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STATUS QUO: RoseMarie Clemente, owner of Baron & Clemente Real Estate LLC, says she opposes any effort to remove Portuguese from the list of qualifying origins for the state’s Minority or Women Enterprise Business program. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘We rally to help each other’

Entrepreneurship 10/01/2021

RoseMarie Clemente | Baron & Clemente Real Estate LLC (Editor’s note: This is the 14th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners...

SBA marks 1M applications for PPP loan forgiveness under new, streamlined...

Financial Services 09/27/2021

PROVIDENCE – One million eligible borrowers have applied for forgiveness on their Paycheck Protection Program loans under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s direct portal,...

SBA state profile shows modest pre-pandemic small-business gains in Rhode Island

Business Services 09/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island increased the total number of state small businesses but lost jobs over the...

SITE VISITS: Geraldine Barclay King, owner of Geri’s Bluffing Boutique in Woonsocket, says she wants to see business resources meet business owners where they are working to learn about their challenges and needs. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘I knew … the odds would be against me’

Entrepreneurship 07/09/2021

(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked their views on...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2021

Subscriber Only 07/09/2021

1. SBA to release names, funding amounts for second round PPP POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 10. Recipients who received their share of the $1 billion...

Five Questions With: Gregory Gould

Financial Services 06/21/2021

Gregory Gould serves as senior vice president and manager of government guaranteed lending at Webster Bank. He joined the bank in 2015 after serving...

SBA to release names, funding amounts for second round PPP

Coronavirus 06/10/2021

PROVIDENCE– Who in Rhode Island got a chunk of the $1 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans doled out in 2021 will soon be...

MATCHMAKER: As assistant director of SupplyRI at the R.I. Commerce Corp., Doris Blanchard connects Rhode Island suppliers with large institutions in the state that agree to purchase goods and services from those suppliers, allowing the suppliers to grow and scale up. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Blanchard connects small businesses with needed funds to help them grow

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Industry Leader Government/Quasi-Government: Doris Blanchard, SupplyRI With diverse skills in banking, finance, economic development and networking, Doris Blanchard, assistant director of...