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News Bites: Black Business Week 2021 / Social Enterprise Greenhouse Spring 2021 Virtual Incubator Program / New RI Brewers Guild Board Members

by David Dadekian November 10, 2021
written by David Dadekian

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Black Business Week Rhode Island 2021

Black Business Week RI

Black Lives Biz honors Black History Month by highlighting Black Businesses and hosting the first Black Business Week of Rhode Island. 

Black Lives Biz is hosting Rhode Island’s first Black Business Week from February 15th – 20th 2021. The week will be filled with discounts, specials and sales from over 35 participating Black owned businesses along with two virtual events. Among the participating businesses are Nubian Nailz, Glow Cafe and The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop. 

What to Expect:

How to transition a side hustle into a scalable business is one of the week’s highly anticipated virtual events hosted by Sterling Clinton-Spellman, founder and CEO of Polished, alongside Chip Douglas and Karriem Kanston. This event will highlight stories of converting lifelong passions into successful and profitable businesses. During the event they will share tips, best practices and local resources on how to convert a hobby into a scalable business.

To RSVP for How to transition a side hustle into a scalable business and a full schedule of Black Business Week RI, see https://fb.me/e/1YazO1kyM

Black Lives Biz is the nation’s leading search engine for Black-owned businesses with over 180,000 businesses listed nationwide. Our mission is to strengthen the alliances between Black owned businesses and to highlight all Black owned businesses through a digital portal. Visit  www.blacklivesbiz.com to learn more.


Social Enterprise Greenhouse Announces Spring 2021 Virtual Incubator Program for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses – Apply by March 5, 2021

Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) has opened applications for its Spring 2021 Virtual Incubator program. The SEG Virtual Incubator is a five-week business education program that covers social entrepreneurship, business model planning, finances, and other important topics for startup organizations. More than 150 startups representing a wide variety of industries have graduated from the program since it began in 2017.

The SEG Spring 2021 Virtual Incubator begins with an orientation on March 15 and then meets twice weekly from March 22 to April 22 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The program will be conducted virtually using Zoom. Participants benefit from the experience of learning together with a cohort of fellow early-stage business owners and receive continued professional support after the program ends.

SEG’s Incubator program is designed for anyone who has an idea for a business or nonprofit that will create positive social impact while being financially sustainable. Motivated and coachable social entrepreneurs and small business owners from Rhode Island and beyond are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by March 5, 2021. More information and the application are available at www.bit.ly/SEGIncubator.

The SEG Incubator is sponsored by the RI Department of Labor and Training’s Back to Work RI program, Rhode Island Foundation, Central Providence Health Equity Zone, Citizens Bank, Island Foundation, van Beuren Charitable Foundation, and EJMP Fund for Philanthropy.


Rhode Island Brewers Guild Welcomes New Board Members

Three new members join the five-person board

The Rhode Island Brewers Guild, the official association focused on promoting Rhode Island’s beer manufactures and brew pubs, recently held elections for their Board of Directors.  The board is made up of five representatives from member breweries who are voted on by the 31-member organization.  The 2021 Board will retain two key members, Jeremy Ruff, owner/brewer from LineSider Brewing in East Greenwich and Morgan Snyder, owner/brewer at Buttonwoods Brewery in Cranston.  

Joining the Board of Directors for 2021 are Matt Richardson, owner/brewer at the recently expanded Tilted Barn Brewery in Exeter, Armando DeDona, owner/brewer of Long Live Beer Works in Providence and Matthew Gray, President of Ragged Island Brewing Company in Portsmouth.  These new members replace Board members Jennifer Brinton of Grey Sail Brewing of RI, Tamara McKenney of Appanoug Brewing Company and Tony Barber of Ragged Island Brewing Co, whose terms have expired.

At their first monthly meeting on January 25th the board selected Jeremy Ruff to continue in his position as President and selected Matt Richardson as Vice President, Matthew Gray as Secretary and Armando DeDona as Treasurer.  The Board is charged with enhancing the marketing and promotion of the Ocean State’s growing brewery scene, legislative initiatives to spur business development and ensure compliance, as well as pursuit of technical training opportunities to enhance the quality of beer brewed in R.I.  

“The Rhode Island brewing community has seen significant growth in the number of beer manufacturers licensed in the State over the past 10 years.” said Executive Director, Gary Richardson.  “Today we have over 30 member breweries in the Guild with several more in planning phases.”

The RI Brewers Guild was a recent recipient of funding from the RI Commerce Corp’s “Take it Outside” grant which helped many brewers create or enhance outdoor beer gardens and seating areas to help safely retain tasting room sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent years the Guild has successfully lobbied for changes to State laws that allow for on-site sampling and takeout sales directly from the breweries. In the Spring of 2020, the Guild launched the RI Brewery Passport App.  This digital passport allows beer fans a chance to visit each of the member breweries and earn prizes for milestones met along the way.  The Guild looks to focus on additional legislative initiatives in 2021 as well as promoting a collaboration beer series between member breweries throughout the year.

