Rhode Island Small Business Forum

Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island Brett Smiley

We spoke with Providence Mayor Brett Smiley about his current role and running for reelection in 2026. Join the RI Small Business Coalition: Web site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risbc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.risbc.org/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/] More about Mayor Brett Smiley: Website: https://www.smileyformayor.com [https://www.smileyformayor.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smileyformayor/ [https://www.instagram.com/smileyformayor/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brettsmiley [https://www.facebook.com/brettsmiley] City of Providence website: https://www.providenceri.gov [https://www.providenceri.gov] Follow Forum Host & Co-Producer, Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian: YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri] Newsletter Sign Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eatdrinkri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eatdrinkri.com] Follow Forum Producer, Executive Cuts's Jennifer Ortiz: Book an Appointment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts]

Allan Waters, Independent candidate for mayor of Providence, RI

We spoke with Allan Waters about running for mayor of Providence as an independent. Join the RI Small Business Coalition: Web site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risbc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.risbc.org/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/] More about Allan Waters: Website: https://watersformayor.com [https://watersformayor.com] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watersformayor [https://www.facebook.com/watersformayor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allenrwaters [https://www.instagram.com/allenrwaters] Follow Forum Host & Co-Producer, Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian: YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri] Newsletter Sign Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eatdrinkri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eatdrinkri.com] Follow Forum Producer, Executive Cuts's Jennifer Ortiz: Book an Appointment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts]

Greg Stevens, Democratic candidate for governor of Rhode Island

We spoke with Greg Stevens, owner of Pat's Italian Restaurant, about running for governor of Rhode Island. Join the RI Small Business Coalition: Web site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risbc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.risbc.org/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/] More about Greg Stevens and Pat's Italian Restaurant: Website: https://gregforgovri.com [https://gregforgovri.com] Website: https://patsitalian.com [https://patsitalian.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patsitalianrestaurant/ [https://www.instagram.com/patsitalianrestaurant/] Follow Forum Host & Co-Producer, Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian: YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri] Newsletter Sign Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eatdrinkri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eatdrinkri.com] Follow Forum Producer, Executive Cuts's Jennifer Ortiz: Book an Appointment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts]

Suzy Alba of Play Time RI

We spoke with Suzy Alba of Play Time RI about her small business and running for RI state representative. Join the RI Small Business Coalition: Web site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risbc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.risbc.org/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/] More about Suzy Alba and Play Time RI: Website: https://playtimeri.com [https://playtimeri.com] Website: http://suzyalba.com [http://suzyalba.com] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068493240198 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068493240198] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playtime.ri/ [https://www.instagram.com/playtime.ri/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzyqba/ [https://www.instagram.com/suzyqba/ ] Follow Forum Host & Co-Producer, Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian: YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri] Newsletter Sign Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eatdrinkri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eatdrinkri.com] Follow Forum Producer, Executive Cuts's Jennifer Ortiz: Book an Appointment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts]

Craig Schuler of AOT Global on the RISBC Spring 2026 Job Fair

We spoke with Craig Schuler of AOT Global about the upcoming RISBC Spring 2026 Job Fair on April 29th: https://www.risbc.org/statewide-job-fair [https://www.risbc.org/statewide-job-fair] Join the RI Small Business Coalition: Web site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risbc.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.risbc.org/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/RISmallBusiness/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rismallbusiness/] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rismallbusiness/] More about AOT Global: Website: https://aotglobal.com⁠ [https://aotglobal.com] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allocctrans/ [https://www.facebook.com/allocctrans/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aotglobal_chauffeur/ [https://www.instagram.com/aotglobal_chauffeur/] Follow Forum Host & Co-Producer, Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian: YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@eatdrinkri] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinkri/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinkri] Newsletter Sign Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eatdrinkri.substack.com/embed] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eatdrinkri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eatdrinkri.com] Follow Forum Producer, Executive Cuts's Jennifer Ortiz: Book an Appointment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://getsqr.co/jennifer-ortiz] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveCuts/] Web Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/executivecuts-barbershop] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@executivecuts]