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The four tests that can take your idea from fantasy to reality
June 22, 2015All too often, entrepreneurs move quickly to spend precious resources that they don't have to launch a product they believe is perfect into a market they're convinced is huge. And they do this without doing much, if any, market research.But what
June 22, 2015Mass. lags in growth of women-owned businesses
June 11, 2015A recent report ranked Massachusetts 34th in the nation when it comes to growth of women-owned businesses in the last 18 years.
June 11, 2015Becker effort represents boost for ‘good’ business
June 8, 2015In some circles big business has taken it on the chin for the widening income disparity between CEO pay and the pay of regular working-class employees in the United States.
June 8, 2015Virgin Pulse raises $92 million
May 28, 2015Framingham's Virgin Pulse, which helps companies improve the well-being of their employees, has raised $92 million in additional funding.
May 28, 2015Running Start joins coworking network
May 27, 2015Worcester's Running Start has joined the Workbar Network, allowing its members to use space in six different locations in Massachusetts.
May 27, 2015
More help on the way for small businesses
May 25, 2015Former State Treasurer Steven Grossman, now CEO for a Boston-based nonprofit organization that aims to revitalize urban economies through business and job development, is leading the charge for business training in Massachusetts' 26 Gateway Cities,
May 25, 2015
Planting the seeds of a new business
May 25, 2015<i>(Editor's Note: Inspiration and Innovation, which focuses on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, is a new column written by Jeff Schiebe that will run in every other edition of the Worcester Business Journal.)</i>
May 25, 2015
Boots to bootstrapping: Military vets find host of resources to succeed in business
May 25, 2015The transition from military to civilian life is a notoriously tough one, but many veterans have a set of skills that's well suited to running a business. And there are a number of public- and private-sector resources devoted to helping ex-military
May 25, 2015
Old skills in a new era: Entrepreneurs ply industrial-era crafts and trades
May 25, 2015With most consumer markets populated by mass-produced items that are cookie-cutter images of each other, entrepreneurs in Worcester are capitalizing on goods that emphasize customization and craftsmanship through the use of time-honored skills in a
May 25, 2015Chamber-led effort honors 12 startups
May 11, 2015A dozen area startups, representing five Worcester colleges, have won memberships in a new program designed to launch new businesses.
May 11, 2015
The entrepreneur's path from concept to investment
May 11, 2015A passion can develop into a business plan. But the steps in between are very critical, Ken Cook writes.
May 11, 2015Medical firms sweep Venture Forum contest
April 15, 2015Medical companies swept The Venture Forum's Five-Minute Pitch Contest Tuesday night, with the producer of a “smart pancreas” taking home $3,500 in prizes.
April 15, 2015Ex-T&G employee raising funds for newspaper startup
February 3, 2015A former Telegram and Gazette employee is looking to online fundraiser KickStarter to fund a Worcester newspaper that will be available online and in print.
February 3, 2015
From interior design to medical devices, local entrepreneur secures 4th patent
December 18, 2014A few years ago, Jennifer Davagian Ensign was a master seamstress, running a custom interior design business in Sudbury. Today, she's the CEO of a Concord-based medical device company that holds patents in the U.S. and abroad, with the latest patent
December 18, 2014
Landlord donates space, but TechSandBox founder hopes for more sponsors
December 4, 2014Last week, MetroWest's only technology accelerator and incubator, TechSandBox, announced its largest sponsorship to date, after its debut a year-and-a-half ago. Landlord Harold Nahigian of Southfield Properties III has agreed to let TechSandBox
December 4, 2014Have a dream? MWCC contest deadline is Dec. 31
November 21, 2014A business plan competition put on by Mount Wachusett Community College encourages entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and perhaps win a prize.
November 21, 2014
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