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Responding is your responsibility
With little cash, and even less wine- industry experience, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey launched Barefoot Wine in – where else – their laundry room. They built the brand and later sold it to wine giant E&J Gallo. more
3/4/13
Tragedy strengthened her commitment to family firm
Titles never meant much to Jane Casey. more

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

Behind every man …
By all accounts, David Levesque is a successful entrepreneur. His company, Brewed Awakenings CoffeeHouse, was founded in 1996 and has since grown into a four-store, 102-employee business with about $4.5 million in annual sales. But by his own admission, he may not be where he is today without the input of two strong female voices – his mother, Kay, and his wife and Brewed Awakenings co-owner, Natalie. Their advice has ranged from menu suggestions to customer engagement, two things that have been the backbone of Brewed Awakenings’ success. “We really care about the customers. That’s what’s made us successful,” he said. more
3/4/13
Banks buoyed by commercial lending
Local banks of all sizes are edging up on the optimism scale, buoyed at least in part by profits tied to substantial increases in commercial lending in 2012. more

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

Beacon Mutual to host small business expo
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. more
Whiskey-making revived at mill site
It’s become a common question-and-answer scenario when Mike Reppucci tells someone about his business, Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Angels: State ‘promising’ for life science investing
“Rhode Island is a very promising place to start a life sciences community,” Timothy Ehrlich, co-founder of the investment group Ocean State Angels, told a group of about 400 business, education and government leaders on March 12. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Grant breathes life into self-employment program
Rhode Island workforce-development leaders are broadening the landscape for entrepreneurs with the revival of a state program that allows some residents collecting unemployment insurance to create a new business instead of hunting for a job. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Built for the long haul
Like their competitors in the recreational boating industry, C&C Fiberglass Components Inc. struggled through the recession. “In October 2008 my phones just stopped ringing,” owner Jose C. Daponte said. “We went from 38 employees to 12. For us it lasted almost a year.” But the Bristol company survived in better shape than most, with staffing now back up to 30. A 23-foot, in-shore racing sailboat built by C&C dubbed the J/70, won this year’s Sailing World magazine best-boat distinction. more
3/18/13
Health exchange to get airing at PBN summit
Christine Ferguson, the director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, is anxious to win over skeptics in the business community about the new health-insurance exchange. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 3/25/13
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