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GOING THE DISTANCE: Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe launched her bakery business Cookie Chow in 2021, which began as a slow-growing, home-based operation and has since developed into a mobile cookie business with a food truck, retail placements and event work that has a growing following across Rhode Island.
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Baker’s mobile cookie service a hit

For Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe, Cookie Chow started with a chocolate chip cookie, a little experimentation and a lot of time at home during the...
PRICE IS RIGHT: Jay Almeida, second from left, owner of Curio Estate Sales & Cleanouts LLC, haggles prices with the crowd at one of the estate sales his business organized in Cranston.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Curio sees steady sales since launching in 2020

Jay Almeida is in the estate sale business, which means he’s in the business of getting people to like him. “If they don’t like you,...
TOP-SHELF: Richard Willis is the owner of Point Wine & Spirits in Newport, which carries products across a wide range of price points, from everyday beverages to premium and collectible bottles, including a specialty “Rich & Rare” collection of limited and high-end spirits.
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Point Wine & Spirits continues Newport neighborhood tradition

Serving a clientele looking for everything from an everyday bottle to a special-occasion selection, Point Wine & Spirits has built a presence on Thames...
NEXT STEP: Amanda Mottola is the founder and CEO of Otraswag LLC, a marketing, merchandizing and promotional agency in Warwick that she launched in 2019 following a corporate layoff and relocating from Connecticut to Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Otraswag building on branded experiences

In a marketing world dominated by automation and digital channels, Otraswag LLC is moving in the opposite direction – physical brand experiences. From branded apparel...
JOYFUL SURVIVAL: Kim T. Clark shows off some of the wares in her Rhody Craft gift shop in Providence, which she started as a pop-up in 2008 to support her children after she was treated for cancer and while going through a divorce. 
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Pop-up turned gift shop firmly standing on Hope

Perusing the bright and colorful shelves of Rhody Craft LLC, it would be hard to imagine the desperate circumstances that catalyzed the Providence-based gift...
SUPPLIES AND SCHOOLING: Maureen van Herpe is the owner and operator of Wood Items & More in Smithfield, where she sells various craft items and teaches sewing, decorative painting, crocheting and quilting classes. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Crafting a community one class at a time

For more than three decades, Maureen van Herpe has built Wood Items & More into both a craft store and a classroom. At her shop...
GREEN KEEPER: Anastasia Karatza opened Thea Plant Co. on Broadway in Providence in 2023 and offers an array of services and community programming. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO.

Broadway plant shop has taken root

When Anastasia Karatza discovered solace in the company of her plants, it was the genesis of her becoming a small-business owner and entrepreneur. During the...
SHIPPING AND HANDLING: Hideaway Solutions LLC CEO Dana Pinnock boxes up one of the Bristol company’s fold-out step stools as owner-operator Lancelot Pinnock looks on.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Bristol-based furniture maker building national reputation

At Hideaway Solutions LLC, every cut of wood, hinge and finished fold-out step stool and wall-mounted desk tells a story of careful design and...
TICKLING THE IVORIES: Rebekah Zabinski, center, and Esther Zabinski, right, music teachers and owners of Zabinski Music School in Pawtucket, work with Guy Marini, who has been studying for two to five years and is now writing his own music.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Music school strikes a chord as sisters carry on family legacy...

Growing up as the daughters of two music teachers, Rebekah Zabinski and Esther Zabinski had a front-row seat to the value of music education. “We...
TIMELY PROJECTS: Rick Goyette, owner of Allmark Signs and Graphics in Pawtucket, says the company has been handling an influx of orders from several municipalities and nonprofits related to the country’s 250th anniversary, including interpretive signs and historic district signage. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Personalized signs reflect brand identity

First impressions matter, and effective signage can make all the difference. Recognizing that every business has unique needs, Pawtucket-based Allmark Signs and Graphics has proved...
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