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Small Business Forum

The Rhode Island Small Business Coalition hosts a series focused on small business topics. The Small Business Forum, found on YouTube and all major podcast platforms and hosted by David Dadekian of Eat Drink RI, features one-on-one interviews with elected officials, government leaders and small business support organizations.

You can find all previous interviews below (coming soon). Schedule of upcoming guests (subject to change):

12/3 - Beth Kelleher Dwyer, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
12/17 - East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva
1/7 - Woonsocket Mayor Christopher Beauchamp
1/21 - Joe Wilson, Jr., Director of the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism

Forum Interviews, Sorted by Most Recent

Dec 3

Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Director Beth Kelleher Dwyer

Nov 12

Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos

Oct 29

Nina Pande, Executive Director of Skills for Rhode Island's Future

Oct 15

RI Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor

Sep 23

Liz Tanner, Executive Director of Ocean State 2026, and the Rhode Island Summer of Soccer

Sep 17

Julio & Ivelisse Sabater of Sabater Lab for Psychological Innovations Inc.

Sep 3

Hugo Adames of The Event Factory Kitchen and Stage

Aug 20

Doris Blanchard, Director of Outreach and Engagement at Rhode Island Commerce Corporation and Simon Goudiaby, Small Business Liaison/Advisor to RI Governor Dan McKee

Aug 6

Kaitlyn Roberts of Easy Entertaining, Inc.

Jul 23

Building Your Enterprise: Insights from the RI Small Business Coalition Forum

Jul 9

Olivia Byron, Director of Employer Workforce Programs at RI Dept. of Labor & Training and Rory Carmody, Workforce Director at Accesspoint RI

Jun 26