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Confidence among U.S. small businesses rose in February for a third month as more company leaders said they will invest in equipment and stockpiles.
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By Jeanna Smialek |
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David Levesque has a lot for which to thank the women in his life, and he’s not shy about giving credit where credit is due.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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BRISTOL – The Community Partnerships Center at Roger Williams University began the spring 2013 semester with 14 projects under way, as part of the university’s partnership with the R.I. Economic Development Corporation announced last October.
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3/11/13
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Before he started his own business and moved into Butcher Block Mill in Providence, Joe Novak, founder of Novac Garden Design & Construction, endured a double dose of Rhode Island career tumult.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The Internet has found local team-sports apparel. Long the domain of neighborhood sporting-goods shops or mom-and-pop screen printers, sales of uniforms and clothing for small teams – from Little League to corporate softball and high school wrestling – are migrating online like so many other consumer products.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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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.
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3/4/13
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Titles never meant much to Jane Casey.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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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.
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3/4/13
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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.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Small models of sculptures often become very large works of art at
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