headquarters after purchasing the historic James Potter House in the Elmwood section of...
THE 2024 CLASS of Providence Business News' Leaders & Achievers Awards honorees pose for a photo Thursday at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

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...
CAREER CHANGES: Oscar Mejias, the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, first worked on servicing vehicles before fixing computers and opening a school for certified nursing assistants. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

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...
BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT leaders meet and talk with one another Thursday during Providence Business News' 2023 Book of Lists Premier Event at the Graduate Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

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...
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