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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
Volunteer group Krosslink adds to MetroWest startup support network
May 21, 2015There are a lot of exciting things about starting your own business, but the isolation many entrepreneurs feel when they start out can be debilitating, said Venkat Kolluri, the chief executive of Internet advertising firm Chitika in Westborough. He
May 21, 2015U.S. aid available to small firms impacted by winter
May 19, 2015Low-interest economic injury disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be available to Massachusetts small businesses and nonprofit organizations affected by the record-breaking snowfall and extreme cold temperatures
May 19, 2015Small businesses in Fitchburg, Leominster and Groton get NCMDC loans
May 8, 2015Businesses in Fitchburg, Leominster and Groton recently received a total of $91,500 in small-business loans from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC).
May 8, 2015
Marlborough focuses on smaller players with proposed loan fund
May 7, 2015Corporate giants such as GE Healthcare Life Sciences and Boston Scientific have lifted Marlborough's profile as a prime destination for businesses by making the city their home in the last couple of years. But local economic development leaders don'
May 7, 2015State's business confidence slips downward
May 5, 2015The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index dropped 1.1 points in April to 59.1. March's figure of 60.2 had been a post-recession high.
May 5, 2015Small-biz optimism hits post-recession peak
May 4, 2015Optimism among small businesses in the United States is at an all-time high since the Great Recession, but most are finding it hard to grow, according to a survey by financial services firm Capital One.
May 4, 2015Survey finds small-business owners optimistic
April 30, 2015A recent survey of 250 small-business owners around the state pointed to an overall optimistic outlook for 2015.
April 30, 2015Worcester tops N.E. cities for starting a business
April 27, 2015Worcester is the best city in New England to start a business, but not necessarily one of the best among the largest cities in the United States, according to a national survey released Monday.
April 27, 2015
Worcester lays foundation for young entrepreneurs
April 27, 2015Inside a former mill building in Worcester, a potentially new wave of businesses toils away. One has launched a new way to read the news while another is honing a robotic wok. These entrepreneurs are part of a growing number of college students
April 27, 2015
Blasts from dining past Edgemere, Wonder Bar, are back
April 27, 2015Longtime Central Massachusetts residents looking for a dash of nostalgia with their omelet or pizza have a lot to smile about this year. Last fall, Shrewsbury's Edgemere Diner, a classic New England rail car diner that first opened in 1948, reopened
April 27, 2015
Ashland biotech firm plans new clinical trials, second spin-off
April 23, 2015Ashland biomedical device maker BioSurfaces Inc. has kept a relatively low profile through much of its 12-year history. But new developments are creating some noteworthy buzz for the small company and its portfolio of products designed to treat
April 23, 2015Survey: Over 25% of small businesses not on web
April 15, 2015More than one in four small businesses don't have websites, according to the results of a survey that also revealed that small firms have some catching up to do in reaching mobile users in the digital age.
April 15, 2015
Kickstarter offers funding jolt to Central Mass. ventures
April 13, 2015Robert Crowley didn't think there was enough support to re-create the recipe for large-format instant film that was lost with the fold of Polaroid, but a Kickstarter campaign proved him wrong. The online services has allowed a number of individuals
April 13, 2015Fresh Beginnings
April 13, 2015The Lawn Doctor has started service in MetroWest and Worcester County. The franchise is owned by Jeff Angus and Glenn Farrell, who operate the Lawn Doctor of Fairfield County in Connecticut and Westchester County in New York.
April 13, 2015SnapChef founder snaps up SBA honor
April 9, 2015Todd Snopkowski of Holden, founder and president of SnapChef Culinary Training and Staffing, has been named the 2015 Small Business Person of the Year for Massachusetts by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
April 9, 2015
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