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  • 10 Things

    10 Things I know about ... Protecting your family's money

    Eileen Y. Lee Breger Updated: March 7, 2022

    10) Plan for the worst. Make sure your money will never go to scam artists or angry creditors, or be wasted unnecessarily on long-term care.

    Eileen Y. Lee Breger Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Know How

    Top tax tips & deduction secrets for your business

    Ryan Foley Updated: March 7, 2022

    Here are the top seven small business tax tips and deductions you can use to keep more of what you make.

    Ryan Foley Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Outside the Box

    Employees mask the impacts of racism

    Bonnie J. Walker Updated: March 7, 2022

    For me, the adversity I have faced due to racism has been strictly psychological: social-emotional, and racial fatigue.

    Bonnie J. Walker Updated: March 7, 2022
  • 101

    101: Smart hiring

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022

    A bad hire sets off a chain of events that costs your organization in several ways. Here are some helpful hiring hints to avoid this problem.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022
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    What to know before taking out a business loan

    Christopher Watson Updated: February 21, 2022

    A business loan can get you the money you need to jump start a new venture, expand current operations, or purchase equipment.

    Christopher Watson Updated: February 21, 2022
  • 101

    101: Employee feedback matters

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: February 21, 2022

    Open communication leads to a better work culture. So it stands to reason soliciting more employee feedback on management, company policies, and operational processes can only be a good thing.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: February 21, 2022
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    10 Things I know about ... Hiring creatives

    Breanna DiBella Updated: February 21, 2022

    Hiring is always tricky, but investing in creative talent to help your business can be a massive brand differentiator and solve marketing challenges.

    Breanna DiBella Updated: February 21, 2022
  • 10 things

    10 Things I know about ... Being a single working parent

    Ronald Bernard Waddell Jr. Updated: February 7, 2022

    Parenting is hard; single parenting is harder; being a working single parent is hardest. These tips make it easier.

    Ronald Bernard Waddell Jr. Updated: February 7, 2022
  • Outside the Box

    Successful leaders center 'belonging'

    Bonnie J. Walker Updated: February 7, 2022

    There must be an intentional mindfulness of leaders who commit to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice work. 

    Bonnie J. Walker Updated: February 7, 2022
  • 101

    101: Mission statements

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: February 7, 2022

    A mission statement – usually part of an organization’s executive summary in its business plan and posted on its website for stakeholders – is a brief message explaining a company’s purpose.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: February 7, 2022
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    Future-proofing our workforce

    David Ginisi Updated: February 7, 2022

    Across Central Massachusetts, restaurants, retail shops and firms are facing employee shortages.

    David Ginisi Updated: February 7, 2022
  • Guest Column

    Up yours: How to bring your best game to life!

    Bob Martel Updated: January 24, 2022

    How do you ratchet up your game in this distracted, high-anxiety world? Well, you start by being true to yourself, knowing yourself, what you want and why, and develop the confidence and courage to make forward progress.

    Bob Martel Updated: January 24, 2022
  • 101

    101: Leveraging Data

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: January 24, 2022

    Data can be used to find new clients, hike customer retention, improve service, laser-focus marketing efforts, predict trends, and more. Here are three ways you can enhance your company by leveraging data.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: January 24, 2022
  • 10 things

    10 Things I know about ... Providing better benefits for young employees

    AiVi Nguyen Updated: January 24, 2022

    According to Forbes, Millennials stay at a job on average for two years and nine months.

    AiVi Nguyen Updated: January 24, 2022
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    Surviving the supply chain chaos

    Madison Wellman Updated: January 24, 2022

    It’s easy to see how marketplace trends like our shared supply chain woes could have far-reaching long-term negative impacts on the U.S. economy, especially for the smallest players. But is this moment truly as hopeless as it seems?

    Madison Wellman Updated: January 24, 2022
  • 10 things

    10 Things I know about ... What to cancel in 2022

    Julie Bowditch Updated: January 10, 2022

    Cancel culture is a topic for its own article, but we are all guilty of establishing bad habits holding us back.

    Julie Bowditch Updated: January 10, 2022