Free Patent Advice for Social Enterprises in Rhode Island

August 5, 2026

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A social enterprise is a business model that puts social and environmental impact on equal footing with financial sustainability. It might be mission-driven business; a nonprofit with earned income; or a worker-owned cooperative. The aim is to create shared prosperity.

Providence, Rhode Island’s Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) cultivates and supports these enterprises. Each year, SEG supports about 300 social entrepreneurs through programs and services in both English and Spanish. Among its many mentoring and training programs, its Impact Clinics are 1:1 advisory sessions with mentors. Patent agent Scott Keeley is one of these mentors, offering intellectual-property advice to SEG’s entrepreneurs.

Interested? Contact SEG. Or review the application form to apply for SEG’s formal programs.

Just have a question about the patent process? Contact Scott.

No one here is a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.  As a registered patent agent, Scott Keeley is recognized by the USPTO as an official patent practitioner. That means he does everything a patent attorney does except argue in court or give legal advice .

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