Tag: Small business
Home décor and clothing shop brings taste of Istanbul to Warren
When customers tell Cigdem Turkomer that visiting Le BonNton feels like traveling, she knows she’s accomplished her vision for the globally sourced home décor...
Exits that could help a minority entrepreneur
Rhode Island-based entrepreneur David Owoyemi was no stranger to startups in August 2022, when he was in the middle of launching a new enterprise,...
Everybody’s Business: The doctor’s dishing out doses of health facts to...
(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Something new in store for this rural R.I. landmark
When the Summit General Store announced its permanent closure last fall, the Coventry establishment may have seemed like another casualty among a dying breed...
Is the state doing enough to help businesses that have lost...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget includes $1.3 million for small businesses hurt by the closure of the Washington Bridge.
The April 22...
Businesses will require help to survive bridge fallout
Businesses have generally been underwhelmed by the state’s response to their requests for help following the December closure of the westbound side of the...
Glass half empty or full, economy needs biz investment to soar
Whatever your opinion is about the health of Rhode Island’s economy, there’s data to support it.
If you think there’s cause for celebration, avoiding to...
What should be state lawmakers’ top budget priority this year?
State lawmakers opened the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 2 with warnings any budget surplus at the end of the year will be much...
Rhode Island SBA lending exceeds $138M in fiscal year 2023
PROVIDENCE – More than $138 million in U.S. Small Business Administration lending was provided for small businesses in Rhode Island during fiscal year 2023,...
How can Gov. Daniel J. McKee best help small businesses in...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently told PBN he’d like to know what type of support small-business owners would like to see in his fiscal...
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