Small Business

Massachusetts is rated as the 18th-best state to start a business, with the most educated residents in the country but with high business costs, according to a new report.

A new community gathering spot featuring public performance, retail, and pop-up business space was launched in Ashland on Wednesday.

Voters statewide approved a new law legalizing recreational marijuana last November, but cities and towns aren't waiting for the legalization of pot shops to go into effect before taking action to delay or ban indefinitely any such stores.

Massachusetts should hold a sales tax holiday this summer but reject a tax on sugary drinks, a Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce official told the state legislature this week.

Brendan Aylward, 24, is making fitness accessible for everyone at his Lancaster gym.

Avatar Computing, a technology solutions provider with a focus on military clients, has leased an office on Millbrook Street in Worcester.

Ahead of summer rate filings, the Division of Insurance and the Massachusetts Health Connector have for several weeks been working with insurance carriers to provide guidance in connection with the possible loss of "cost sharing reductions."

VMware, the virtualization software tool that powers the cloud by making it possible for multiple operating systems and functions to run on the same virtualized computer, was widely viewed as the crown jewel of Dell's acquisition of EMC last year.

If you are thinking about starting a business or obtaining capital for your small business, many organizations in Central Mass. can help.

In the last four years, Atlas has grown its employee base from 170 to 225 – including having a 25-percent minority workforce – while being appointed to represent major beer brands in Central Massachusetts.