Tag: Robert J. Piechota
For small businesses, the uphill climb was never-ending
For Rhode Island’s small businesses, the last five years have demanded constant adjustment.
Pandemic shutdowns in early 2020, rising wages, labor shortages and new infrastructure...
SBA names R.I. Small Business Week winners; VIBCO’s Wadensten earns top...
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday named its 2026 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island, including Karl Wadensten, president...
SBA: Rhode Island small businesses received $179M in loans in 2025
SMITHFIELD – Rhode Island small businesses received $179 million in loans in fiscal year 2025, a 56.9% increase over the previous year.
A total of...
Local shops prepare for Small Business Saturday, holiday shopping blitz
WOONSOCKET – With Small Business Saturday just days away, Rhode Island retailers are gearing up for the annual after-Thanksgiving holiday shopping campaign that encourages...
Roberts named SBA’s 2025 Small Business Person of the Year in...
PROVIDENCE – Kaitlyn Roberts, CEO of Easy Entertaining Inc., has been named the 2025 Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the Year in...
SBA recognizes 2024 Rhode Island lenders of the year
PAWTUCKET – A total of 317 loans were made in Rhode Island by 47 different lending institutions across the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a),...
R.I. Commerce awarded $160K from SBA to support underserved communities
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has been awarded nearly $160,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to...
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