Small Business

The proposed Millionaire's tax could impact business owners operating in Massachusetts.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday proposed to pour almost $1 billion over the next five years into economic development, housing and job training as part of a strategy to maintain strong job growth in the Boston region and revitalize cities and towns still struggling to take advantage of the economic upswing.

The Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has launched the Marlborough Area Community Loan Fund aimed at supporting local economic development through lending to small businesses.

The largest whiskey event in New England will be held in Westborough this February, with thousands anticipated to attend a gathering dedicated to the many iterations of the venerable liquor.

Gov. Charlie Baker has held the fiscal line for Massachusetts taxpayers and those subject to myriad governmental fees, promising no hikes in the fiscal 2017 budget.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC) has recently granted three small business loans totaling $194,000 to help selected businesses expand while retaining 60 jobs in the region, the organization announced Thursday.

Highly potent edible forms of marijuana make up nearly half the legalized market in Colorado and have had dangerous consequences for adults and children, according to a Massachusetts senator who returned last week from a research trip.

The New Year is upon us; optimism abounds, and there is usually an overriding belief that it...

As mobile phones and tablets start to become the Internet device of choice, Central Massachusetts businesses are finding new ways to reach their customers and realizing there are more options than apps.

Central Massachusetts business leaders say they would never stand in the way of equal wages for men and women, but they're not about to stick their necks out in support of a proposed state law that's meant to achieve that goal.