PROVIDENCE - (January 3, 2020) - The Rhode Island Business Competition's workshop "Define Your Business" will be held on Wednesday, January 8th at 5:30pm at Venture Café in Providence. The three panelists will include Dan Gertrudes, CEO & Managing Director of GrowthLab Financial Services Inc., Mary Gervais, Co-Founder of Artisans List, and Paul Olean, Executive Director of Venture Mentoring Service of Rhode Island.

The panelists will cover such topics as where do ideas for new businesses originate; how to test if an idea has potential as a business; and why it is necessary to conduct a financial investigation of a business idea.

This event is free and open to the public but pre-registration is encouraged. For more information, please visit www.ri-business.com