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Biz plan competition names semi-finalists
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition has chosen 15 semi-finalists for its 2013 competition, the organization announced Monday. more
| 4/9/13
For R.I. women-owned firms, job growth worst in nation
While Rhode Island’s women-owned businesses generated more than $3.5 billion in sales from 2012 to 2013, employment in these local firms fell at the fastest rate in the country, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express OPEN. more
SBLF lowers interest rate to attract applicants
The R.I. Small Business Loan Fund has lowered its average interest rate from 7.5 percent to 5.75 percent, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation announced Thursday. more
Rhode Island Foundation names 2013 innovation fellows
The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the two winners of its 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship, an annual program designed to stimulate solutions to Rhode Island problems by the state’s residents. more
| 4/16/13
RISD’s Maeda to present at TEDMED
Looking to use the power of art and design to transform the world of medicine, John Maeda, president of the Rhode Island School of Design, will present at this year’s TEDMED health and medicine conference at The Kennedy Center in Washington. more
Social Venture Partners provides $20K to Metryx
Social Venture Partners of Rhode Island provided a $20,000 loan to Metryx LLC, “further strengthening the collaboration between these two organizations,” said SVPRI in a release. more
| 4/18/13
Business formations fall 4% in 1Q
After two consecutive years of year-over-year first-quarter increases in business formations, the number of new businesses created during the first three months of 2013 fell nearly 4 percent compared with the first quarter of 2012, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced Monday. more
| 4/22/13
Betaspring companies to present at ‘Launch Day’
The latest group of fledgling entrepreneurs from the Betaspring startup accelerator are scheduled to present their companies to a sold-out crowd of more than 300 investors, business leaders and other entrepreneurs Thursday night at the accelerator’s Chestnut Street headquarters. more
| 5/2/13
USDA accepts preproposals for $70K in grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service of Rhode Island is currently accepting preproposals for applications for conservation-innovation grants, which are designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, the USDA announced Thursday. more
| 5/2/13
SBA announces R.I. small business award winners
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2013 Rhode Island small business award winners on Thursday, with Farmaesthetics Founder and CEO Brenda Brock earning the title of “Small Business Person of the Year.” more
| 5/2/13
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