For more information about the RI Brewers Guild visit www.ribrewersguild.org

  • Kara and Matt Richardson, owners/brewer of Tilted Barn Brewery
    Kara and Matt Richardson, owners/brewer of Tilted Barn Brewery
  • Matthew Gray, President of Ragged Island Brewing Company
    Matthew Gray, President of Ragged Island Brewing Company
  • Armando DeDona, owner/brewer of Long Live Beer Works
    Armando DeDona, owner/brewer of Long Live Beer Works
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The Rhode to Recovery: RI Food and Drink, Part 1 of 4
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The Rhode to Recovery: RI Food and Drink, Part 1 of 4

by David Dadekian November 18, 2020
written by David Dadekian

From Yurview.com:

It’s been more than half a year since the Coronavirus put a fork into the concept of business as usual, but it’s been particularly tough on folks working in the food and beverage industry. After months of navigating a changing, uncertain landscape, industry professionals are taking a realistic look at what the future holds in a series of virtual panel discussions sponsored by YurView and hosted by Eat Drink RI President David Dadekian.

In this episode:

  • Amber Jackson, The Black Leaf Tea and Culture Shop
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  • Cathryn Kennedy, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery
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  • John Sgambato, Yacht Club Soda
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Black-Owned Food and Drink Businesses in Rhode Island

by David Dadekian December 4, 2020
written by David Dadekian

Eat Drink RI supports the non-violent protests in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others. This list is an attempt to highlight any Black-owned food and drink businesses in Rhode Island for your support. The Eat Drink RI platform is 10-years-old with a wide reach, so I hope this will help to amplify these business.

This isn’t a comprehensive list by any means and additions are welcome. If you know of a food or drink business that should be added to this page, please send a message through our contact form. I’ll try to add by tracking social media too, but please send through the form so I don’t lose track of anyone.

Thanks to the following lists for additions & inspiration, and please follow these too for updates: List of Black-owned business to support? on Reddit and @bunsandbites, @hannawwad, @maggieconnorrr, and @anthony_perrotta on Instagram. Black Lives Biz is a RI-based nationwide search engine of businesses, including those that aren’t food & drink.

The entire list is in a sortable by name or city/town and searchable spreadsheet.

wdt_IDBusiness - click name for moreCity/Town
110 Rocks Tapas Bar and RestaurantPawtucket
2148 Pavillion Bar & LoungeProvidence
3Abundance FarmProvidence
4African Alliance of RIProvidence
5Afrique D'LoungeProvidence
6Afro-indigenous Vegan, TheProvidence
7Bake.Eat.LovePawtucket
8Baker Street CafeProvidence
9Bangin' WingsJohnston
10BĀSProvidence
11Black Beans PVDProvidence
12Black Leaf Tea and Culture Shop, TheProvidence
13Brooklyn Coffee, Tea and Guest HouseProvidence
14Bugg'd Out BBQWoonsocket
15Burrito Bowl, TheEast Providence
16Cakes by EboniEast Providence
17Cook's Cookie Shoponline
18Crue Brew BreweryRaynham, MA
19Cuisine Delmar - 401-721-0823Pawtucket
20CultrōWarren
21Cupcakes by KyMiddletown
22D's SpotPawtucket
23Deddeh's KitchenProvidence
24Designed by DelsieProvidence
25Distinguish CateringProvidence
26District, TheProvidence
27Divine IndulgenceProvidence
28Flames - 401-331-2225Providence
29Food For The SoulProvidence
30Fork'n SammichEast Providence
31Four/29 Brunch and Supper ClubProvidence
32Garden of EveProvidence
33Glorious West African RestaurantProvidence
34Graceful TasteProvidence
35Glow Cafe and Juice Bar, TheProvidence
36High Grade SeafoodFall River, MA
37Humming BirdNewport
38Incred-a-bowlmobile
39Island House RestaurantProvidence
40Ja PattyPawtucket
41JL Dana's Sports LoungeNorth Providence
42Kebbeh African RestaurantProvidence
43Kinfolks Award Winning BBQTaunton, MA
44Layers of TasteProvidence
45Maxine BakedProvidence
46MindfulMaiaProvidence
47Monte Cara RestaurantPawtucket
48MorabezaWarren
49MXR CocktailsProvidence
50Palm’s Sauces and Better DressingsWarren
51Pan-A-DayProvidence
52Petit BakeryPawtucket
53Prestige Cuisine - 401-714-0505Providence
54Quaintly FarmProvidence
55Rose Mary's Pecan PralinesWarren
56Sam's Table
57Sans Gluten Artisan BakeryJohnston
58Sarcastic SweetsProvidence
59Sweets by NickyProvidence
60SwiftLEYSweetsCranston
61Syroya's SweetsationsProvidence
62TroopProvidence
63Village RestaurantPawtucket
64White Dog DistillingPawtucket
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