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LOOKING FOR TIDY PROFITS: Daneshwar “Dan” Persaud, who operates Taj Commercial Cleaning LLC, says the state’s minority business enterprise program that guarantees a certain percentage of state contracts be awarded to minority-owned companies has a lot of room for improvement. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘I really feel like I’m alone’

(Editor’s note: This is the 25th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked about their views...

KMS Solutions, LLC, Announces Executive Changes and Promotions to Support Company...

Alexandria VA, June 2022 – KMS Solutions, LLC, announces the following executive changes and promotions as an organizational effort to support the rapid growth...

The gift of normalcy

David Piccerelli | Rhode Island PBS president Leading a complex and dynamic organization such as Rhode Island PBS through the pandemic has been nothing short of...
KELLY RAMIREZ will step down as CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse later this year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Social Enterprise Greenhouse CEO Ramirez to step down

PROVIDENCE – There will be a leadership change at Social Enterprise Greenhouse come the end of this year. Kelly Ramirez, who has led the business-support...

Wine tasting room in the works in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE – A new tasting room is in the works in the Rumford neighborhood, where the owners of the negociant business behind the...

Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes 

NEW YORK (AP) – Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their...
CME CORP., formerly known as Claflin Medical Equipment, signed a five-year $49.5M contract with the U.S. Department of Defense./ COURTESY CME CORP.

Medical industry suppliers warn of ‘med-inflation’

PROVIDENCE – Supply chain woes have hit consumers and businesses, now it’s about to provide some discomfort in the medical industry. “Med-inflation” is currently on...

Gov. McKee kicks off election campaign at Igus Inc. in East...

EAST PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee kicked off his 2022 campaign for governor on Tuesday, emphasizing his small-business roots and work helping the...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP for All, a nonprofit focused on assisting underrepresented people, and Entrepreneurship Forever announced on Tuesdays the launch free programs in Rhode Island.

Nonprofits bring small-business support programs to communities of color in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – The Entrepreneurship for All Accelerator Program and Entrepreneurs Forever on Tuesday announced they're launching small-business support programs that focus on underrepresented people...
HELPING HAND: Jhonny Leyva, owner and president of Heroica Construction Inc. in Providence, says state government needs to do more to support minority contractors by awarding projects properly.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Leyva tries to build ways around the inequities

(Editor’s note: This is the 18th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
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