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Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7M for small business training
May 28, 2025Nine Central Massachusetts nonprofits have received a total of nearly $1 million in grant funding for their efforts to provide small businesses with technical assistance training and access to financing.
May 28, 2025
Small businesses discuss struggles at state hearing
May 28, 2025Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers. Meanwhile, economic development groups
May 28, 2025
The Insiders 2025: Michaelangelo Mangual
Updated: May 19, 2025Story by Joseph Corrazini, vice president for government and community affairs at Clark University
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jochen Salfeld
Updated: May 19, 2025In his 35 years with AbbVie, Salfeld has been personally involved in growing a small startup in a leased space in Cambridge into a biopharmaceutical powerhouse.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Amy Chase
Updated: May 19, 2025Chase is the founder of Crompton Collective, a 9,000-square-foot vintage and antique shop that has become an anchor of the Canal District neighborhood in Worcester since it opened in 2012.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Peter Li & Jean Qiu
Updated: May 19, 2025Li and Qiu founded Conifer after seeing how new entrepreneurs had the intellect to create products but lacked the business knowledge to develop a thriving startup.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Clark School of Business, WBJ launch Women’s Executive Academy
May 14, 2025The School of Business at Clark University in Worcester, in partnership with Worcester Business Journal, has launched a training academy to help emerging women leaders develop new skills and advance their careers.
May 14, 2025
Safe Exit Initiative launches sex trafficking outreach program in Baltimore
May 13, 2025Safe Exit Initiative, a Worcester nonprofit supporting those involved in the sex trade, has expanded its reach into the Mid-Atlantic, launching a harm reduction and outreach program in Baltimore.
May 13, 2025
New Brazilian pizza restaurant opening in Worcester on Tuesday
May 13, 2025Bella Pizzeria, which has an existing location in Milford, will serve items including pizza, burgers, and esfihas, which are small pies containing either savory or sweet fillings.
May 13, 2025
Boston real estate firm expands into Worcester, opens Downtown office
May 9, 2025NextGen Realty, a Boston-based real estate and property management firm, has expanded its reach into Central Massachusetts by opening an office in Worcester.
May 9, 2025
Daring to dream: A quarter century after arriving in America, Elmer Melendez is cooking up a restaurant empire
Updated: May 5, 2025Melendez is the proud owner of four restaurants, with a fifth on the way.
Updated: May 5, 2025
Customer financing: Two Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers
Updated: May 5, 2025Two Central Massachusetts small businesses have turned to alternative, community-based fundraising methods to support their expansion efforts.
Updated: May 5, 2025
Business leaders highlight potential financial and workplace culture benefits of employee ownership
April 30, 2025In addition to having the ability to make employees feel empowered, there are also financial benefits to starting an employee-owned business or converting an existing business.
April 30, 2025
Fitchburg sports complex hosts debut of new type of basketball game
April 21, 2025More than 133 years after the first-ever basketball game was played in Massachusetts, Game On Sports & Performance Center in Fitchburg was the site of the debut of a new spin on the game.
April 21, 2025
Brewin’ up a business: The growing community gathering place off Worcester’s June Street
Updated: April 21, 2025It’s not hard to find a cup of coffee in Worcester, but Cordella's coffee shop aims to offer more than that.
Updated: April 21, 2025
Clinton Savings Bank receives SBA express lending authority
April 18, 2025Clinton Savings Bank officials is now eligible to offer up to $500,000 in U.S. Small Business Administration loans without having to wait for SBA review.
April 18, 2025
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