From: bbc.com
For Alice Barrow and Tom Green, starting their own business was a natural next step.
A family business, they began making candles as a sideline, mixing the different colours, scents and waxes at home, and then selling the …
From: sba.gov
So, your fantastic business idea has launched, you’ve seen some success and you’ve finally hit an operational groove. Then things hit a bit of a plateau. You wonder, is it time to grow? If so, how? This month …
From: sba.gov
Talk about a good news Friday.
Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that our economy added 321,000 jobs in November. That’s 57 consecutive months we’ve added jobs – the longest employment growth streak since America started keeping …
From: betaboston.com
December is a time to reflect on the achievements of the last 12 months and prepare for the new year. And the City Awake festival, which launches today in Boston, is giving individuals and companies focused on social …
From: blog.mass.gov
Local officials in city and town governments interact with the Commonwealth every day on a variety of matters – from accessing resources to understanding obligations and regulations. Sometimes, local officials know which persons, programs or agencies to contact …
By Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill
In this difficult recovery, many of the strongest local economies have been those with a high share of educated people in their workforce, particularly areas where technology companies and other knowledge-based industries are growing …
Can you believe we are nearing the halfway point of the 2010’s? We’ve left the iconic science fiction years of 1984, 2001, and 2010 far behind and find ourselves in a world that looks startlingly like what was just science …
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has been quietly working on a partnership with startup accelerator MassChallenge in a move designed to electrify the organization by bringing high-tech companies into the fold.
“The Chamber and MassChallenge are in the process …
Change your future too! Studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Business (MIB) doesn’t just give you the tangible degrees and certificates.
It would show that you studied in one of the best higher education systems in the world, with access …
There’s no doubt about it: The tech startup community can be hostile to women.
In next week’s Women & Power issue of The Boston Globe Magazine,women leaders explain that Boston’s tech community has the chance to create a more hospitable …
