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Small Business Spotlight: Year Up
If you could help make a difference would you do it? At Year Up in Providence, they are doing just that, making a difference. A difference that business owners can appreciate.
2010 Small Business Procurement Data Shows Significant Progress toward 23 Percent Federal Contracting Goal
WASHINGTON – The federal government awarded nearly $100 billion in federal contracts to small businesses in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, showing an increase in federal prime contract dollars to small businesses for the second straight year after four years of decline.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TO: SALES TAX RETURN BOOKLET FILERS
Sales Tax permits are expected to be mailed by July 1, 2011. However, you will receive temporary Sales and Use Tax returns instead of the usual Sales and Use Tax return booklet. Electronic filers do not receive a booklet, but will receive a Sales Tax permit.
State of Rhode Island - Department of Labor & Training Layoff Aversion / Business Retention Incumbent Worker Training
The purpose of the incumbent worker training program is to increase the skills of the incumbent workforce. As a result of improving this capacity, the business applicant must indicate how the training will avert a pending layoff, mitigate a pending layoff or support business retention.
SBA and Agility Recovery Solutions Host Webinar on Hurricane Season Business Preparedness
WASHINGTON – The devastating effects of a hurricane extends beyond the coastal areas where the storms land. In recent years, we’ve seen how the impact of storm surge—which is the indirect damage from water and flying debris—inflicts collateral damage on small businesses in a surprisingly widespread area.
CONNECTING QUALITY PEOPLE WITH QUALITY CAREERS: Presented by: Workforce Solutions of Providence and Cranston
Please join us for Workforce Solutions’ April Job Fair presented by Workforce Solutions of Providence and Cranston. This event has been organized to connect Rhode Island’s business community with employees from throughout the Providence and Cranston area. The job fair is a unique tool for businesses throughout Rhode Island to assess and acquire talent that they might have not known was on the job market. Let Workforce Solutions provide the great businesses of Rhode Island with the great employees of Providence and Cranston that will help take your company to the next level.
RI Hope
I would like to introduce you to a very important, community-based program administered through this department. RI HOPE (Helping Other People in Emergencies) is the State’s long-term behavioral health response that was developed following the flooding in the spring of 2010.
2011 Rhode Island Economic Summit Follow-up Breakfast
We wanted to take a moment to remind you about the 2011 Rhode Island Economic Summit Follow-up Breakfast to be held on Wednesday, March 30 at 8 a.m. at the Alpine Country club in Cranston. If you have already registered, thank you for your support.
Governor’s Bay Day – Sunday, July 25, 2010
It is an incredible, fun-filled family-focused event that takes place at Goddard State Park, Roger Wheeler State Beach, Scarborough State Beach, Misquamicut State Beach, Fort Wetherill State Park, Colt State Park, and Brenton Point.
DISASTER AID TO RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS TOPS $36 MILLION
WARWICK, R. I. – More than $36 million in grants and loans have been approved for residents of Rhode Island who are following the recommended steps for obtaining disaster assistance from the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today.