They aren’t CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. They are the founders and leaders of small businesses in Rhode Island.
By Alexa Gagosz and Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 1:10 p.m.
PROVIDENCE— When Vice President Harris sits down with business leaders in Rhode Island on Wednesday, she won’t be talking to executives from Fortune 500 companies. The women she and the former Rhode Island governor, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, will be meeting are founders and leaders of small businesses based in the Ocean State.
Some own food startups. Others own businesses with clear-cut social missions that are already making waves in Rhode Island. Here are some of the entrepreneurs Harris is meeting with Wednesday.
Christine Paige, owner of Bliss Medical Hair Replacement Center
Christine Paige is the owner of Bliss Medical Hair Replacement Center in Rhode Island. CHRISTINE PAIGE
When Christine Paige, the owner of Bliss Medical Hair Replacement Center, received a text message saying the White House wanted her to be part of an event with the vice president, she assumed it was to do a touch-up.
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