WBE Success Stories

This is the first in a series of profiles that feature the women behind successful certified Women Business Enterprise companies operating in Rhode Island. 

WBE Profile: Shirley X. Moore, Be Moore Interpreting

Pawtucket-based business owner Shirley X. Moore is founder and president of Be Moore Interpreting, a business she has operated since 2016.

Moore said that being certified as a Women Business Enterprise through the state’s Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion leads to business opportunities for women-owned businesses. 

READ MORE about Shirley X. Moore by clicking here.

WBE Profile: Alison Steere, Steere Engineering, Inc.

Alison Steere is the CEO and co-owner of Warwick-based Steere Engineering. Inc., an engineering company her mother, Patricia, launched as a one-woman company in 2010. 

Steere said that certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) through the RI Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has led to many opportunities for her business.

READ MORE about Alison Steere by clicking here.

WBE Profile: Charise Wilson, Workforce Ready Solutions, LLC

Charise Wilson is the managing director and founder of her Lincoln-based Workforce Ready Solutions, LLC, launched her business in 2019 and hasn’t looked back due to the help of DEDI’s MBE program.  

Wilson said that being certified by the RI Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion as a Women Business Enterprise gave her both a personal and business confidence boost. 

READ MORE about Charise Wilson by clicking here.

WBE profile: Rosanna M. Ortiz, RMO PR/Project Resources

Rosanna M. Ortiz, who is president of RMO PR/Project Resources, feels a sense of community by being certified as a Women Business Enterprise through the state’s Division of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.  

Ortiz said that DEDI and its resources helped connect her business to industry professionals and employment opportunities. 

READ MORE about Rosanna M. Ortiz by clicking here.