Startups

Alicia’s Spice Co. of Worcester has been accepted into a statewide crowdfunding matching grant program to allow it to purchase new machinery and equipment. 

In the first month since the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce partnered with Discover Clinton to establish the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, the new organization has added seven members, with more inquiries.

As the chairman and CEO of Southbridge’s first cannabis dispensary, Bob Patton has had a uniquely powerful impact on the town, but it was not easily earned.

The two businesses Sonny Phengsomphone has started in Central Massachusetts are just part of his immigrant journey.

The only known full-scale example of Thurber’s typewriter (pictured here) survives in the collections of Worcester Historical Museum, but a patented model is housed at what national museum institution?

The Nativity School of Worcester received a $200,000 gift from a California foundation run by the family of Worcester native J.D. Power III to establish a scholarship in his name, the school announced Monday.

Trivia question: What kitchen task was this device invented by the Hamblin & Russell Manufacturing Co. used for?

Small business owners can grow and manage their companies successfully within the area’s economic landscape if they lean into the established support networks, have a keen understanding of finances, and know their strengths and weaknesses, particularly within the market and knowing when they should seek help from outsourced providers and new employees.

Aspiring entrepreneurs from Central Massachusetts will have the opportunity to pitch their idea in front of a live audience on May 31 to seek additional funding for their start-up venture.

Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives will break ground Wednesday morning on an expanded biomanufacturing center in Worcester after purchasing the property for more than $7.1 million.