Links & Resources

SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

State & Federal Services

• Rhode Island Commerce https://commerceri.com/
• RI Department of State, Business Services https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-servicesS
• Small Business Administration/RI District Office https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ri/providence
  • US Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/
• RI Division of Taxation https://tax.ri.gov/
• Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/
• US Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/
• RI Department of Labor & Training https://dlt.ri.gov/
• RI Department of Business Regulation https://dbr.ri.gov/
• RI Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity http://odeo.ri.gov/
• RI Small Business Development Center https://web.uri.edu/risbdc/

Local Services

• RI Business Coalition https://www.riscpa.org/advocacy/ri-business-coalition
• RI Small Business Coalition www.risbc.org 
• Skills for RI’s Future https://skillsforri.com/
• RI Society of CPAs https://www.riscpa.org/
• John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University https://www.bryant.edu/academics/departments-institutes-centers-and-provost/john-h-chafee-center-international-business
• Score https://ri.score.org/
• Center for Women and Enterprise https://www.cweonline.org/About-CWE/CWE-Rhode-Island
• RIBBA https://ri-bba.org/
• Social Enterprise Greenhouse https://segreenhouse.org/
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses https://www.ccri.edu/10ksb/

Chambers of Commerce

• Block Island www.blockislandchamber.com
• Central Rhode Island www.centralrichamber.com
• Charlestown www.charlestownrichamber.com
• East Bay www.eastbaychamberri.org
• East Greenwich www.eastgreenwichchamber.com
• East Providence  www.eastprovidenceareachamber.com
• Greater Cranston www.cranstonchamber.com
• Greater Providence www.provchamber.com
• Ocean Community www.westerlychamber.org
• RI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce www.rihispanicchamber.org
• Jamestown www.jamestownrichamber.com
• Narragansett www.narragansettcoc.com
• Newport County www.newportchamber.com
• North Kingstown www.northkingstown.com
• Northern Rhode Island www.nrichamber.com
• Southern Rhode Island www.skchamber.com