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On Tuesday night, youth teams pitched their social enterprise ideas at the Young Social Innovators Pitch and Graduation Ceremony at the MET School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in hopes of winning $1,000 in seed funding.
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By PBN Staff
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Factory Five Racing Inc. was named the 2012 Greater New Bedford Small Business of the Year by the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and BankFive.
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By PBN Staff
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HarborOne U will be a featuring a series of new, small-business classes in June designed to help these entrepreneurs leverage the slow months to take a step back and find new ideas for business growth and success.
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By Michael Souza |
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One of the first victims of the financial crisis that brought on the Great Recession was the region’s small businesses, which suddenly found their access to capital severely constrained when large banks were forced to readjust their risk profiles.
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6/25/12
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Compiling the list of those hurt by the implosion of 38 Studios LLC is easy.
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6/25/12
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A forum focused on teaching small businesses how to obtain federal funds for innovative research and development projects has been scheduled for Monday, June 25, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Johnson & Wales University’s Culinary Arts Museum, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence.
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By Michael Souza |
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Poor unemployment figures and stumbling markets have made it difficult to stay in business in Rhode Island’s private sector, which is why the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce hosted a brainstorming session with developers, marketing experts, entrepreneurs and academia members.
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By Michael Souza |
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Two sources of grant funding designed to boost the economy were announced Monday by the Department of Labor and Training and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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By Michael Souza |
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Sexy Period - the Providence startup maker of fashionable, leak-resistant undergarments – has rebranded to Underbrella to appeal to a broader clientele base, the company announced Monday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Everyone said they’d never make it. When Matt Slobogan and Rob Dziubek, two local guys with vast practical and artistic experience, but no business expertise, wanted to open up their own framing shop in a largely suburban community filled with “super stores” and shopping malls, friends, relatives and colleagues said they were crazy.
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By Rebecca Keister |
