Small Business

Massachusetts regulators want to keep a close eye on the types of marijuana products that will be for sale to adults once marijuana retailers open and whether those products might appeal to children.

Seven entities in Central Massachusetts have received a share of $2.2 million in state grants to help spur entrepreneurship and small businesses.

Pretty soon, two of the Massachusetts most sinful industries will compete for the same kind of customers.

Marijuana regulators on Thursday approved two testing laboratories to inspect recreational marijuana sold in Massachusetts and approved a host of licenses for other Central Mass. cannabis businesses.

Seven nonprofits in Central Massachusetts will share $383,000 among more than $2 million statewide given by the Baker Administration to help small businesses.

If state marijuana regulators decide to allow people to use marijuana in specific public places, its consumption could be limited to vaping and edibles.

The first hearing aid authorized for use in the U.S. enabling users to fit, program and control the device on their own will be marketed by Framingham-based Bose Corp.

According to John Killam, the state's manufacturing industry is as robust as ever.

The Massachusetts Health Connector agreed to an alliance with a federal agency to help spread information to companies about its insurance program for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

Fidelity Bank has set up microloan funds to help small businesses in Gardner and Winchendon, where Colonial Co-Operative Bank, with which Fidelity has merged, had branches.