Tag: Small business
E-commerce can’t be winner-take-all
Small businesses are a pillar of capitalism and of a healthy economy. They provide a path into the middle and upper-middle class for people...
SBA calls for Emerging Leaders program applicants in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District office is calling for applicants for its Emerging Leaders program, which provides business leaders...
Five Questions With Sabina Matos
5Q: Sabina Matos | President, Providence City Council
1. How will you encourage more widespread economic development across Providence neighborhoods? Successful economic development depends...
Is the increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage going to have...
Rhode Island is one of 20 states that will increase its minimum wage in the new year, going from $10.10 an hour to $10.50...
Taking ownership of public education
Rhode Island needs a well-educated workforce to strengthen small businesses, the backbone of our economy. We need a strong, stable public education system to...
State resiliency project example of smart planning for business
Rhode Island’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change are well-documented.
And now comes more evidence that we should be concerned: The Global Carbon Project...
Protect small businesses from predatory lending
If you knew what you were doing, would you sign a contract allowing a company to sue you and take your money whenever it...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says a ‘high-tech and high-touch’...
When Brian Moynihan became CEO of Bank of America Corp. after Ken Lewis stepped down in 2010, he took the helm in a period...
Don’t wait for a hack to fight cyberthreats
Still think you are too busy, or too small, to focus on cyberthreats to your business?
Consider this sobering data from Francesca Spidalieri, senior fellow...
Is Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s effort to reduce small business regulation...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo recently announced that the state has reduced by almost one-third the volume of regulations affecting small businesses in Rhode Island....
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