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Small Business

  • Banks seeing more business demand for mobile apps

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014

    With a mini-computer in the hands of everyone who has a smartphone, mobile banking has been a growing part of retail banking, but access to account information on phones and tablets is becoming increasingly important to businesses throughout Centr

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014
  • Mass. SBA loans top $595M

    November 7, 2014

    Massachusetts small business owners received 2,397 loans worth more than $595 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration in fiscal year 2014, which ended September 30.

    November 7, 2014
  • Ashland spin-off to commercialize nanotechnology for heart, kidney disease

    Emily Micucci October 8, 2014

    An Ashland company has created a spinoff to commercialize medical devices that use nanotechnology to treat patients with heart and kidney disease.

    Emily Micucci October 8, 2014
  • Accounting firms merge

    October 2, 2014

    The certified public accounting firms of Ganley, P.C. of Framingham and Needham-based Bonanno, Savino & Davies, P.C. have merged and will operate under the new moniker of Bonanno, Savino, Davies & Ganley, P.C (BSDG), the company announced.

    October 2, 2014
  • Babson study: VC for female entrepreneurs still lags

    Emily Micucci October 1, 2014

    Women have made strides in raising venture capital in the last 15 years, but a wide gender gap persists, according to a Babson College study on the topic.

    Emily Micucci October 1, 2014
  • Helping startups thrive pays off for the entire community

    Ryan Leary Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 29, 2014

    Worcester has potential to put itself on the map of the startup world, but there is some discussion about what it takes, how it gets done and how important to the city it really is.

    Ryan Leary Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 29, 2014
  • Auburn security company acquired

    September 26, 2014

    American Alarm and Communications of Arlington has completed its acquisition of Auburn-based Brothers Security Systems, the company said Thursday. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

    September 26, 2014
  • House advances limits on teen indoor tanning

    Gintautas Dumccius And Michael Norton State House News Service August 6, 2014

    The Massachusetts House on Tuesday advanced a bill, passed last month by the Senate, that would restrict indoor tanning for teenagers.

    Gintautas Dumccius And Michael Norton State House News Service August 6, 2014
  • Local accounting firms to merge

    August 1, 2014

    In a move to broaden its reach into the non-profit sector, certified professional accountant Robert C. Alario of Leominster has announced a merger with Worcester-based accounting firm P.L. Jones & Associates.

    August 1, 2014
  • 4 guidelines that can turn startups into thriving businesses

    The Rainmaker Ken Cook July 21, 2014

    There's a great deal of energy and resources being directed today toward startups and fostering startup cultures. Startups are energizing. They attract investment capital. They use resources to plan, develop and launch new products and ideas.

    The Rainmaker Ken Cook July 21, 2014
  • Less economic uncertainty leads to more hope for small businesses

    Richard C. Lord Special To The Worcester Business Journal July 21, 2014

    Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, small employers in Massachusetts are suddenly feeling better about business conditions and prospects.

    Richard C. Lord Special To The Worcester Business Journal July 21, 2014
  • WBJ talk back

    July 21, 2014

    DOES WORCESTER FLUNK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES?

    July 21, 2014
  • Real estate group knocks contractor ‘hold back’ deal

    State House News Service July 9, 2014

    A late-session push from subcontractors and general contractors for a bill lowering retainage rates on private construction projects drew cheers from some top lawmakers but jeers from a prominent real estate group.

    State House News Service July 9, 2014
  • Senate votes for compromise on use of non-competes

    State House News Service July 2, 2014

    On the same day that a legislative committee heard testimony about restricting the use of non-compete employment agreements, the Senate arrived at a compromise during its debate on a jobs bill that would limit the duration of such agreements to six

    State House News Service July 2, 2014
  • Worcester, Leominster accounting firms to merge

    Rick Saia July 1, 2014

    Two Central Massachusetts accounting firms – one based in Worcester and the other in Leominster - have agreed to merge, according to one of the two parties.

    Rick Saia July 1, 2014
  • High court ruling on home-care workers may affect Mass.

    State House News Service July 1, 2014

    A small business group in Massachusetts is hailing a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether states can force non-union home care workers to join labor unions if their clients receive public subsidies to pay for services.

    State House News Service July 1, 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.