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| Millbury manufacturing fire ruled arson | | State and local officials have ruled that a fire that destroyed part of the manufacturing facility in Millbury on Saturday was arson. | | Read more >> | | WBJ Best of Business voting deadline is Dec. 1 | | The Worcester Business Journal has opened voting on the region's best companies for our 5th annual Best of Business Awards. | | Read more >> | | Doctors: 13,000 take pain management courses | | Since it began offering free pain management courses in 2015, more than 13,000 individuals have taken one or more of the courses, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society. | | Read more >> | |
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| Question of the Week | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | According to the 2017 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, the number of woman-owned businesses in Massachusetts has grown by 50.4 percent since 2007, compared to 114.4 percent nationally. What would be the best way for Massachusetts to increase the number of woman-owned businesses? Nothing. That number will rise on its own as times change.
Provide leadership training programs for professional women.
Encourage more women to study business degrees at younger ages.
Create special financing mechanisms and change regulations to make it easier for women to start a business.
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