About
Welcome to Every Company Counts- Rhode Island's Small Business Connection! Every Company Counts mission is to mobilize the economic development professionals in Rhode Island to promote small business success.
We...
- Deliver professional services based on expertise and experience;
- Provide easy access to partners and services;
- Use service standards to measure customer satisfaction and;
- Create innovative service solutions to small business challenges.
EveryCompanyCounts.com provides a place where Rhode Island's small business community can learn from each other and grow their business by tapping into Rhode Island's collective knowledge in four primary ways:
- Articles and publications- practical articles and success stories written by Rhode Island business professionals on a variety of topics broken down into three categories: starting a business, financing a business and managing a business.
- Business Resources- an interactive tool to find public/non-profit business resources in Rhode Island.
- Learning Events- link to upcoming learning events around the state to sharpen your business skills.
- Blog- an interactive tool to let us know how we are doing, hear about upcoming or past events and voice your opinion on today's economy.
Every Company Counts vision is to create a small business services community that provides a competitive advantage, enables entrepreneurs and fosters job creation in Rhode Island.
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Elizabeth Perry, Business Development Account Manager
As Business Development Account Manager for RI Economic Development, Elizabeth reaches out to over 1,200 Rhode Island Small Businesses a year in which she helps guide such businesses with issues pertaining to start-up documentation, licensing, workforce development, marketing, public relations, and financing...just to name a few.
Elizabeth is highly active in the small business community attending many networking events and has assisted many businesses in starting and/or growing in the state by providing learning events and business consultations that are all free of charge. Elizabeth also helps create a community of small business owners on the ECC Facebook and Twitter pages where she keeps Rhode Islanders up-to-date with what is happening in the small business world.
Elizabeth understands the value of small business and the issues that come with it as she is a small business owner herself. Gracie's Gourmet Goodies is an all natural homemade dog treat business that she officially started in 2008, but has been baking all natural dog treats since 1999. Elizabeth also is the Director of her family's non-profit that raises money for Leukemia and Lymphoma and can relate to the process and issues Rhode Island Non-Profits face. Elizabeth has worked closely with Rhode Island small businesses for 5 years working at a Providence based law firm, where she became very familiar with the incorporation process and SBA loan programs.
Recently, Elizabeth was chosen as one of Providence Business News' Forty Under 40 recipients for 2010. To read the article, please click here. In January of 2010, Elizabeth was also named Providence Monthly's Ten More To Watch as part of their Ten People That Will Change Providence Issue and is also a member of the United Way's Young Leaders Circle that creates a positive impact in our community through education, volunteering, and philanthropy.
Elizabeth can be reached at eperry@riedc.com or 401.278.9154.
Victor Barros, Managing Director of Small Business Services
As the Managing Director of Small Business Services for RIEDC, Victor oversees the Every Company Counts, urban Development and Export Assistance programs here at RIEDC.
As part of his many duties, Victor assists the Rhode Island Enterprise Zone Council by serving as the point of contact in managing the state's nine Enterprise Zones.
Prior to joining RIEDC in 1996 he worked extensively within the financial industry, holding Community Lending and Branch Management positions. He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Finance.
Contact Victor at 278-9137 or via email at vbarros@riedc.com