Goldman Sachs survey shows small businesses still struggling due to higher operating costs, labor shortages
SUSAN MOCARSKI, founder of Cleverhood in Providence, is among the 83% of small-business owners reporting increasing operating costs, according to a new survey from Goldman Sachs. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ ELIZABETH GRAHAM
PROVIDENCE – The worst of the pandemic appears to be over, but skyrocketing operating costs have small businesses still struggling.
This was one finding of a Goldman Sachs survey published on Wednesday. The survey of graduates of its 10,000 Small Businesses program suggested that more than eight in ten small-business owners are facing increased production, shipping and general operating costs.
Seagrave-Whittle heads PBN 2021 Business Women honorees
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS announced its honorees for the 2021 Business Women Awards program.
PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Chief Marketing Officer Brenda Seagrave-Whittle has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among local businesswomen, heading a group of 28 honorees in the 2021 Business Women Awards program.
The annual program recognizes leading women in various business, government and nonprofit sectors and their work for their respective organizations. Seagrave-Whittle and this year’s Outstanding Mentor, Tracy McCaughey, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island managing director of compliance and ethics and corporate compliance officer, are among 16 industry leaders and women to watch, along with 12 achievement honorees, unveiled on Friday.