In the Arena – Ashley Medeiros, Innovation Studio

May 22, 2022
A woman in a white blazer is looking at the camera.

Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders in the Rhode island community. This week Paolino interviews Ashley Medeiros, VP of Strategic Partnerships at the Innovation Studio. They talk about the work of the Innovation Studio in helping ideas develop into small businesses. Their mission is to make Innovation, entrepreneurship, and business ownership attainable through an…

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Biz Bodega business center open for Central Providence community – Ann Clanton

April 7, 2022
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by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributing writer Photo: Carmen Diaz, Biz Bodega Innovation Studio Inc. and One Neighborhood gathered to launch BIZ BODEGA, a business center promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and fostering new businesses within the Central Providence community. On Tuesday, April 5, BIZ BODEGA opened at 222 Manton Avenue  in Providence.   Sixty Hispanic and Black small business owners…

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