Free parking is available in lots on either side of the building as well as on the surrounding streets.
Join us for an informational networking coffee hour with Paul Harden of the RI Small Business Development Center (RISBDC) and Lori Burke, Chamber Membership Sales Associate.
Learn more about the no-charge, confidential business services available to assist new and existing businesses with planning, financing, human resources and marketing.
Meet with other business owners in the community to discuss trends and any issues that might be affecting your business.
Entrance to Innovate Newport is at the Broadway facing doors. The Cafe is on the second floor, accessible via elevator or stairs.
New England’s favorite fall tradition unveils a brand-new twist this year at Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular - Trivia Edition. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of tricky trivia as you embark on a journey through brain-teasing questions while strolling past 1000s of creatively carved pumpkins. From pop culture to sports to history, test your knowledge and enjoy the magic of fall at Roger Williams Park Zoo.
September 27 - November 2 Tickets at: rwpzoo.org/jols
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julia Bedard | julia@hoganri com | (401) 338-1861
“Not Just About The Real Estate” Photo Contest Offers Full-Page Color Magazine ad, Photo Credit and $500 Award
Hogan Associates Real Estate is kicking off its sixth annual photo contest! The Newport, Rhode Island real estate team seeks photos and videos that capture the spirit of its core message that homeownership is “not just about the real estate.” The contest runs from August 1 through September 2, 2024.
This year’s theme of “Islanders in Action” is focused on the community getting out there, and taking part in all of the activities our Ocean State has to offer! Whether it’s swimming, sailing, exploring, playing sports, or tossing the ball with your four legged friends…we want to see your version of this summer’s Island Action
HOW TO ENTER
1. Post your photo or video to your Instagram or Facebook account between August 1 and September 2, 2024.
2. Follow @hoganassociates on Instagram and Facebook.
3. Include the hashtag #njatre2024 ( Don’t forget. To win, we need that hashtag!) For extra visibility, tag @hoganassociates as a person in the photo!
CONTEST RULES
1. Only content published between August 1 and September 2, 2024 will be accepted.
2. The photo must be original and high resolution for use in our advertising campaign.
3 Submit as many photos as you like, but you can only win once
4. Even if your account is private, please make this post public for us to be able to see it.
PRIZES:
1. 1st Place Photo: $500 cash prize + a full-page Hogan Associates | Christie’s International Real Estate’s color magazine ad in Newport Life magazine
2. People’s Choice Photo: $100 gift card to Newport Restaurant Group
Social Media Marketing… 2024 Style
Not sure how to market your business on Social Media Or need a tune -up? CADEAUX du MONDE can help...
It's always a challenge to make time to effectively market your business on social media and now it's more important than ever to connect with customers digitally.
CADEAUX du MONDE can help you boost and optimize your business Social Media presence so that it is an easy to use, efficient, effective and integral part of your company's overall marketing plan. We offer the following options for private tutoring and Social Media Management:
•Schedule private lessons. Want to have virtual lessons on your timeline, uniquely tailored to your Social Media needs? We can fashion an individualized program ideally suited to you and your business.
•Send out newsletters. Communication is critical and newsletters are an effective way to directly reach your current client base and new clients. We can set you up with an email marketing platform or optimize your current one.
•Social Media account management. Don't have the time or the staff to do Social Media marketing, but want to include Social Media as part of your overall marketing strategy? We have reasonably priced monthly packages.
•Creative gift giving. Give your favorite business person a gift certificate for private tutoring, Social Media Management for their business, or Social Media classes.
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AUGUST 20 FROM 4-6PM
AUGUST 28 FROM 5-7PM
SEPTEMBER 5 FROM 5-7PM
MEET & GREET WITH SHANNON & OTHER TEACHERS
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o: 401.849.4719
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Personal Risk Services
Personal Risk Assessment for Wealth Protection
USI's Personal Risk practice offers dedicated individual risk management consulting from the collaborative effort of hundreds of personal risk specialists nationwide. As one of the nation's largest privately held personal risk brokerage firms, USI’s expertise provides protection across the economic spectrum serving individuals, families, emerging wealth and Family Offices. Our multi-year strategic process evaluates short and long term impact to the personal wealth of our clients. We are focused on delivering actionable, measurable risk solutions that protect income and wealth, enhance coverage, control costs and provide more efficient investment of premium dollars.
