Innovation Studio Alum Spotlight: Eric Moyal
By: Cynthia Munrayos November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and we are highlighting Project Insulin, a non-profit making their own generic insulin that will sell directly to patients at an affordable cost regardless of insurance status. Executive Director and Founder, Eric Moyal, participated in the “Activate Your Impact” program, which was a partnership between Innovation Studio […]
Spotlight on GROW Participant: Desireé Vaughn
By: Cynthia Munrayos Intro to Dub This! and Desireé’s Story Desireé Vaughn, Startup Founder, CEO of Dream Ultra Big LLC and the innovative drive behind the card game, Dub This!, joined our GROW Winter Cohort earlier this year. She brought her idea to us in October 2023, and we’re thrilled to see her visions come […]
Business Growth: Insights from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
By: Cynthia Munrayos Innovation Studio had the opportunity to speak with Thao Dang and Andres Escobar from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses RI about their Spring 2025 Cohort, which begins in February. Below is a Q&A format to provide further insights. Q: What is the program format? To help small business owners create jobs in […]
Understanding the Lean Canvas Model
Written by: Amy Erickson During the Innovation Studio CREATE program, you will be introduced to the Lean Canvas business model. The Lean Canvas was developed by Ash Maurya as an adaptation of the Business Model Canvas by Alex Osterwalder. This is a strategic management and startup template aimed to help entrepreneurs quickly define and communicate […]
Welcoming Hayden Sobel, our new co-op intern from Northeastern University
Written By: Cynthia Munrayos Hayden is a third-year Business Administration major at Northeastern University, and has been working at Innovation Studio for the past month. Currently, his focus is on social entrepreneurship and innovation with minors in Human Services and Writing. Hayden is passionate about businesses and organizations that have a social impact focus. He […]
Meet our Co-Op Intern, Mytreyi Sureshkumar
By: Cynthia Munrayos Mytreyi Sureshkumar, a third-year student majoring in International Affairs and Economics at Northeastern University, currently served as one of our interns at Innovation Studio Roxbury through Northeastern’s cooperative education program from January to June of this year. She helped assist many of the entrepreneurs we serve within the Roxbury business community. “A […]
SHARE Business Pitch Presentation: Event Recap
Written by: Mytreyi Sureshkumar Introducing Pitch Night Last month at the Roxbury Innovation Center, four early stage founders wrapped up the SHARE business pitch preparation program by presenting for the first time to a packed room of judges, community members, alumni, program partners, family and friends. The goal of the night was to provide […]
CREATE Program Participant Highlight
By: Cynthia Munrayos Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Kaylin and Maximo Mugica-Drumm Innovation Studio offers startup business support programs for aspiring and existing business owners stuck in the gap of business ownership. Our CREATE accelerator is a 6 week program that helps build your business model such as identifying your ideal customer, understanding your product demand, and learning […]
What and Where is Biz Bodega Small Business Support Office?
By: Cynthia Munrayos Central Providence Small Business Support Office If you’ve passed by Biz Bodega on Manton Avenue in Providence, we are a community business support office that specialize in assisting early stage startup businesses. Biz Bodega is an initiative of One Neighborhood Builders, and managed by Innovation Studio. We help provide free business […]
Do You Have a Small Business or Hobby?
By Amy Erickson At Innovation Studio, we spend a lot of time talking with new business owners and prospective entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into a business. We talk to people with a real passion: the book lover who wants to open a bookstore, the fiber artist who wants to knit sweaters for […]
