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NEW! Succession Ready
Succession Ready is a free, hybrid, six-week educational program designed for small business owners who are considering retirement, succession planning, or selling their business. Learn more here.
The Rhode Island Life Science Hub
Grants of up to $10K are available to eligible organizations to support the life science fields of Biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, biomedical technology, Biomanufacturing, digital health, and AI, cell and gene therapies, biomedical engineering, genomics, diagnostics, and the broader life sciences. Learn more here.
Rhode Island's Innovation Hub (RI HUB)
RIHub, Rhode Island's Innovation Hub, is a non-profit with a mission to connect high potential growth startups with experts, investors, corporations and a community to grow their business at a global scale. From state-of-the-art co-working spaces and mentorship programs to workshops and networking events, RIHub provides the tools and resources essential for turning visionary ideas into successful ventures. Learn more here.
RI Rebounds Energy Efficiency Program
The Program is a statewide effort to assist small businesses reduce their energy costs by implementing measures that improve energy efficiency. This initiative will support small businesses recover from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including rising energy costs experienced in 2020-2021, by reimbursing small businesses up to $10,000 for energy efficiency measures implemented as the result of an energy efficiency audit. Learn more here!
Minority Business Accelerator
The primary focus of the Rhode Island Minority Business Accelerator initiative is to address historical and current inequities in business ownership in Rhode Island. Learn more here!
Language Access Assistance
The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) can provide translation (written) and interpretation (spoken) language assistance services in your preferred language at no cost to you. Learn more here!
SkillsRI
This program provides high school students with work-based learning internships at no cost to the employer. Learn more here!
Workplace Accessibility Grants
The Workplace Accessibility Grant Program promotes employment and economic opportunity for individuals with disabilities through investment in accessible workplaces. It provides a 100% reimbursement for eligible costs up to $5,000 per calendar year. All Rhode Island employers with fewer than twenty-five (25) employees and who meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the program guide may apply. Learn more here!
Registered Apprenticeship
Registered Apprenticeship is a proven model of job preparation and an employer-driven model that provides an effective way for employers to recruit, train and retain highly skilled workers. As an "earn and learn" strategy, Registered Apprenticeship offers job seekers immediate employment that offers advancement along a career path and a nationally-recognized credential. Learn more here!
Host a Virtual or In-person Job Fair
Employers, looking for a new way to recruit employees? Host a virtual or in-person job fair on BackToWorkRI.com! You'll meet 1-1 with applicants in 15-minute time slots. If you're interested in hosting a job fair, please send an email to dlt.esu@dlt.ri.gov!
Back To Work Training
Partnering directly with employers to ensure Rhode Islanders get the skills they need to secure well-paying jobs in growing industries. Back To Work Rhode Island removes obstacles to participation by providing support services like child care and transportation assistance, so that every Rhode Islander is able to take advantage of these opportunities. While using proven best practices, Back To Work also make serious innovations, like deploying Artificial Intelligence to connect Rhode Island jobseekers with pathways to careers. Learn more here.
1-on-1 Virtual Office Hours Appointments: Participants can book a 1-on-1, 20-minute, online appointment with a member of Business Services where they will answer any questions they may have about starting a business. This is a good option for people that feel overwhelmed, don’t know where to start and want some individual attention.
Business Assistant: This is an online tool that based on the answers they provide to a few basic questions about their business, gives users a customized do-list of state licenses to apply for, business registration forms to fill out, and laws regulations to read.
Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (RISBDC)
RI BSDC offers entrepreneurs with no cost, one-on-one counseling, training and access to important resources, at all stages of business; startup through maturity. Our services are in the realm of financial planning, business plan development, market research, loan application development, branding, licensing and permits, and more. SBDC clients also receive a 50% discount on Quickbooks Online one-year. Register with SBDC.
Work Opportunities Tax Credit (WOTC)
WOTC is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. Learn more and apply today!
On the Job Training (OJT)
OJT a federal program funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), lets you hire and train skilled workers and get reimbursed for your efforts. Learn more and apply today!
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)
STEP provides financial awards to state and territory governments to assist small businesses with export development. To date, over $200 million has been awarded to assist in growing the volume and value of small business exports. Learn more and apply today!
RI Business Competition
The Competition encourages ideas for new businesses, as well as from early stage companies. An early stage, or seed stage, company typically is at the inventor stage where there is an idea, a concept, or even a product, but little or no income has been generated yet. Learn more!
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