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Advice for Female Entrepreneurs on American Women’s Business Day 9/22: Listen to the Haters So You Can Prove Them Wrong

September 13, 2018

If I had a dime for every time someone told me “you can’t do this” on my entrepreneurial journey, I would be swimming in a pool of coins like Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales, my favorite after school cartoon from...

Can a Transgender Woman Keep Your Business “Young?”

Holly Maholm

December 16, 2015

She can if you let her! Here’s how: (But I have to start at the beginning.) I am an attorney who is retired from my 25 year career at a firm of sports agents. In my job, I helped negotiate and write up contract...

10 things that would make LinkedIn a MILLION times better

John M. Guilfoil

November 6, 2013

I used LinkedIn every day. It's a fantastic anti-Facebook professional networking tool. It allows me to become friendlier with literally hundreds of people I meet at my jobs and networking events without giving...

Former Sony exec Phil Harrison joins Microsoft

Joe Sinicki

March 13, 2012

Hiring reportedly not due to Peter Molyneux leaving.

Power Balance responds to TMZ report: “way off the mark”

John M. Guilfoil

November 21, 2011

Power Balance, the embattled sports performance jewelry company retorted a TMZ report today that claimed the company was paying out a $57 million settlement and ceasing operations, calling it "way off the mark....

24 arrested as thousands take part in protests in Boston’s Financial District

John Stephen Dwyer

October 1, 2011

A diverse crowd of protestors gathered Friday afternoon on Boston Common and marched to the Bank of America building at 100 Federal Street, across from South Station. Right to the City (RTTC), a group organized...

Borders will likely be liquidated

Brittney McNamara

July 19, 2011

Borders, a 40-year-old book seller, is seeking approval to liquidate after it could not get any bids to keep it in business. The chain, with 399 stores in total, including 15 in Massachusetts, could start l...

Megabus agrees to improve handicap accessibility

Brittney McNamara

May 16, 2011

As part of an ongoing investigation of private transportation companies, The United States Justice Department and the Inter-city Bus Company, Megabus, announced a settlement in accordance with the Americans ...

BBB annual report: Consumer complaints rose 10 percent in 2010

Shannon O'Neill

March 30, 2011

BBB also saw increase in consumer searches for Business Reviews

iPhone will stream Super Bowl live by 2015

Shannon O'Neill

January 19, 2011

Great news for football fans, even better news for NFL and advertisers

National Enquirer publisher filing for Chapter 11

John M. Guilfoil

November 1, 2010

The Publisher of The National Enquirer said Monday it plans to file for bankruptcy protection in about two weeks The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company also publishes Men's Fitness and Star magazines and said it...

Rhode Island gets federal funding for health care helpline

John M. Guilfoil

October 19, 2010

Rhode Island Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced Tuesday that Rhode Island would receive a $150,000 federal grant to establish a phone number to help residents get "clear and accurate informatio...

List of cities getting Verizon 4G service this year

John M. Guilfoil

October 7, 2010

Verizon released a list of cities it says will have a new, ultra-fast 4G mobile phone and data network by the end of the year. The list is fantastic news for Blast readers. If you're in one of our bureau cit...

Vatican Bank under investigation for money laundering

Luna Moltedo

September 21, 2010

Blast reports from Rome

Dunkin’ Donuts returns to Russia

John M. Guilfoil

April 26, 2010

Dunkin' Donuts, the Canton-based doughnut and coffee empire, will return to Russia after an 11-year absence, Boston.com reports. Owning company Dunkin' Brands told Boston.com it sees potential in a fast-deve...

Google’s lobbying spending soars

John M. Guilfoil

April 20, 2010

$1.4 million in Q1

Waltham company working on the “jobs” situation

Matthew Schnitt

April 17, 2010

The Great Recession has had many repercussions, but the biggest may have been unemployment. Luckily, Waltham-based ZoomInfo's FreshContacts is the next big tool to help those looking for a job the best chance t...

Buying a home? Chew on this.

John M. Guilfoil

April 17, 2010

Buying a home can be one of the biggest purchases you will ever make. But first-time buyers looking to take advantage of the low-interest loans and the federal tax credit of up to $8,000 this year should con...

Upper Deck also loses NFL license

John M. Guilfoil

April 7, 2010

Months after losing its Major League Baseball, and only weeks after settling a lawsuit by MLB for allegedly illegally using its trademarks anyway, news has broken that the National Football League will not rene...

Gnomon Copy is dead, long live Bluisma

John M. Guilfoil

March 14, 2010

After 20 years printing and binding in Boston -- especially for students -- Gnomon Copy Boston no longer exists. "We are sad to announce that Gnomon has closed its doors for good," the company said in a stat...

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