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Market Mobile helps boost sales 50% at local farms
Local farms increased sales to chefs and grocers by 50 percent in 2012 thanks to Market Mobile, according to a release from Fresh Farm Rhode Island. more
PEDP to renew lending
When city officials explain why they didn’t terminate the Providence Economic Development Partnership’s troubled loan program this year following a damning federal report, they point to businesses such as Providence Specialty Products, owner of Narragansett Creamery, that it’s helping grow. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

Marketing metrics matter
When it comes to measuring marketing success, many business owners (and professional marketers) prefer to think that results are more magic than math. But that’s just not so. The digital era – with it’s easy (relatively) access to analytics – has introduced a whole new way of thinking. more
1/14/13
Robot tackles tough corporate jobs
The story of Purifad typifies the American entrepreneurial dream of starting a family business, recognizing opportunity and embracing change. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/14/13

Businesses are banking on a slow, steady climb up
Fiscal brinksmanship in Washington and the halting economic recovery in Rhode Island frustrated local business leaders in 2012, but their plans for the year ahead reveal a latent current of optimism running through the region. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

Teen hiring without headaches
Soon, teenagers by the millions will be seeking summer jobs – the vast majority at small businesses coast to coast. An estimated 18 million U.S. teens will work this year, one of the highest totals in the developed world. more
1/28/13
Landscaper building path to success
Mike Brito, owner and general manager of Brito’s Landscaping Services LLC, believes in letting a higher power guide his future. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Study: minimum wage hike not positive for R.I.
Rhode Island’s 35-cent hike in the minimum wage to $7.75 an hour on Jan. 1 won’t necessarily put more dollars into the state’s ailing economy, based on the findings of a new study by the Washington, D.C.-based Employment Policies Institute. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Creating a climate for job growth
GoGo Cast Inc. President David Paolo says Rhode Island deserves its national reputation for being unfriendly to business. Unlike some others who felt the same, however, his company has managed to stay and grow in the Ocean State. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Big year for ‘big business’
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s proposed state budget for next year puts big business in the spotlight. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

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