Program Suite
The USI ONE Advantage®
What truly distinguishes USI as a premier personal insurance brokerage and consulting firm is the USI ONE Advantage, a game-changing value proposition that delivers a robust set of risk management solutions with bottom line impact.
Omni Knowledge Engine TM – A proprietary risk analytics platform for personal risk solutions; real time, interactive, and customized for each client to identify exposures, tailor coverage and reduce cost.
Resource Network – Dedicated technical experts networked nationally and embedded in local offices to build integrated client centered account teams and deliver superior personal risk services.
Enterprise Planning – A disciplined, focused, deep analysis centered on your individual risk issues and challenges. Highly consultative meetings integrate USI’s Omni analytics with our broad resource network to build a comprehensive risk management strategy aligned with your needs.
Client-Focused Solutions
An individualized risk profile that allows us to build a customized plan for your unique set of risk exposures.
Evaluation of individual tolerance for risk and how to best allocate your insurance budget.
A comprehensive coverage analysis and discussion of potential strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in your current portfolio.
Risk‐mitigation strategies that can help lower the likelihood of a loss and unlock savings in your insurance program.
At USI, we understand how hard our clients work to achieve individual success.
We work closely with you to create customized solutions that help manage your personal risk and protect individual and family assets.
Erin,
Big things are happening at Rhode Island Energy (RIE). On August 19, we roll out new customer and work management systems, including our website. This is a significant milestone in our transition from National Grid, and we wanted you to be aware of specific changes that will affect the businesses you represent over the next few months that could come to your attention.
If you are interested, we will schedule a meeting to discuss changes that will affect our commercial customers. Here’s a quick summary of these changes:
• Updated website. We’ve redesigned our website with a simpler, more streamlined experience.
• My Business Account portal removal. Because our account online interface is more streamlined, there will no longer be a dedicated My Business Account option for commercial customers on the new website.
• Bill updates. New bill designs offer more information and options available to customers.
• Account/Profile updates. Starting on August 19, customers can log in to update their online profile password, payment preferences and alerts.
• Bulk pay. Customers with five or more accounts can retain bulk pay functionality when they enroll in direct deposit via full amount or full-bill-amount, auto bill pay options. Customers that pay by check will be unable to pay in bulk, but they can enroll before August 19 to ensure autopay in bulk is uninterrupted. They will still be able to enroll after August 19.
• Updated payment process. We’ve updated our payment options, which will require customers to reenroll in select payment methods.
• Paperless billing. To enroll in paperless billing, customers will need to have an online profile on our website. Commercial businesses can continue receiving paperless bills via email for each summarized amount. Summary bills will continue but will no longer be available for paperless billing.
• Summary billing. Commercial customers must have more than five accounts to receive a summary bill and cannot be enrolled in paperless billing, budget billing or net metering.
• Dedicated RIE contacts. Commercial customers that could previously analyze energy usage or group, filter, search and sort accounts online, will no longer have those features available. If you have questions, please contact Hannah Kirk at HKirk@RIEnergy.com or Bryan Esquivel at BBEsquivel@RIEnergy.com for additional help.
• New phone numbers. We’ve switched to one centralized customer service number for both electric and gas services (1-855-743-1101), as well as a new number to use when texting an outage – 743674 (RIEMSG).
• Services. Beginning on August 19 , customers will be able to start/stop their service online. Businesses that are moving locations must call the RIE contact center at 1-855743-1101.
