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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Shop RI drew thousands of shoppers to 166 vendors at Crowne Plaza Warwick Saturday.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Small-Business-Saturday-2-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Small Business Saturday’s annual assembly of entrepreneurs returned for a sold-out expo Saturday with thousands of eager shoppers browsing 166 vendors at Crowne Plaza, including first-timers and […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Robyn Golden, owner of R. Golden Designs jewelry, and designer of said jewelry, reviews a piece with Maureen Lilla. Golden's husband, Jeffrey, looks on.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shop-RI-Small-Buinsess-Saturday-9-250x228.jpeg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Small Business Saturday Shop RI marks its seventh year Nov. 30 with a “pop-up mall,” bringing together more than 166 local businesses and vendors at Crowne Plaza […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Knitting artist Robert Brosnahan and Casey Weibust, Gallery manager at Out of the Box Gallery, with some of Brosnahan's wares for sale at the gallery.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Brosnahan-Knitting-RIDDC-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
JAMESTOWN, RI — Knitting artist Robert Brosnahan is embracing his capitalist side with the cooperation of the RI Developmental Disabilities Council and Looking Upwards/Out of the Box Studio & […]
![[CREDIT: RI WINS] RI WINS, a program matching the skills and passions of people with disabilities to local business needs, reports early successes.From left, Michael enlisted his tech talent at CareLink, and Tramell focused on his love of sneakers in the retail store at Salvation Army as a bell ringer.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RI-Wins-RIDDC.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI – It’s been a year since grant program RI Workforce Investment and New Solutions (RI WINS) started matching the skills, interests and talents of individuals with disabilities to […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Sue Babin, RIDDC Special Projects Coordinator and chair of Shop RI, reported a big turnout for the 2022 Shop RI Small Business Saturday expo Nov. 26.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shop-RI-Small-Business-Saturday-6-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — On Jan. 9, the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) begins its fifth year providing people with disabilities the resources to be self-reliant business owners and […]
WARWICK, RI — In a few days, holiday shoppers get a once-in-a-year opportunity to browse a cross-section of small RI businesses without the hassle of driving around during the Shop […]
![[CREDIT: Fulcrum Stained Glass] Renee Metro, owner of Fulcrum Stained Glass Studio, has opened her first brick and mortar space on Post Road.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Fulcrum-Stained-Glass-RIDC-4-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI— Renee Metro, a lifelong stained glass art instructor with chronic, often debilitating, Lyme Disease, is settling in at her permanent Fulcrum Stained Glass studio space on Post Road […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Big crowds showed for the 2022 Shop RI Small Business Saturday expo Nov. 26.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shop-RI-Small-Business-Saturday-1-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Shop RI, the annual Small Business Saturday expo at Crowne Plaza Warwick, hadn’t been open for a full hour before crowds of shoppers started showing up. “About […]
![[CREDIT: RAMP] Tina Pedersen, founder, president, and CEO of RAMP, which shows businesses how to affordably accommodate those with disabilities.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Pedersen-2-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Tina Pedersen was a walker most of her life, until seven years ago during a 10-minute surgery she suffered a spinal stroke. She said after that nothing about her changed […]
![[CREDIT: Rebecca;s G Cards] Rebecca Beaton is the owner and designer at Rebecca's G Cards.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rebecca-Beaton-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Becca Beaton has been making cards for as long as she can remember. What began as a hobby has turned into a homemade greeting card business whose purpose is the […]
Now in its fourth year, Small Business Saturday Shop RI is going virtual Saturday, Nov. 28 showcasing more than 100 local Rhode Island businesses. As part of Small Business Saturday […]
![[CREDIT: Debbie Wood] Jason Wood, proprietor of We Be Jamming, at his shed/shop in Warwick on West Shore Road, with a wide selection of jams and spreads for sale.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/We-Be-Jammin-Jason-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Jason Wood, with the help of his mother Debbie Wood, started revolutionary jam business, We Be Jammin, which has grown in leaps and bounds making its way […]
![[COURTESY CASEY NAYLOR] A selection of the upcycled items sold at Owl's Nest Jewelry, created by Casey Naylor.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Owls-Nest-Jewelry-1-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI— Driven by an endearing need to create and a lively entrepreneurial spirit, cancer survivor and RI native Casey Naylor has been immersed in business classes and making one […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Katie Lowe, owner of Cheetah Greetings, shows off one of her hand-crafted greeting cards. She learned about marketing her business at a RIDDC workshop.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cheetah-Greetings-13-scaled-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Katie Lowe, 39, has Down syndrome, fulfilling work, beloved co-workers and a productive life as owner and creative influence at greeting card company Cheetah Greetings. These are […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Michael Coyne, owner of the Red, White and Brew coffee shop, thanked the RIDDC for its help and advice with his business.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RIDDC-1jpg-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — The RI Developmental Disabilities Council reviewed its business incubation efforts on behalf of the disabled community Jan. 15 at Chelo’s on Post Road, trading entrepreneurial success stories. […]
