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Roberts named SBA’s R.I. Small Business Person of the Year

In Their Own Words 06/06/2025

KAITLYN ROBERTS, CEO of Providence-based caterer Easy Entertaining Inc., has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District’s 2025 Small Business Person...

BankNewport starts Shop401 program, but it’s light on details

Financial Services 05/26/2025

NEWPORT – BankNewport has launched a marketing initiative called Shop401, designed to assist small businesses across the state by encouraging Rhode Islanders to shop...

DOUBLE DUTY: Jamie Mitri, founder and owner of Moss Pure in Cumberland, is aiming to transform the green art sector, offering a product that serves as both a contemporary art piece and an innovation in air filtering and purification without the need for electricity, sunlight or water. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moss Pure’s air filtration products blend art with...

Manufacturing 05/23/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 33rd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

CLEANING UP: Debbie Martitz took over ownership of the family business, Hope Cleaners in East Providence, in 2005.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A spotless reputation

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Debbie Martitz, Hope Cleaners owner AFTER 57 YEARS in the family’s dry-cleaning business, Debbie Martitz received some unusual requests. For example: Can...

TAKING ROOT: Gloria Chacón, a licensed arborist and owner of Green View Tree Service LLC, with her crew at a worksite in North Providence.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Going out on a limb

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Gloria Chacón, Green View Tree Service LLC owner and licensed arborist GLORIA CHACÓN’S PARENTS wanted her to be a lawyer....

BankNewport selected as Legacy Builder Sponsor of National Small Business Week...

Financial Services 04/28/2025

PROVIDENCE – BankNewport has been selected by Skills for Rhode Island’s Future and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Legacy Builder Sponsor of National...

Roberts named SBA’s 2025 Small Business Person of the Year in...

Business Services 04/10/2025

PROVIDENCE – Kaitlyn Roberts, CEO of Easy Entertaining Inc., has been named the 2025 Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the Year in...

UNEASY: Marcela Betancur, Latino Policy Institute director, says recent increased activity by federal law enforcement has had some effects on Latino-owned businesses. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Is Rhode Island a supportive environment for minority entrepreneurs?

Economy 03/28/2025

Rhode Island in the last few years has supported steady growth in the minority-business community, according to government and anecdotal data. Black-owned small businesses grew...

TAKING A TALLY:  Of the first 50 minority  business owners featured  in the Everybody’s Business  monthly series since August 2020, 30 were men and 20  were women. Two of those businesses have closed, and  another is in receivership – all three of them operated by men. PBN ILLUSTRATION/ANNE EWING

Everybody’s Business: Minority owners resilient in face of uncertainty

Cover Story 03/28/2025

Providence Business News’ Everybody’s Business monthly series began with the intention of providing a voice to minority business owners in the tumultuous summer of...