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July 23, 2018
Advice

Five mistakes to avoid in retirement

Paul Litchfield

From taking too much risk to increased spending, retirees have a lot to think about when beginning the next chapter.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Manufacturers look to avoid layoffs as Trump's tariffs eat into their bottom line

    Zachary Comeau

    The impacts of tariffs have been swift and immediate for Central Massachusetts manufacturers, who are seeing raw material costs spike while they remain locked in deals for goods.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Managing high performers

    Susan Shalhoub

    It isn't enough to just recruit high-performing employees onto your team and announce their hires. Managers must ensure they remain happy, challenged and rewarded in their work.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Their honeymoon startup

    Brad Kane

    Two weeks after their wedding, Dave and Deb LeRiche bought Batch Ice Cream and moved the company from Boston to the LeRiches' New Braintree home.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Column: Running out of time and energy

    Roy Nascimento

    Even as we celebrate all that our business community contributes to the region, we can see a cloud on the horizon. Energy costs are rising quickly in an already expensive state.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Three healthcare leaders to leave their positions

    Zachary Comeau

    Three women, all high-profile healthcare leaders in Central Massachusetts, will step down from their positions over the next several months, their respective organizations announced in July.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Say nice things about Trump

    Personally, I find the way Trump conducts himself to be shameful, and his policies are mean-spirited and self-serving; but as professional journalists, we need to understand both sides and tell our stories fairly.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    The best defense is a good offense

    The state's affordable housing laws create a nightmare scenario for Central Massachusetts cities and towns who can see added density and out-of-place developments come into their community with little restriction.

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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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