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When remnants from Hurricane Irene slammed into New England in late August 2011, The Pastry Gourmet, with locations in Cumberland and North Kingstown, was among businesses that had substantial inventory losses with no refrigeration and no backup plans.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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.
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By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 3/25/13 |
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Some small businesses are started from a love for a particular product or field. Others are born out of a person’s professional desire to be their own boss and control a career trajectory, while shaping service based on their specific ideals.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Three health insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island – will offer a total of 28 health plans on the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange for the individual and small group markets beginning on Oct. 1.
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By Richard Asinof |
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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.
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1/14/13
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Sometimes in business, as in life, when one door closes another opens.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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When Bill Killen IV left Providence for the bright lights and opportunity of New York City after graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in 1993, he was an example of the “brain drain” of local talent Ocean State leaders lament.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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It’s become a common question-and-answer scenario when Mike Reppucci tells someone about his business, Sons of Liberty Spirits Co.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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The South Eastern Economic Development Corporation and Rockland Trust Community Development Corp. will hold two basic business workshops in New Bedford aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs.
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By Michael Souza |
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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.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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