Tag: Small business
Keep, grow top talent
Erin Donovan Boyle
Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce CEO and president
In a tight labor market, small businesses face increasing pressure to attract and retain skilled...
Develop brand ambassadors
Michelle Murphy | Roots Hair Salon owner
Owning a hair salon is both a creative pursuit and a significant leadership responsibility. Beyond offering excellent...
R.I. Commerce launches grant program to offset patent costs
PROVIDENCE – In honor of World Intellectual Property Day Saturday, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Commerce Corp. announced a new grant program to...
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...
SkillsRI launches Woonsocket Small Business HUB
WOONSOCKET – Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has launched the Small Business HUB to help empower entrepreneurs and small businesses across the city.
Located inside...
Is Rhode Island a supportive environment for minority entrepreneurs?
Rhode Island in the last few years has supported steady growth in the minority-business community, according to government and anecdotal data.
Black-owned small businesses grew...
McKee: R.I. small-business owners need to stay the course amid federal...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday urged Rhode Island's small-business owners to stay the course and strategize amid the current federal funding...
This pop-up market travels across state borders
As the busiest shopping season of the year draws closer, a flurry of pop-up makers markets is once again on the horizon for small...
R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws
For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...
Confidence keys success
Karina Holyoak Wood | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at CCRI executive director
Confidence is the word I hear most from local business leaders...
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