Throughout and after the rollout process, there will be multiple opportunities for engagement from all impacted by these changes. Comprehensive engagement will be achieved through various formats, including direct mail, advertising, webinars and more. Our new customer contact center will be ready to assist our commercial customers and handle all service requests daily from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
In the next few weeks, we will provide you with a social media toolkit to help you communicate these changes with your constituents and answer any questions they may have about the rollout process and transition. We want to make sure you are well informed and can address any questions that may arise in the business community if they should ask.
On behalf of our 1,300 local team members, we will continue to be a customer-focused organization, connecting nearly 800,000 of our neighbors with safe and reliable energy solutions. In 2023 alone, these dedicated employees delivered the best electric reliability performance and gas response by any energy company in state history. Like you, our dedication to the Ocean State will never change.
If you have any questions about the changes outlined above, visit www.RIEnergy.com/changes or feel free to call me directly at 508-341-9659 or by email at BESchuster@RIEnergy.com.
Thank you,
Brian Schuster Head of External Affairs, Rhode Island Energy
Conversations with Women of Distinction
welcoming
Dayna Gladstein, MSW, LICSW
President & CEO, Newport Mental Health, Inc.
Dayna Gladstein, President & CEO of Newport Mental Health, is the quintessential servant leader, unwavering in her commitment to placing the needs of clients at the forefront. She embodies compassion, viewing each individual not merely as a client, but as a person deserving the highest quality care to enhance their well-being.
Her passion for client success, combined with her operational acumen and talent for leadership, led to her appointment as President & CEO in February 2024, after serving for four years first as Chief Operating Officer and then Executive Vice President. As President & CEO, Dayna seamlessly integrates her leadership talents and operational experience to oversee all clinical and business operations. In addition, she is responsible for making critical decisions, analyzing trends, assessing potential risk, and making informed choices which drive Newport Mental Health’s growth and financial sustainability.
At this series of monthly fireside chats with a local Woman of Distinction and Chamber President & CEO, Erin Donovan-Boyle, guests will hear a 30-minute conversation and have the opportunity to ask questions of the guest while enjoying a continental breakfast. Following Q&A, guests are welcome to stay and network!
REGISTER HERE
$15 Chamber Members, $20 NonMembers
Sponsored by
Thursday, September 12th 9-10:30am
Innovate Newport 513 Broadway, Newport
For Immediate Release
Contact: Spencer Gossy
Regan Communications Group (401) 269-6441
sgossy@regancomm.com
BankNewport Celebrates Renovation of Middletown Branch with Week-Long Opening Event
NEWPORT, RI – August 15, 2024 – BankNewport is excited to announce the completion of the multi-phase renovation of its Middletown, Rhode Island branch located at 528 West Main Road. To mark the occasion, customers and visitors have enjoyed a weeklong celebration of activities and events highlighting the branch’s transformation and enhanced offerings from August 13th through August 17th
The Middletown branch has been a cornerstone of the Aquidneck Island community since 1961, representing BankNewport’s second branch location in the state. The renovated space offers an updated and welcoming environment featuring advanced banking technology and modern design courtesy of Catalyst Architecture & Interiors.
“We are thrilled to unveil the newly renovated Middletown branch. The upgrades we have implemented will provide our valued customers with a modern and more convenient banking experience,” said Jack Murphy, President/CEO, BankNewport. “We appreciate our customers’ patience during this transition, and look forward to welcoming them into our new, state-of-the-art facility.”
Throughout the week, visitors were invited to enjoy a variety of activities and events to commemorate the occasion. BankNewport is committed to providing an enhanced banking experience and this celebration aimed to highlight the improvements made.
Choose from our fleet of food trucks for your next event!
Whether an office function, birthday party or any other special occasion - we take care of all the fine details, bringing your event to life, just as you imagined.
Great food, wherever you want it.
Food service establishments (like restaurants and cafes) are required by law to have a CERTIFIED food safety manager on duty at ALL times.
This ALSO includes (but Schools Caterers Food Trucks
This certification is Valid for 5 years.
Already certified but need to re-new your license? We offer re-certification examinations, too!
