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SBASCORE is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration which provides numerous services to small business including guaranteeing loans from local banks. SCORE can counsel you on how to present your business to the bank / SBA in applying for a loan.

RI Small Business Development Center The Small Business Development Center at Johnson & Wales University provides entrepreneurs with best fit resources to create, transform and sustain their businesses.

The "Innovation Monday" program is for those who intend to commercialize their product ideas and who would appreciate a structured process to advance their concepts. Moving an idea from the concept stage to the marketplace involves a multitude of challenges. This program provides valuable support services through comprehensive assessment, coaching, and networking. Upon successful completion of program gateways, innovators advance and gain access to a diverse network of local professionals who can facilitate turning ideas into the products of tomorrow.   Learn more...

For more information on Innovation Monday or if your business includes innovation development-related services, and you would like to be included on our resource referral list, go to www.risbdc.org, e-mail at innovationmonday@jwu.edu or contact the Small Business Development Center at (401) 598-2702.

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Innovation Monday

Center for Women & Enterprise The Center for Women & Enterprise; Empowering women to be economically self sufficient through entrepreneurship.

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation's "Every Company Counts" seeks to mobilize Rhode Island's economic development professionals to promote small business success. They...
  • Deliver professional services based on expertise and experience
  • Provide easy access to partners and services
  • Use service standards to measure customer satisfaction
  • Create innovative service solutions to small business challenges
Every Company Counts

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