Manufacturers fret about a skills shortage and the loss of powerful knowledge as baby boomers retire. Instead of fretting, I suggest looking back to the beginning of World War II as an easily available and proven response to both concerns.…
6 ways to manage time in a seasonal business
Like most companies, a seasonal business’ success depends largely on an owner’s prowess in managing time and money.
But both resources can be in shorter supply if you condense a year’s worth of work into a few months. Proper planning …
More foreign money hits Boston as 745 Atlantic trades hands
Oxford Properties Group is expanding its Boston portfolio with its $114.5 million acquisition of 745 Atlantic Ave. from Beacon Capital Partners.
The deal comes about six months after Oxford, the real estate arm of Canadian pension fund OMERS, invested a …
Why I’m still thankful I was fired 26 years ago
In 1989 I was managing the national ad sales effort for a sports magazine, based out of my home office. Having designed that office space as part of the house I’d built a dozen years earlier when I was a …
These Boston-area media projects just got money and recognition
The Knight Foundation is a big player in funding projects where science and media intersect. These local projects were among 20 announced today as winners of grants from the Knight Prototype Fund. Descriptions from a Knight news release.
“Community Resource …