Tag: U.S. Small Business Administration
Webster Bank named top SBA lender in New England
PROVIDENCE – Webster Bank was recently recognized for financing the most money in U.S. Small Business Administration small-business loans in New England in fiscal...
Rockland Trust named top Massachusetts minority-business lender
PROVIDENCE – Rockland Trust. Co., based in Rockland, Mass., was recently recognized as the top lender to minority entrepreneurs in the Bay State, according...
HarborOne Bank named top SBA lender in R.I. for 2021
PROVIDENCE – HarborOne Bank continues to lead the way in helping Rhode Island businesses secure loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Massachusetts-based bank...
Survey: PPP loans boost small-business satisfaction with banks
PROVIDENCE – Small businesses are happier than ever with their banks, thanks in part to how their local lenders helped them with the U.S....
WHO IS A MINORITY? Some argue R.I. needs to reexamine groups...
John Correia’s thick Azorean accent made him an easy target when he immigrated to Rhode Island in 1963.
He was called a “greenhorn” and accused...
Pandemic relief programs still have aid available
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses in the hard-hit arts and hospitality industries were forced to shutter. But drawing from state grant funding, Brooklyn...
R.I. business coalition awarded $1M SBA grant for ‘disadvantaged’ small-business support
PROVIDENCE – Services for Rhode Island minority and women-owned small businesses are slated to get a major boost thanks to a $1 million grant...
Traditional SBA loan funding for R.I. small businesses more than doubles...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island small businesses got more than double the money through traditional, U.S. Small Business Administration loans in fiscal year 2021 compared...
R.I. Division of Taxation issues new form for PPP loan taxes
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation recently released a new form for Paycheck Protection Program borrowers to report taxable loans, according to a...
Editor’s Choice: Rhodes on the Pawtuxet to host Statewide Business After...
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Crowne Plaza to host Statewide Business After Hours THE STATEWIDE BUSINESS After Hours, the annual event in which all of Rhode Island’s...


















