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CHANGING NEEDS: Laurie White, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, says business grants should be targeted differently as challenges for businesses shift over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pandemic relief programs still have aid available

Coronavirus 11/12/2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses in the hard-hit arts and hospitality industries were forced to shutter. But drawing from state grant funding, Brooklyn...

SUSAN CHASE, general manager of United Skates of America in East Providence, says she plans to extend the facility's hours of operation to offset a loss of customers due to capacity restrictions that will be in place once she reopens following the state's economic "pause." / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Business owners grapple with Raimondo’s ‘pause’ extension

Coronavirus 12/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's decision on Thursday to extend Rhode Island’s economic “pause” through Dec. 20 means some local businesses will have...

Commerce: $13M in Restore RI small-business grants still available

Coronavirus 12/08/2020

PROVIDENCE – About one-quarter, or $13 million, in new state grants for small businesses was still up for grabs Tuesday morning, just hours before...

GOING IT ALONE: Katie Murano, a sole proprietor with a wedding photography business, has lost all of her 2020 jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has struggled to qualify for relief programs because of the structure of her business. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Getting aid a struggle for many sole proprietors

Coronavirus 11/20/2020

A sole proprietorship seemed like the best option when Katie Murano started her wedding photography business in January. Having previously owned an event-planning business as...

30% of Restore RI recipients seek additional funding under higher grant...

Coronavirus 10/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – Roughly 30% of the small businesses that received state grant funds to offset COVID-19 losses have applied for more money under recently...

Restore RI small-business grant program hits 1,000 mark

Business Services 09/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Over 1,000 small businesses have received grants through the state’s Restore Rhode Island program, R.I. Commerce Corp. announced on Tuesday. In total, the...

Expanded Restore RI grant program sees 400 new applications in 4...

Business Services 09/25/2020

PROVIDENCE – The number of small businesses seeking grants through the Restore RI program has increased by nearly 50% in the last four days...

Restore Rhode Island grant program expansion begins Tuesday

Coronavirus 09/21/2020

PROVIDENCE – The expansion of the Restore Rhode Island grant program will begin on Tuesday, according to the state. R.I. Commerce Corp. said the program...