BUSINESS SUPPORT
MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Bridging the Gap for Minority Business Owners
Intermediaries & Services
For information about the FREE technical assistance this program offers, contact one of the following Rhode Island intermediaries.
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Technical Assistance Services |
EforAll |
Biz Bodega |
Branchfood |
Fuerza Laboral |
Hope & Main |
NEMIC |
RI Builders Association for Construction Industry Only |
RI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
URI Small Business Develop. Ctr. |
RWU Minority Business Law Clinic |
SCORE RI |
SkillsRI & RIBBA |
Social Enterprise Greenhouse |
Urban Ventures |
CIC Venture Cafe |
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Accounting & Bookkeeping |
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Assistance applying to available grants including business plan preparation. |
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Legal advice & services |
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Marketing, Communications, Branding & Public Relations. |
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Customer data & User experience analytics |
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Strategic and business planning |
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Human resources & Payroll services |
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Information & Computer Technology (IT) services |
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Website Development Support |
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Business funding pitch & grant writing |
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Supply chain & procurement |
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E-Commerce |
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Fostering innovation and technology adoption |
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Entrepreneurship and business start-up training |
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Mentorship programming and networking opportunities |
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Assistance with accessing “next stage” manufacturing, R&D facilities and/or shared commercial kitchen spaces. |
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Assist small food retail and grocers or corner stores in areas with low access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthier food options to bring in more fresh and less processed foods. |
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Assistance and education relating to access new market channels and wholesale readiness. |
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Assistance registering a business with the state and a municipality. |
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Training and assistance with a licensing process |
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Assistance and education relating to access to capital and banking requirements. |
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DEDI Directory registration preparedness (M/WBE certification assistance) |
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Information and assistance around business readiness for government contracting. |
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Translation services |
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CIC Venture Cafe Global Institute
venturecafeprovidence.org
Reilly Kons
Director of Venture Café Providence
207-837-8111
reilly@venturecafeprovidence.org
EForAll – RI
www.eforall.org/rhode-island
Laura Guillen
Executive Director
(833) 336-7255 Ext. 7054
rhode-island@eforall.org
Innovation Studio, Inc. (Biz Bodega)
bizbodega.org
Amy Erickson
Director of RI Programs
Amy.erickson@innovationstudio.org
New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC)
Nemic.org
Tara Maey Petrie
Director of Programs
401-450-0733 Ext. 3
Taramaey.p@nemicenter.com
RI Builders Association
ribuilders.org
Teresa Terrien
Program Manager
401-438-7400 Ext. 113
tterrien@ribuilders.org
Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
rihispanicchamber.org
Oscar Mejias
Executive Director
401-400-1340
mejiasalex@hotmail.com
RI Small Business Development Center
University of Rhode Island
https://web.uri.edu/risbdc
Diane C. Fournaris
State Director
401-874-5965
Diane_fournaris@uri.edu
RWU Minority Business Law Collaborative
The MBLC website is under “construction”
Miriam A. Ross, Esq.
Director
401-254-4578
mross@rwu.edu
SCORE RI
https://score.org/ri
Deborah Pannullo
Chapter Co-Chair
401-486-3646
Deborah.pannullo@scorevolunteer.org
Skills for RI/ RIBBA
RI Small Business HUB (risbhub.com)
Tania Quezada
HUB Senior Director
401-249-2222
tquezada@skillsforri.com
Social Enterprise Greenhouse
segreenhouse.org
Stefanie Engelhardt
Director of Later Stage Programs
401-383-3760 Ext. 807
sengelhardt@segreenhouse.org
Branchfood
https://www.branchfood.com/
Lauren Abda
CEO
570-561-5062
lauren@branchfood.com
Fuerza Laboral
https://www.fuerza-laboral.org/
Raul Figueroa
Cooperative Director
401-725-2700
coordinator@fuerza-laboral.org
Hope & Main
https://makefoodyourbusiness.org/
Lisa Raiola
President
401-245-7400
lisa@makefoodyourbusiness.org
Urban Ventures
http://www.urbanventuresri.org/
Ron Crosson
Executive Director
401-780-8866
rcrosson@urbanventuresri.org
Olinda Urizar-Mendez
Olinda.Urizar-Mendez@commerceri.com
401-278-9199
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