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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
R.I. at bottom of small-business friendly states, again
Rhode Island finds itself at the bottom of another national ranking, this one for friendliness toward small business. Based on a survey conducted by Thumbtack.com and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of 7,766 small businesses, Rhode Island was given an “F,” along with Hawaii and Maine. more
| 4/3/13
Brown strikes IP agreement with hospital systems
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. more
| 3/25/13
April 1 deadline looms for biz plan applicants
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. more
| 3/25/13
Latest Betaspring cohort introduced at open house
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 … more
Program initiated to help R.I. artists develop business skills
Assets for Artists, a matched-savings program for low-income, entrepreneurial artists, is now accepting applications from Rhode Island artists in all disciplines. more
Cape Wind secures financing for wind farm construction
Cape Wind, the company behind a planned 468-megawatt offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, announced today that it is one step closer to starting construction. more
| 3/19/13
Have a good idea? Capital is available
Much has changed since Cherrystone Angel Group in 2004 became the first angel investment vehicle to surface in Rhode Island, perhaps nothing so much as how prominent the entrepreneurial community has become in the region. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

FounderBar chance for entrepreneurs to mix
Amid exposed brick walls, black-leather chairs and sofas, and tables dotted with laptops, the Founders League launched its new back-to-back monthly collaboration opportunity – FreeFriday and FounderBar – on Feb. 22. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

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