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Entrepreneurs

  • Q&A: Northborough coffee shop features local ownership, with a corporate feel

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: February 20, 2023

    Aero Coffee Roasters was supposed to open in February of 2020, but, like everything that happened in 2020, the COVID pandemic had other plans

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: February 20, 2023
  • Worcester Wares to close Canal District location

    Isabel Tehan February 10, 2023

    “It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”

    Isabel Tehan February 10, 2023
  • Framingham consultant hires new executives to bolster music and entertainment portfolio

    Kevin Koczwara February 9, 2023

    Business consulting company Triple G Ventures hired Greg Keys to be its chief sales office and Eric Shin as the company’s executive vice president of sales. 

    Kevin Koczwara February 9, 2023
  • Marlborough entrepreneurship school launches summer programs

    Kevin Koczwara February 9, 2023

    he New England Innovation Academy, a private school focused on entrepreneurship, will hold its first summer programs for grades 2 through 12 at its Marlborough campus this summer.

    Kevin Koczwara February 9, 2023
  • No Central Mass. public company has a female CEO, although that’s not deterring young professionals

    Isabel Tehan Updated: February 6, 2023

    The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.

    Isabel Tehan Updated: February 6, 2023
  • Q&A: Burncoat Center ties together arts and wellness

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: February 6, 2023

    Hopes were high in January 2020 when the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness opened in Worcester. Two months later, COVID struck, and those plans went out the window.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: February 6, 2023
  • Worcester Center for Crafts rebrands its retail store

    Timothy Doyle February 3, 2023

    The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.

    Timothy Doyle February 3, 2023
  • Worcester coffee shop sells location to Salvadoran bakery

    Timothy Doyle January 30, 2023

    Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.

    Timothy Doyle January 30, 2023
  • Former city councilor buys historic building, opens tech startup in downtown Worcester

    Timothy Doyle January 26, 2023

    Joffrey Smith, CEO of Joffrey Smith Financial Group, officially opened his new location at 8 Norwich St. in Worcester, and unveiled his insurtech startup Concordia Exchange at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.

    Timothy Doyle January 26, 2023
  • New challenges await the Massachusetts cannabis industry

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023

    Despite falling prices and increasing competition, marijuana business officials across the state, and particularly in Central Massachusetts, still see the cannabis market as primed for opportunity, with operators having to be smarter about the way

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023
  • A place for innovation: Diversity consultant to open Worcester incubator

    Isabel Tehan Updated: January 23, 2023

    PG Collaborative will allow entrepreneurs of color to come together, build relationships organically, and problem-solve issues unique to them.

    Isabel Tehan Updated: January 23, 2023
  • Ziggy Bombs to open Leicester shop

    Timothy Doyle January 18, 2023

    Sandwich shop Ziggy Bombs, which opened its first permanent location in December on Franklin Street in Worcester, plans to open a second store in Leicester. 

    Timothy Doyle January 18, 2023
  • Framingham State names new director of entrepreneurship center

    Timothy Doyle January 13, 2023

    Framingham State University has named Christimara Garcia as director of its Entrepreneur Innovation Center.

    Timothy Doyle January 13, 2023
  • NCMDC loans Groton cafe $206K to buy business location

    Timothy Doyle January 10, 2023

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg approved a $206,000 loan to help Salt and Life Café purchase its location at 159 Main St. in Groton.

    Timothy Doyle January 10, 2023
  • Restaurant location sold in Gardner for $1M

    Timothy Doyle January 9, 2023

    The former location of a West Broadway restaurant sold on Wednesday for $1 million.

    Timothy Doyle January 9, 2023
  • The beer challenges of 2023

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 9, 2023

    Beer has become big business. In Massachusetts, the industry supports more than 14,000 employees and, according to the Brewers Association, had an economic impact of more than $1.6 billion in 2021.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 9, 2023

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.