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Career Pathways: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Courage Builder in North Kingstown, builds career pathways connecting Rhode island students to fast-growing fields such as the blue economy. 
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Courage Builder for RI’s workforce

Innovative Companies 2026 Awards EDUCATION: Courage Builder Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...

Centreville Bank opens second Providence branch this year

PROVIDENCE – Centreville Bank has opened its new downtown Providence branch at 142 Westminster St., marking the second branch the bank has opened in...
NETWORKING PLATFORM: Contessa Brown wanted a place where adults could socialize without the typical nightlife atmosphere after she become a Christian and quit going to bars and nightclubs in 2008. Unable to find many spots to her liking, in 2009 she launched Café S.O.U.L., a community platform providing a networking space for artists, entrepreneurs and wellness advocates.
COURTESY CAFE S.O.U.L.

Everybody’s Business: Cafe S.O.U.L. nourishes creative spirit, community

(Editor’s note: This is the 73rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Dorcas International Institute of R.I. appoints Julie Sullivan Owens to board

PROVIDENCE – Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island has appointed Julie Sullivan Owens, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, to its board of directors, adding...

R.I. Commerce awards $800K in innovation grants

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors has awarded $800,000 to 13 organizations through its Innovation Network Matching Grant Program.  The program provides grants...

Collette partners with Social Enterprise Greenhouse to support social impact entrepreneurs

PAWTUCKET – Collette Travel Service Inc. has partnered with Social Enterprise Greenhouse for the SEG Product Growth Lab 2026, a cohort-based program designed to...

Needle in the Noise health tech startup wins top prize at...

PROVIDENCE – Social Enterprise Greenhouse recently held its Accelerator Pitch Night, featuring 12 businesses vying for funding and a spot at the organization’s 2026...

R.I. and Mass. nonprofits among OpenAI Foundation grant recipients

PROVIDENCE – The OpenAI Foundation has announced the inaugural recipients of its People-First AI Fund, a multimillion-dollar initiative designed to support community-based nonprofits and...
FILLING A NEED: ­Alexander “Brave Journey” Sterling says he started Rhode Island-based nonprofit Turtle Island Community Capital to help foster economic sovereignty in Native communities. 
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Everybody’s Business: Looking to give Indigenous entrepreneurs a big lift

When Alexander “Brave Journey” Sterling returned to his home state of Rhode Island in 2022, he asked local members of his tribe, the Ramapo...

Brown Health names new advisers to determine future of Newport Hospital birthing center

NEWPORT – A newly assembled community group has formed to guide the fate of the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital. Brown University Health, which operates the hospital, is considering closing...
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