Startups

The chief executive of Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives is on the verge of realizing his longtime vision for the city.

The strength of an incubator is the community it supports and the engagement of strategic partners, entrepreneurs and mentors.

A state program launched under Gov. Mitt Romney that targets the "racial wealth gap" by boosting immigrant entrepreneurs and rural economies faces a 25 percent funding cut in the budget that Gov. Charlie Baker is reviewing.

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.

At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use federal financial aid.

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

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.

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.

An abrasives maker and an information-technology solutions provider were both recognized as businesses of the year from the Massachusetts branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced Wednesday.

Cornelius Rogers moved on from Niche Hospitality to help train the next generation of Worcester chefs at the Worcester Regional Food Hub.