Business Services
RIEDC offers a broad portfolio of client services and financing programs to help companies — both big and small — grow. Whether expanding your business in Rhode Island or starting a new venture, the RIEDC business development team can provide you with the tools, expert advice and partnerships you need to succeed.
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Business Incentives
The RIEDC publishes this summary of state and local business incentives as an information tool for the business community. We also provide or facilitate other business services including financing, market data, development sites, tours and consultation through an extensive network of financing sources, state and local officials and key development organizations. -
Enterprise Zones
The Enterprise Zone Program is designed to offer tax incentives to businesses that expand their workforce at facilities located in one of the ten state enterprise zones. -
Financing
RIEDC offers financing programs for businesses in all phases of development. From small business loans to expansion financing, RIEDC can assemble a complete financial package to meet your business needs. RIEDC also serves as a clearing house for special business and tax incentives available through the state, streamlining your access to all of the benefits available to companies locating or expanding in Rhode Island. -
Government Procurement
Doing business with the government can be a complex and daunting task. It can also be an opportunity to expand your business into new markets. The Rhode Island Procurement Technical Assistance Center helps businesses take advantage of exciting opportunities in federal, state and local government markets. -
International Trade and Exporting
Companies that export experience faster growth, pay higher wages and fare better during domestic slowdowns. Tremendous opportunities exist for Rhode Island companies overseas. Rhode Island's export shipments of merchandise in 2007 totaled $1.6 billion, up 40 percent from the $1.2 billion exported in 2003. -
Site Selection
RIEDC’s site selection group will work with companies considering expanding or relocating in Rhode Island to identify suitable sites, address infrastructure needs, coordinate visits, make confidential inquiries, and provide an objective analysis of expansion and relocation opportunities in Rhode Island. -
Small Business Services
RIEDC’s Every Company Counts is a public/private partnership of more than 150 business development organizations that connects small businesses to the tools they need to succeed. -
Workforce Development
In partnership with other state entities, the RIEDC provides funds to support worker training programs for qualified businesses. Training grants and other programs offered through workforce development include grants to train a growing workforce, train employees for export market development, or retrain and upgrade skills of existing employees.
Katharine Flynn