In our last blog, we discuss briefly the programs and services that we offer small and medium-sized business owners across the North Shore. One of those services is a Small Business Technical Assistance Program meant to help small businesses that have been forced to adapt to an ever-changing and uncertain technical environment during the covid pandemic. What are those changes...
If you’ve ever walked past the Enterprise Center on the campus of Salem State University, you may wonder exactly what goes on inside our doors. You may have heard that we are an entrepreneurial hub, a business resource center, or a place for professionals to seek out help for their emerging or growing businesses. In each instance, you would be...
It’s no secret that there has been a massive shift in the work world now that (hopefully) the pandemic is mostly in the rearview window. For the last two years, our global focus has been to manage the day-to-day needs of our workforce as we all faced the realities of a world reeling from a contagious and deadly virus. Some...
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, “The most impacted industries facing staffing shortages are the transportation, health care, and social assistance industries, as well as the accommodation and food sectors, which have had the highest numbers of job openings.” For the Massachusetts and New England region, areas filled with first-class medical and healthcare facilities as well as a strong...
Having a business in Massachusetts or the New England area means close proximity to institutions of higher education sitting at your doorstep. The large pool of college and high school interns is a potential boon for your business in both the short and long term. Internships have benefits for both the business hosting the internship program and for the individual...
The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated many issues in our country including inequities in healthcare, access to food and jobs, and connectivity via a computer and the internet. These issues have been evolving over the last few decades only to have a harsh spotlight shown upon them during the last two years. Our goal in this blog is to focus on the...
Navigating the business world can be challenging especially when you are a C-level leader. Too often the ability to access appropriate networking is missing or there isn’t enough time to attend at a certain level. That’s where Salem State University’s CEO Groups as a part of the Enterprise Center becomes a valuable tool that CEOs across the Commonwealth and most...
Running a successful business is incredibly hard work. It means wearing multiple hats all day long and becoming skilled in so many areas, all at once. The process of growing a business may be hard, but it is almost always well worth the love, sweat, and tears that you put into it. Thankfully, there are resources that business leaders and...
It’s been just over two years since the global pandemic sent many of us scrambling to set up home offices in our basements, bedrooms, and living rooms. Some industries have continued on with medical safeguards, as their business may require in-person attendance in order to survive. Others, however, have begun the shift back to in-office, or at least a hybrid...
Small business owners are always looking for new opportunities to grow their business, build brand awareness, or network with like-minded business professionals. The last two years have been challenging in these areas, to say the least. Thankfully, local and regional chambers of commerce across the north shore of Massachusetts have been extremely helpful for so many small businesses looking for...
