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Small Business

  • $1M small business snow relief loan program begins

    Sam Bonacci March 18, 2015

    The Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) issued its first snowstorm loan Tuesday from a fund that has up to $1 million available to small businesses across the state.

    Sam Bonacci March 18, 2015

  • Peterson Oil property changes hands

    March 17, 2015

    Central Mass Landscapes has purchased 7 Clapp St. in Worcester from Peterson Oil Co.

    March 17, 2015

  • Staples survey shows small-business optimism

    March 11, 2015

    The majority of small business leaders, 87 percent, are optimistic about the year ahead, according to a recent Staples' small business survey conducted online by Research Now.

    March 11, 2015

  • Hudson lumber firm sold to Koopman

    March 9, 2015

    A 128-year-old family-owned lumber company in Hudson has been sold to Koopman Lumber of Whitinsville and now bears the Koopman name.

    March 9, 2015

  • Staples launches business loans service

    Emily Micucci February 25, 2015

    Staples has partnered with financial technology firm Lendio to deliver lending services to small businesses, according to a company statement released Wednesday. The service, which will be known as 'Staples Business Loans powered by Lendio',” will

    Emily Micucci February 25, 2015

  • Sudbury health care cloud company closes $1.1M Series A round

    Emily Micucci February 19, 2015

    Keeping patients out of the hospital after they're released is a top priority for hospitals today. Just ask Win Burke, CEO of iGetBetter Inc., an early-stage company that provides a cloud-based application to manage patients' care after they're

    Emily Micucci February 19, 2015

  • There's an art to the online survey

    Christina Davis February 16, 2015

    The Internet has brought great things: cute cat videos, auto-tuned memes, and online survey tools. While the first two in that brief list aren't going to help your business in any way, the third one can be a real asset.

    Christina Davis February 16, 2015

  • 2015 Business Leaders of the Year: Hamid Mohaghegh, Family Pharmacy Inc. & Medserv International

    Emily Micucci February 16, 2015

    Hamid Mohaghegh has successfully stood up to the big-pharmacy players in growing his independent Central Massachusetts chain, Family Pharmacy Inc., over the last 15 years. While independent pharmacies have struggled to keep their doors open,

    Emily Micucci February 16, 2015

  • Small-business optimism faltered in Jan.

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2015

    After two consecutive months of strong optimism among small business owners, January saw a drop amid concerns about short-term business conditions, according to a key small-business association.

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2015

  • Rotmans leader launches new firm

    January 22, 2015

    The head of Rotmans Furniture in Worcester has launched a Boston-based distribution company that aims to sell eco-friendly materials and components for the home furnishings, apparel and other markets.

    January 22, 2015

  • New life on tap for Framingham's old Dennison complex?

    Emily Micucci January 15, 2015

    Town officials are intrigued by a proposal to expand Framingham's only brewery, Jack's Abby Brewing, inside a building formerly occupied Dennison Manufacturing Co., the paper products manufacturer that was once the town's economic engine. Jack

    Emily Micucci January 15, 2015

  • Ashland firm, WPI collaborate on stem-cell treatment

    Emily Micucci January 7, 2015

    Ashland-based NuVascular Technologies Inc. said it has obtained exclusive licensing rights to commercialize a stem cell device that allows the heart to repair itself and improve its functions in as little as two to four weeks.

    Emily Micucci January 7, 2015

  • Report: Small business job growth lags general economy

    January 6, 2015

    Small businesses across the country posted employment gains in December despite experiencing a recovery that's slower than the rest of the economy, according to research by the software manufacturer Intuit.

    January 6, 2015

  • Gardner web designer buys Leominster firm

    Rick Saia December 31, 2014

    Web and graphic design services provider Agape Creative of Leominster has been acquired by InConcert Web Solutions of Gardner, InConcert announced today. Financial terms were not disclosed.

    Rick Saia December 31, 2014

  • From interior design to medical devices, local entrepreneur secures 4th patent

    Emily Micucci December 18, 2014

    A 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

    Emily Micucci December 18, 2014

  • Small-business optimism grows across U.S.

    Rick Saia November 11, 2014

    More owners of small businesses plan to boost capital spending amid a jump in sales, according to a key small-business association.

    Rick Saia November 11, 2014

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Has your company created pathways for women, people of color and other minorities to advance to more senior positions?
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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.

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