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Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts began testimony on the 2013 rate hike requests by Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers by offering that “business people often have the least opportunity to have their voices heard.”
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By Richard Asinof |
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As the most active movie producer in Rhode Island and recipient of $946,000 in state film tax credits over the last two years, Chad Verdi stood to potentially lose out when lawmakers began working on an overhaul of the program in reaction to 38 Studios’ demise this spring.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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During the early 1990s when Karen TaylorHowell was working the desk of the Newport Harbor Hotel, each afternoon seemed to bring a steady stream of visitors desperately trying to find a room.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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So you want to start a business of your own and be an entrepreneur. Have you got game? The qualities it takes to be a successful entrepreneur are often misunderstood. It’s much more of a personal game than most people realize. Some people really aren’t cut out to be entrepreneurs. They feel more comfortable working a traditional job where vision, strategy and resources are all in place.
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6/18/12
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Outsourcing human resource functions may just be the wave of the future.
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By Michael Souza |
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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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The Smaller Business Association of New England will be holding its networking breakfast on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence-Warwick, Warwick.
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By Michael Souza |
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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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All day Monday, Google is leading Rhode Island Get Your Business Online event at the Convention Center.
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By PBN Staff
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Small-business owners and startup entrepreneurs need a wide range of skills and traits in order to succeed. Some are industry-specific or technical in nature and are subject to frequent changes and updates. Others are more timeless – the kinds of skills that foster success no matter what type of business or industry you are in, or your stage of development.
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6/11/12
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