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RHODE ISLAND MICROENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION (RIMA)
8 ABBOTT PARK PLACE - PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 - 401-598-2256
NUMBER 7 - October, November, December 2001
Ann Marie Marshall - Statewide Director

MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM 
AWARDED SECOND YEAR $25,000 GRANT

The Center-sponsored Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association (RIMA) was awarded a second-year grant of $25,000 by the Rhode Island Foundation.  This grant will help continue the work of the Association to bring training and technical assistance to low and moderate income residents of the state.  RIMA offers MicroBusiness Training programs in Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, and Bristol.  Classes are taught in English, Spanish, Creole, and Portuguese.  The Association has graduated more than 180 people from it s training programs over the past year.  The Fall series of Classes begins on September 10^th.  A full schedule of RIMA programs is available from the Association by calling 598-2256 or on our website www.rimicroenterprise.org.

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If you can separate what you did right from what you did wrong you can learn a helleva lot more from failure than from a big success.

Monday, September 10

Starting a MicroBusiness – Pawtucket
10:30am – 1:00pm, Capeverdean American Community Development, Pawtucket, RI
This is the FIRST session in a 4 week business workshop for persons throughout the state who want to learn how to start a small business.  Classes taught in Portuguese and Creole.  For more information, please call the Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association at 598-2256 or check out our website at www.rimicroenterprise.org.

 Other classes being held for the month of September in Providence and Warwick call 598-2256.