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Evans Capacitor revamps website, adds user-friendly search option

EAST PROVIDENCE – Electronics manufacturer Evans Capacitor Co. has unveiled a new website, which offers a Capacitor Search feature so customers can find products...

R.I. Society of CPAs to host business forum on international trade

LINCOLN – The Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants is slated to host a multi-industry forum on Rhode Island international trade and exports...

East Greenwich bank agrees to revamp its management practices

EAST GREENWICH – Federal and state regulators and Independence Bank of East Greenwich have reached a consent agreement in which the bank must ensure...

SBA broadens program eligibility for businesses

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration recently took action to allow more small businesses to become eligible for the agency’s loan guarantees and...
THE SBA and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce announced a partnership to hold monthly business workshops at Innovate Newport.

SBA and Newport Chamber sign agreement to host business workshops

NEWPORT – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce have signed a co-sponsorship deal to hold monthly workshops for...

SBA accepting applications to train service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting applications from nonprofits, state and local agencies, and higher learning institutions to compete for up...

Trump funds pilot program for military veteran small-business owners

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is partnering with the Veteran Entrepreneurial Training and Resource Network to establish a pilot training program for...
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: The late Raymond Fogarty, former director of the John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University, will be posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 34th annual World Trade Day on May 22 at the university.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

Editor’s Choice: Bryant University to host World Trade Day May 22

Editor's Choice: Bryant University to host World Trade Day May 22 BRYANT UNIVERSITY will host the 34th annual World Trade Day, themed “Opportunities and...
BREAKFAST DISCUSSION: R.I. Department of Human Services Director Courtney Hawkins and Kevin Gallagher, senior deputy chief of staff for Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, will be guest speakers at a breakfast discussion hosted by Local Initiatives Support Corp. Rhode Island in Providence on May 16.
 / COURTESY COURTNEY HAWKINS AND LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORP. RHODE ISLAND

Editor’s Choice: Road to universal pre-K

EDITOR’S CHOICE Road to universal pre-K LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORP. Rhode Island will hold a breakfast discussion on the plan for Rhode Island’s new...
FRIENDLY FOODS: Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods in Johnston was named the Rhode Island and New England Small Business Manufacturer award winner as part of the 2019 Small Business Week, May 5-11, by the U.S. Small Business Administration. From left, Mark S. Hayward, SBA Rhode Island district director; Wendell Davis, SBA regional administrator; and Sennen G. Conte, co-owner and chief financial officer of Gerbs.
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Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods breeds seeds of success

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island and New England Small Business Manufacturer award winner as part...
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