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Marie Ghazal, Chief Executive Officer of The Rhode Island Free Clinic and Kelly Ramirez, Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Rhode Island have been selected as The Harvard Business School … Read More

PROVIDENCE — A new website shares information about more than 100 Rhode Island ventures in a growing field known as “social enterprise.” Both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations in the … Read More

Newport, RI – Providence-based Social Venture Partners Rhode Island (SVPRI – ), a non-profit organization of social investors and change-makers, announces the final pitch and graduation celebration of its Newport … Read More

Providence-based startup maternova.net was recently named a semi-finalist in the 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, a prestigious annual design science competition that awards $100,000 to support the development and implementation of … Read More

Providence Business News has selected 14 women to be honored in the second part of the newspaper’s year-long initiative recognizing women in the Rhode Island business community. Click here to … Read More

Social Venture Partners Rhode Island executive director talks about the nonprofit’s work and a recent $25,000 grant. Click here to read the full article on PBN.com

In many countries, childbirth poses the greatest risk of death for women of child-bearing age –– a stark fact that inspires Providence resident Meg Wirth as she builds up her … Read More

Lorne A. Adrain owns a Providence insurance practice focused on estate planning and manages to find the time for an array of philanthropic efforts. Click here to read the full … Read More

Plans to build a so-called Knowledge Economy in Rhode Island are beginning to bear fruit, say business leaders, based in part on the experiences of a handful of entrepreneurial efforts … Read More

PROVIDENCE – It is not enough to be the best in Providence, nor the best in Rhode Island. It is not even enough to be the best in the nation. … Read More