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July 24, 2017
Briefing

Citing lack of funding, Hopkinton incubator to close

Laura Finaldi

The end of the month will mark the end of the road for TechSandBox, the Hopkinton business incubator founded at Becker College four years ago.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Viewpoint: Incubators need local support

    Joe Bush

    The strength of an incubator is the community it supports and the engagement of strategic partners, entrepreneurs and mentors.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Take small steps to improve communication

    Laura Burch

    We all know communication is important in our professional lives. Yet a lot of us still seem to struggle with consistently and openly communicating in the workplace, which is a big problem since we rely on critical information to do our jobs well.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Putting on the first Worcester Wine Festival

    Ed Russo founded Lock 50 in Worcester's Canal District a year ago, accelerating his plans for a relaxing retirement at the urging of his son.

  • Focus On Law
    Focus On Law

    New ruling may scrutinize the profits of nonprofits

    Emily Micucci

    A complaint against Delta Dental may result in more regulation against the for-profit divisions of nonprofits, like hospitals and insurers.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Despite company shortcomings, Worcester kept tax breaks in place

    Grant Welker

    In the last five years, 75% of Worcester tax breaks were successful, but the city kept the benefits even for almost all missing their goals.

  • 50 years later, downtown Worcester redevelopment takes lesson from the past

    Grant Welker

    Half a century after Worcester razed much of downtown to make way for the Galleria, the city is encouraging development concepts similar to what once was torn down.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Time management

    Susan Shalhoub

    For a C-suite executive or business leader, efficient time management does not mean blindly diving in and tackling whatever is in your inbox or on your desk. To manage your time strategically, it could even mean not doing a particular task at all (or at least not that day).

  • Kummerspeck bringing old concept to up-and-coming neighborhood

    Eric Goudreau

    Matt Mahoney and Rachel Coit's Kummerspeck Restaurant & Delicatessen, a restaurant and bar combined with a full-service deli, is opening on Water Street soon.

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Today's Poll

Would you want your children following in your professional footsteps?
Poll Description

Massachusetts has the second smallest percentage of family-owned businesses in the country, according to an OnDeck analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 Annual Business Survey. The analysis showed 21.87% of Massachusetts businesses are family-owned.

The power of family-owned operations is found in the numbers. Research performed by Family Enterprise USA reports 74% of family-owned businesses have been operating for more than 30 years.  

Even when families don’t work together running a business, many professionals hope to see their children following in their career footsteps, creating a lineage of those in the same profession and fostering the camaraderie that comes with.

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