MassChallenge celebrates innovation, Deval Patrick’s influence in tech community
These women mean business: Here are Boston’s top 100 women-led companies
The Boston Globe Magazine published its list of 100 women-led businesses this week as part of special issue focusing on women and entrepreneurship in Boston and beyond. Boston Children’s Hospital, led by president and chief executive Sandra Fenwick, topped the …
MassChallenge startups have raised $706M in funding, created 4,800 jobs
The 617 startups that have participated in five annual classes of Boston-based accelerator program MassChallengehave collectively raised $706 million in funding and created 4,800 jobs.
That’s according to a new report released by MassChallenge on Thursday with updated metrics.
Those …
Using big data to hire the perfect employee at the perfect time
As a small business owner, you’re probably an expert multitasker out of necessity. You need to create, build, sell, market and network — and often need to do so with minimal staff. In fact, a recent Constant Contact study found …
Boston Ranked 4th For Tech Startup Funding
When you think of tech startups, you probably think Northern California. Companies there receive the largest share of funding from venture capitalists, but there are several other notable pockets around the country.
In the first nine months of the year, …
Collaborative Space Takes Off in Cambridge
No more walls, no more cubicles, no more stuffy boardrooms. In offices across the Commonwealth, collaboration is taking over and changing the traditional look and feel of workspaces.
The concept of collaborative workspace is aimed at increasing communication and community …
City of Boston will let you pay parking tickets with your smartphone
From: http://www.bizjournals.com/
A new partnership with a Boston-based startup will allow people to pay their city of Boston parking tickets using their smartphones.
The city announced the partnership on Tuesday with TicketZen, a company created by Boston-based software design firm …
Do you and your firm need a reboot? 4 questions to get you back on track
Do you face a constant barrage of opportunities, problems and situations? You’re trying to understand why your sales force isn’t performing, why your quality isn’t good enough, or why your people aren’t taking more initiative. Then there are customer complaints …
Passing success on to the next generation of entrepreneurs
I’m fortunate that I have the opportunity to build Terrible Labs with an incredible team of engineers and designers. In just a few years, we’ve grown from three people with a questionable brand name to one of the most …
More SBA loans authorized by Congress
From: Boston Business News
Small Business Administration loans got more room to grow under the temporary funding bill signed into law by PresidentBarack Obama Friday.
The legislation increased the SBA’s lending authority for its flagship 7(a) loan program for this …
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