The Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association, Inc., in partnership with community-based organizations statewide, delivers microbusiness training and business technical assistance to persons wishing to start or grow their own small business. Our services are accessible by the owners of more than 75,000 microbusinesses and home-based businesses in Rhode Island.

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
HINDU PROVERB

In The News:  

2007 Edition of MAKING A LIVING MAKING ART! Workshop Debuts :  We are pleased to roll out the first 2007 edition of our popular Making A Living Making Art! workshop at the Nancy Stephen Galleries (6 King Street) in East Greenwich. The workshop will be held Monday, January 22 from 6:30-8:30pm. Call Nancy at 884-8979 for more information.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: We welcome the following new members who joined the Association during the past week: Mary Volk, owner, The Power Within (Narragansett); Michele Mariano, President, Veterinary Lab Inc. (Cranston); Gaylin Cordes, Agent, Mid-West National Life Insurance (Jamestown); Susan Shapiro, Owner, Art & Soul (Cranston). Please add your warm welcome to each and every one!

NEW!!---SALES GROWTH WORKSHOPS: Ken Proudfoot, marketing consultant, is conducting a weekly SALES GROWTH WORKSHOP 2007 at the Association offices each Tuesday morning from 9-10am. He will assist any business owner or manager to develop an integrated marketing plan to help strengthen their customer relationships and increase sales during 2007 (and beyond). Free registration is available by calling (401) 383-7940 or register online at: www.rimicroenterprise.org.

UPCOMING FREE CLASSES:  Sales Growth Workshop 2007: Tuesday, January 23^rd; 9-10am; Sales Growth Workshop 2007: Tuesday, January 30^th; 9-10am; Making a Living Making Art!: Tuesday, February 20, 2007; 6:30-8:00pm. All Sales Growth Workshops are presented at the Association offices in Quonset Business Park, North Kingstown. The popular one-session Grow Your Business Workshop! and long-running Making A Living Making Art! classes are offered this Spring at the North Kingstown Free Library. Free registration is available by calling (401) 383-7940 or register online at: www.rimicroenterprise.org.

JOIN THE ASSOCIATION!: The Association offers practical affordable memberships to assist micro, small and growing businesses in Rhode Island to grow faster and stronger.  The yearly fee is just $95 and active helps its members to make more money! Membership includes a quarterly networking event, newsletters, marketing workshops, and a free mentoring service for members. To join, log on to www.rimicroenterprise.org.  Download the one-page membership form and send it with your check for $95 to the Association.

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