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The availability of the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, a component of the health benefits exchange in Rhode Island, should be expanded to businesses with more employees, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council said in a report released Wednesday afternoon.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University’s Technology Venture Office has reached an agreement with Lifespan to provide IP management and commercialization services to the health care system and has expanded its existing relationship with the Care New England hospital network, the university announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The deadline to apply to the 2013 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition is one week away and all applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 1.
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By PBN Staff
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Betaspring’s newest group of fledging companies has reached the halfway point of the start-up accelerator’s sixth session. During an open house last night, founders shared just how far …
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Assets for Artists, a matched-savings program for low-income, entrepreneurial artists, is now accepting applications from Rhode Island artists in all disciplines.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Ashoka U Exchange, a global conference on social innovation and social change, will take place at Brown University in February 2014. The annual event attracts students, university leaders and entrepreneurs.
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By PBN Staff
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CVS Caremark Corp. President and CEO Larry Merlo has agreed to be the keynote speaker for the opening session of The Garage, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s May 14 event at the R.I. Convention Center designed to take the place of the more than two-decade old Business Expo.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $630,000 to 12 action-oriented projects in the Make It Happen RI initiative. The foundation identified projects that had visionary goals, from connecting manufacturers to expand the in-state supply chain to pushing the spectrum of Ocean State architects and other designers more broadly into the global marketplace.
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An expo on funding, legal issues, copyrights and other topics affecting small business will be held April 23 at the Providence Marriott. The expo, “A Beacon for Small Business,” is sponsored by The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Nabsys Inc., a life sciences company focused on the creation of a single-molecule platform for genomic analysis, has closed a $20 million Series D financing round, the company announced Wednesday.
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