Joe Mazzone

Joe Mazzone

CEO & Co-Founder

Joe Mazzone is the Co-Founder and CEO of CuraCourse, a Rhode Island based startup focused on the next generation of interactive course creation and delivery tools for technology education. He serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island, where he teaches Software Engineering, guiding students through real-world Agile and Scrum practices as they design, build, and ship full-stack applications in cross-functional teams. With over 15 years of experience spanning K-12 computer science education, university instruction, and ed-tech product leadership at companies like John Wiley & Sons and Coding Rooms, Joe has a passion for making technical skills accessible to learners at every level.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Small Business Collective

Hard Hat Tour: Building the Small Business Collective

Before the furniture arrives. Before the paint dries. Before the doors officially open. We'd love to invite you inside. Join us for a special Hard Hat Tour of the future home of the Small Business Collective and get a first look at a community being built for Rhode Island's entrepreneurs, small business owners, creators, problem-solvers, and changemakers. This is not simply a tour of a building. It's an opportunity to experience the space, hear the vision, meet members of the growing SBC community, and learn how we're creating a place where people can connect, collaborate, learn, and grow together. As we walk through the unfinished space, we'll share what we're building, why we're building it, and how individuals and organizations across Southern New England are helping shape what comes next. Small Business Collective was founded on a simple belief: when people come together to share knowledge, relationships, encouragement, and opportunity, remarkable things happen. The walls are still going up. The community is already taking shape. Come see what we're building together.