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Opinion/Ramirez: RI social enterprises embrace call to action Kelly Ramirez © Andrew Harnik, AP Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as she attends a meeting with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Social Enterprise Greenhouse in Providence earlier this month. Kelly Ramirez is the CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse. In the new economy, what should the purpose of business be? When Vice President Kamala Harris visited Rhode Island earlier this month, she put a spotlight...

Social enterprise businesses differ from traditional corporations in that they operate on a key principle: it is not enough to do well, you must also do good.

Harris spent Wednesday in Providence with U.S. Commerce Secretary and former RI Gov. Gina Raimondo

Social Enterprise Greenhouse Hosts Vice President Kamala Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Visit to Providence Today Four local businesses share their stories and plans for growth with federal and RI congressional leaders News provided by Share this article Share this article PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, former governor of Rhode Island, visited Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) in downtown Providen...

Here are some of the female business leaders meeting with Vice President Harris in R.I. They aren’t CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. They are the founders and leaders of small businesses in Rhode Island. By Alexa Gagosz and Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Alongside commerce secretary and former governor Gina Raimondo, Vice President Harris will meet with at least seven female founders and leaders of small businesses based in the Ocean State.A...

‘The future is now,’ Rhode Island’s new Legislative Black and Latino Caucus leader says Edward Fitzpatrick © Edward Fitzpatrick Protesters hung a "Black Lives Matter" banner on the statue of Major General Nathanael Greene outside the Rhode Island State House on May 30, 2020. If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can  LEADING OFF Happy Monday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guid...

Curated gift boxes support Rhode Island businesses and social missions Giving Beyond the Box curates gift boxes that feature products by Rhode Island businesses and companies with social missions By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated March 15, 2021, 6:00 a.m. Email to a Friend Sandra Enos is the founder of Giving Beyond the Box, which sells curated gift boxes with products that carry social missions.Sandra Enos The Boston Globe’s weekly Ocean State Innovators column features a Q&A with Rho...