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2023 Tax Changes in Massachusetts: What business owners need to know

Kimberly Campagna

October 12, 2023 0 Comment

On Oct. 4, 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law the first major tax cut for the Commonwealth in ove...

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Get $400,000 to help your company

Allen Harris

April 18, 2022 0 Comment

Your Massachusetts-based business is booming. People want what you have. But you’re being held back because you can’...

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With stimulus coming, hope for ending the ‘she-cession’

Allen Harris

March 23, 2021 0 Comment

According to McKinsey & Co., women have accounted for 54 percent of COVID-19-related job losses, despite making up ...

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Loyalty shock: Customer behavior after COVID

Allen Harris

January 25, 2021 0 Comment

Businesses need to understand how customers will behave after the population receives its COVID-19 vaccinations. Even af...

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The “Amazonification” of America

Allen Harris

November 30, 2020 0 Comment

Dalton, Mass. – For June 2017’s inaugural edition of the Berkshire Business Confidence Index newsletter, area ...

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Business under Biden

Allen Harris

November 23, 2020 0 Comment

This isn’t a Trump vs. Biden conversation. We’re past that. I will also acknowledge that many people prioritize the ...

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The Switzerland Structure

Allen Harris

November 16, 2020 0 Comment

The reference is to the Swiss trying to remain a political “island”, not getting too cozy with any one faction or re...

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