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ICE POPS: Emma Andy and Bobby Welch hold some of the frozen treats available at their Blocksicle LLC ice-pop shop on Block Island. PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Block Island ice-pop shop offers variety of colorful frozen treats

Entrepreneurship 08/16/2024

Chances are that anyone who steps off the Block Island Ferry will be greeted with the vibrant colors of Blocksicle’s frozen treats. Located within the...

PROBLEM-SOLVER: Light Frame Ltd. CEO Schyler Weiss launched the fintech company after observing gaps in current banking software.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Light Frame aims to improve fintech intelligence capabilities

Entrepreneurship 08/02/2024

Though financial technology company Light Frame Ltd. launched less than a year ago, CEO Schuyler Weiss is no stranger to the banking software sphere...

GIANT STEP: Jay Villanova began his Casino Kicks shoe business on Instagram in 2018 and last December opened a brick-and-mortar store in Johnston.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Villanova kickstarting shoe business with new storefront

Entrepreneurship 07/19/2024

In 2018, Jay Villanova decided to pursue his passion for shoes professionally and launched Casino Kicks. Villanova, who is a dealer at the casino at...

BEAUTIFUL SPACE: Owners Abbe Ciulla, left, and Alyssa Karam opened Wonderland Yoga LLC in Providence in April. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Wonderland offers yoga ‘playground’ for all levels

Entrepreneurship 07/05/2024

Abbe Ciulla and Alyssa Karam, co-founders of Wonderland Yoga LLC in Wayland Square in Providence, said they want to create more than just a...

FOOD THAT FUNCTIONS: Lore Mighty Mushrooms co-founders, from left, CEO Hope Parish, Kyleen Keenan and Robin Robinson, with some of their mushroom-based health/well- ness supplement products.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Tasty mushrooms with health benefits

Entrepreneurship 06/21/2024

With interest in natural health supplements on the rise in recent years, Hope Parish and Kyleen Keenan noticed a gap among offerings in their...

FELINE FRIENDS: Jasmine Demers of Mad Cats and More, a cat lounge in Coventry, holds Zeus, while his sister, Athena, looks down from above.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mad Cats helping felines find forever homes

Entrepreneurship 06/07/2024

Through opening the cat lounge Mad Cats and More in Coventry, Mark Demers and his family hope to help cats find their forever homes. Demers...

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS: David Lacreta is the owner of Eagle Exteriors Inc., a roofing and siding company in Cumberland that is booking jobs throughout Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Eagle Exteriors soaring with plenty of roofing, siding jobs in R.I....

Entrepreneurship 05/24/2024

It is gearing up to be a busy spring for Eagle Exteriors Inc., which recently opened in Cumberland and is booking numerous siding and...

AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE: Torsten Mayer-Rothbarth and his wife, Megan, opened Inhabit, a furniture, home goods and art store in Warren, after finding it too expensive to travel to regional art shows.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

You don’t have to look far for quality art, handmade goods

Art & Culture 05/10/2024

After a couple years traveling to art shows throughout the Northeast, Torsten and Megan Mayer-Rothbarth had two major takeaways: lots of connections with other...