Tag: SBA
SBA road tour to bring information about funding for tech projects
PROVIDENCE – Four New England cities, including Providence, will host visits this summer by the SBIR Road Tour, a national outreach to publicize opportunities...
Five Questions With Wendell G. Davis
Wendell G. Davis | U.S. Small Business Administration New England regional administrator
1. You’ve held the position for four months now, what are your responsibilities?...
Healthy small businesses mean a healthy R.I. economy
We are near the end of National Small Business Week, a celebration of those businesses that form an important, one might say essential, backbone...
SBA-backed loans in R.I. decline in first half of fiscal 2018
PROVIDENCE — Halfway through the current fiscal year, the U.S. Small Business Administration has guaranteed 7.5 percent less in loans to local businesses, even...
For R.I.’s indigenous people, good jobs and prosperity are often out...
For 51 years, Robert Shumate said he has been “keeping South County cool.”
Owner of Pier Ice Plant in Narragansett and a Narragansett Indian Tribe...
SBA reports FY2017 loan decline in R.I., as Citizens leads lenders
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration supported loans totaling $89.9 million to Rhode Island businesses in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30,...
Will business on Block Island always be seasonal?
Sven Risom and his wife, Laura, became enamored with the beauty of Block Island long ago. After summering there for many years, they became...
Veterans getting more help learning how to start, run a business
When Peter Kane opened Vintage Barber Shop in 2013, it wasn’t unusual for him to go two or three days without a single customer....

















