Workplace bias might be overt (a comment such as, “You do such good work for a woman”) or less so, such as a team member surprised an older colleague is adept at technology.
Worcester may have improbably managed to keep shoppers coming into the city in the age of new highways and suburbanization, but it didn’t last. In the past decade or two, Worcester has seemed to lose its place as the shopping heart of Worcester County.
If you’re part of a tech-savvy company launching a consumer-oriented product or service, one unconventional, yet increasingly popular, marketing strategy might have crossed your desk in the last several years: working with influencers to promote or review your brand on social media.
Massachusetts has millions of residents to vaccinate in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic. UMass Medical School hopes it can serve as a testing ground for how to quickly administer doses statewide – and potentially beyond.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Alexis Kelleher’s business Crust Bakeshop took the same hits as other small businesses, particularly in the hospitality industry.
For a few weeks in late March and early April, the entire global economy appeared to be grinding to a halt in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and small business owners were rightly concerned the fallout might drive their companies out of existence.