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January 22, 2018
Shop Talk

Founder of Boost Fitness is creating a fitness empire

Brad Kane

About 12 years ago, Mark Federico opened the first Anytime Fitness franchise in Marlborough before deciding to create his own independent business in Boost Fitness.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Column: Website traffic down? Might be your site speed!

    Kham Inthirath

    One of the first steps we take when we work with new clients is to ask them what key metrics they want to increase. Website traffic is among the top responses.

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    Briefing

    Boston Scientific's new opioid alternative

    Zachary Comeau

    Boston Scientific announced Jan. 11 it received regulatory approval for a new treatment for chronic pain without the use of opioids.

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    Page One Story

    The 20 most developable sites in Central Mass.

    Grant Welker

    These properties – which could host retail, housing, industrial or office complexes, or some mix – are practically hiding in plain sight, simply waiting for the right buyer or builder.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    More women needed in STEM

    Rachel Leblanc

    Women make up half of the American labor force, yet there are fields, particularly STEM, where women continue to be vastly underrepresented.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I know about ... Managed IT services

    David S. Markey

    Managed service providers (MSP) offer technical support and monitoring for a fraction of the cost a full-time IT employee or IT department.

  • Two of the grocery industry's unique brands are about to settle in Central Massachusetts

    Grant Welker

    Grocery shopping can be a mundane experience, a get-in-and-get-out exercise not exactly stirring up passion. Then there's Whole Foods Market and Market Basket.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Negotiations

    Susan Shalhoub

    They happen in boardrooms, hallways, lawyers' offices and in car dealerships. They are, of course, negotiations – seen by many as a means to an end to wrap up a transaction of some sort, ideally involving give and take on both sides.

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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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