Tag: Small business
Dream big and keep believing and you will succeed
Shannon Hughey Cornicelli | Pixie Dust Inc. president, and Dream Big Gymnastics and Ninja ownerIt’s great to have big dreams, but many businesses fail...
SBA hosting seminar on tax changes for small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is holding a free training session on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on July 17,...
Share of U.S. small businesses with job openings matches record
NEW YORK - Hiring qualified people in a tightening labor market is getting to be an even bigger headache for smaller United States companies,...
Fung’s back! Do voters share his despair over the state’s direction?
Allan W. Fung, the nine-year mayor of Cranston, has launched a second campaign for governor, once again targeting now-incumbent Gina M. Raimondo, and pointing...
All 25 R.I. ‘Qualified Opportunity Zones’ approved by feds
PROVIDENCE – All 25 areas that Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and the R.I. Commerce Corp. submitted for designation as “Qualified Opportunity Zones” were approved...
OHIC reducing small-business rates for suspended health insurance tax in Q4
Correction: A previous version of this story mischaracterized estimated savings for businesses due to the suspension of a federal health insurance tax that had...
Commerce RI launches small business hotline, ad campaign
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. launched a new small business hotline number Monday, (401) 521-HELP (401-521-4357) designed to make it easier for small...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 34 in nation for women-owned firms, 2nd...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 34 in the nation and second in New England in a report on the best states for women...
Raimondo’s State of the State expected to cover job creation, school...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is expected to give her State of the State address Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.She is expected to...
Are lawmakers ready to deal on PawSox?
The General Assembly has returned to work with a few critical topics to consider and a host of other issues that will likely lead...
