Pamela O'Hara remembers the exact "ah-ha" moment for her company BatchBlue and its flagship online contact manager called BatchBook. It came while she was painting Disney characters on a refrigerator box turned princess castle that she was creating for her daughter's birthday party. Having just finished a consulting job for a local publishing business, O'Hara thought about how unsatisfied she was with the expensive and challenging customer relationship management solution that the company jerry-rigged to fit its specific data needs.
The long term plan to reposition Rhode Island's economy remains focused on growth in knowledge-based, innovation economy industries that will provide Rhode Islanders with more high-wage job opportunities. Inside are links to companies that are currently hiring.