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FRESH INK: Thanks to a push from a friend, Aly Rego followed her dream to become a tattoo artist by opening Secret Beach Tattoo in Middletown in December. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

A tattoo parlor with a view

A small hot pepper tattooed on Aly Rego’s thigh serves as a constant reminder of the person who inspired her to become a tattoo...
PERFECT FIT: Mobile DJ Alex Brown says taking over marquee letter rental company itsLIT RI was a perfect fit with his experience in the events industry. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mobile DJ breathes new life into marquee letter rental service

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, light-up marquee letter rental service itsLIT RI spread a literal message of “HOPE” around the state. The...
SELF-STARTER: After working for a local law firm, Marc Lewin launched his own practice, Lucidate, in Providence in March. The firm specializes in business and tax law.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Law firm gives clients ability to view documents, track cases

Marc Lewin worked for an accounting firm and a local law firm before deciding it was time to hang his own shingle. “I didn’t want...
SKYROCKETING SUCCESS: Goddex Apothecary owner Kass Ferland Haroun, who launched the company in August 2020 selling candles and incense at local shops and farmers markets, now has a studio space in West Warwick and products are sold in stores nationwide and in Canada. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Local apothecary’s products sold in stores nationwide and in Canada

Kass Ferland Haroun’s interest in magic started in childhood, watching their grandmother divine the future from coffee grounds. But it was only during the pandemic...
IN STOCK: Carol Benoit, left, owner of Crystal Waters Hot Tubs LLC in Warwick, says she’s selling a lot of hot tubs right now because she’s the only one that has them. At right is Crystal Benoit, finance manager. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hot tubs selling like hotcakes during pandemic

Realizing she could do better than the commission she earned selling hot tubs at her former job, Carol Benoit, of Cranston, decided to dip...
FELINE FOCUS: Amanda Souza-Viera, pictured with Ozzie, is the owner of Bajah’s Cat Cafe LLC, a new cafe in Tiverton that features cats available for adoption from local shelters that customers can meet and interact with. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Bajah’s Cat Cafe offers customers chance to adopt furry felines

Amanda Souza-Viera spent much of her childhood surrounded by animals on her great-grandmother’s Rhode Island farm. But more than the chickens, goats and cows,...
RAPID TESTERS: PureVita Labs LLC co-founders, from left foreground, Dr. Jonathan Martin, Dr. Jason Ianuccilli and Stuart Procter, meet with Chief Operating Officer Andrew Austin, background, at the West Warwick marijuana testing facility. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PureVita aiming to become New England’s premier marijuana testing lab

Typically, in states where the green, leafy substance has been legalized, the testing of retail and medical marijuana by government-certified labs is conducted by...
COFFEE BREAK: Kerri Gaffett, owner of Block Island Coffee, takes a break from her psychotherapy business to show off one of her blends at her North Kingstown storefront. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Gaffett brewing up success on Block Island

A career in coffee wasn’t what Kerri Gaffett planned as she sailed around the world with her then-husband and young children, sampling different coffees...
FRESH START: Longtime financial consultant Elaine Dickson, principal owner and CEO of Mavenly Consultants LLC, launched the strategy, financial services and bookkeeping firm in Cumberland in July. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Clients adding up quickly for Mavenly Consultants

Elaine Dickson grew up wanting to be a journalist. But when her family immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica just before she started college,...
ADAPTING: Key Mediation LLC owners Kristen Sloan Maccini, left, and Christine L. Marinello have had to

Key Mediation resolving conflicts online or offline

Christine L. Marinello and Kristen Sloan Maccini just opened the doors to their newly outfitted North Kingstown office when COVID-19 hit. Suddenly, the conflict...
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