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Entries by Amanda Roman
LEAP Mentor Program – 3rd Cohort Launched!
On December 2nd, RIBBA welcomed 15 new mentees into the newly expanded LEAP Mentor Program. These 15 young adults will work with mentors over the next 5 months to refine their goals and navigate barriers to achieving them. In addition, the newly expanded program will provide not just mentorship, but also help each participant identify […]
December 2021 Newsletter
December 2021 Newsletter
Emerging Leader Highlight: Edinalia Lopes
Edinalia Lopes is a Financial Analyst at IGT and a participant in the inaugural Emerging Leaders Development Program provided by RIBBA. 1. What has being a part of the Emerging Leaders Program meant to you? Being part of the Leadership program means many different things for me. It gives me a chance to network with […]
RIBBA announces the creation of a forgivable Micro-Loan Program totaling $450,000 for distribution to minority-owned businesses in the Ocean State
Seeing a higher-than-normal need for services due to the pandemic, and their existing clients struggling to keep their doors open, this is a much-needed financial relief for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) businesses community. The RIBBA Forgivable Micro-Loan program is made possible with funding from the Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) Foundation. Arnell Milhouse, a POC Foundation […]
Passion on Purpose: A Perspective on the Kickoff to the RIBBA Emerging Leaders Development Program
Achiever. Responsibility. Relator. Futuristic. Learner. These are not randomly selected descriptors—there is purpose, power, and possibility in each of them. There is also purpose, power, and possibility in each of the people that represent these strengths. These 5 descriptors are the most highly represented strengths according to the Gallup Clifton Strengths assessment for the inaugural […]
Orange Live Entertainment, Forgivable Micro-Loan Recipient
Orange Live Entertainment is a Multi-media Platform that offers videography, animation, writing, advisement, hosting and more. The owner of Orange Live Entertainment is Damont Combs, who started out in Jamaica Queens, New York where he began being involved with poetry and other artistic activities. When moving to Rhode Island, he had to adjust to living […]
RIBBA offers forgivable microloan program for BIPOC-owned businesses
PROVIDENCE – A new, forgivable loan program will provide a combined $450,000 in microloans to Black, Indigenous and people of color-owned small businesses in the state, the Rhode Island Black Business Association announced Thursday. Read full article online
A Fresh Start: New Year, New Strategy
With the start of a new calendar year, often comes an impetus to begin again, to renew, and to reassess priorities and goals. Similarly, with a new season and often coinciding with the beginning of a new academic year, some of these same sentiments come to the surface. As students consider new ways to innovate […]
RI Black Business Association Announces and Welcomes Emerging Leaders Steering Committee Members
Business leaders throughout the state will play key role in guiding program and ensuring its success Providence, RI – Tuesday, August 31, 2021 – The Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the business opportunities and vitality of Black-owned and minority businesses in Rhode Island, announces the launch of […]