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Thank you to everyone who joined us last month for our event, 'Supply RI: How We're Connecting Businesses for Success in Offshore Wind!' We hope that you found the event beneficial . If you did miss it, don't worry, we have a complete recording of the event available now. Click the link below to watch. |
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Resource Partner of the Month:
Tech Collective
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Cybersecurity and the threats of cyber-attack loom large. To help, our resource partner of the month, Tech Collective, will be hosting a virtual bootcamp beginning September 18 to train employees on how to become a 'Certified Ethical Hacker'.
This course is a virtual, hands-on program that will cover how to work with a variety of systems to find out where their weaknesses or vulnerabilities may be, and how you can identify and reinforce these gaps to prevent successful hacking attempts.
In this course you will learn ethical hacker basics and the different fields in penetration testing, testing security networks and discovering weakness, vulnerabilities and exploiting them, how to interact with the systems you compromised, and much more.
Use the code: TC2021Supply to receive $500 off member pricing.
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Chafee Lends a Helping Hand
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The John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University invests in Rhode Island through federal, state and university programming, and it has a consistent record of success.
In the most recent statistics (from 2018), nearly 2,000 Rhode Island companies exported $2.7 billion of goods, supporting 133,300 jobs. These numbers represent a significant win for the state’s businesses.
The Chafee team has a number of tools to make it happen. The Center supports SBA-eligible exporters through the State Trade Expansion Program, while partnering with RI Commerce to both support exporters and attract foreign companies to invest in Rhode Island. Unknown to many, foreign investment in the state is an important piece of its economy. In 2017, 26,400 people were employed by affiliates of companies at least 50% foreign owned.
The Chafee Center also takes advantage of the brainpower of Bryant University’s International Business, Global Supply Chain Management and MBA students, as well as its faculty, to help local companies identify challenges and maximize opportunities through keystone Practicum projects.
Darlington Fabrics, A Moore Company based in Westerly, took part in just such a project during the spring semester of 2021. The company was looking at how to raise awareness of its sustainability efforts while also examining what their goals should be going forward. Darlington is looking to put one of the student team’s recommendations in place in early 2022.
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Supplier Highlight:
Brave River & AVTech
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Brave River Solutions and AVTech were both named to the Providence Business News List of the 2021 Best Places to work in Rhode Island. These companies were ranked in the top 10 best small companies to work, with Brave River Solutions ranked as #2 and AVTech as #6.The annual statewide survey is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in Rhode Island, benefitting the state’s economy, workforce, and businesses. The companies recognized are evaluated based on human resources policies as well as confidential surveys of employees. The 2021 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island list is made up of 72 companies total, broken down by size of the employer.
Brave River Solutions provides leading technology solutions to businesses in the Providence and Boston areas, offering offer consulting services, eBusiness solutions (including website design & development), and IT support.
AVTECH Software (AVTECH), a private corporation founded in 1988, is a computer hardware manufacturer and software developer. Their products include RoomAlert ®, which is capable of monitoring computer rooms, data centers and other facilities for conditions such as temperature, humidity, power, flood / water leakage, smoke / fire, air flow, room entry, motion, cameras and more.
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Quick Links for Suppliers and Businesses
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Not yet a part of the SupplyRI database? Click here to register as a supplier today!
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Business advisors at Rhode Island Commerce are standing by to assist you during the COVID-19 emergency. Complete this form and a business advisor will respond within one business day.
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The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented circumstances for business and non-profit organizations in Rhode Island and throughout the country. Rhode Island Commerce has compiled these resources, including COVID-19 testing for local businesses interested in offering on-site rapid testing to their employees, to assist you in adapting to the current economic challenges and new ways of doing business.
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Best Regards,
Doris Blanchard
Assistant Director, SupplyRI
401.278.9127
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