May 29, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

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The New WBJournal.com: Lessons From The Launch

Normally, I write about the experiences of others in this column. But I’m going to change it...

Banking & Finance

When You Need To Finance Your Business

Everyone knows you have to have money to make money. So, at some point, any business owner...

News

Love What You Do? 3 Steps Later, The Money Can Follow

Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. I know, because I meet directly with more than 60...

Government & Politics

Sick-Leave Mandate Will Save Businesses $74M, Study Says

Backers of a bill that would allow hundreds of thousands of Bay State workers to begin earning...

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WBJ Talk Back

HEALTH CARE COST CONTROLS? The state Senate's recent vote on a healthcare cost control bill that would...

Environment

Trash To Cash

At Metech Recycling, housed in an 80,000-square-foot warehouse on Blackstone River Road in Worcester, workers hack at...

Advice

101 MAKING DECISIONS

In the business world, sometimes the only bad decision is not making one. With a team looking...

News

Launch Labs

Throughout graduate school, Justin Mih heard excitement about changes in the field of biology. “Everybody knows...

Government & Politics

Behind The Sound Bite

The state Senate this month passed a controversial “right to repair” bill that would give automobile mechanics...

News

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from March 1-15,...

News

Briefing: Health Care Costs

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill designed to cut $150 billion in medical...

News

What’s Behind A Name?

When an entrepreneur focuses on the potential success of a new business venture, the major concerns are...

Advice

Pivoting Your Marketing Strategy

Businesses with written marketing strategies always outperform those that approach marketing with an ad-hoc spirit. But what...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing’s New Mass. Momentum

The continuing public perception that Worcester’s manufacturing sector is in decline was once again corrected in another...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Conducting A Meeting (And More)

10. IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY.A flexible work schedule may be just as motivating as...

News

Photo Finish

The Bancroft School in Worcester hosted its 10th Annual Walk to Cure Scleroderma on May 6. More...

Government & Politics

CitySquare Timelines Set On Major Buildings

When Mike Jacobs, principal at Worcester real estate firm Glickman Kovago & Co., talks to retailers about...

Professional Services

Wanna Start A Business?

You might say a good idea officially turns into a real, live business the moment you sign...

Government & Politics

Natick Site, Devens Key For U.S., Mass.

Collectively, military bases and defense and aerospace industries generate more than 120,000 jobs in the commonwealth. Defense...

News

Q&A with John Rainey, Small Business Development Center, Clark University

Amid the current state of the economy, what’s the most pressing concern today for someone who wants...

Government & Politics

Revaluation Results Lead To Questions About Process

For cities like Worcester, Fitchburg and Marlborough, with dual property tax rates, the triennial state-required property revaluation...

Environment

Government Aid To Business Requires Exceptional Rigor

Less than two years ago, the commonwealth came under criticism for letting a Maynard-based maker of video...

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