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Street Cred: How One Spa Entrepreneur Is Navigating The COVID-19 Crisis

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It starts with an undergrad degree from Boston College and a law degree from Boston University. But a slew of Boston area residents are thankful that she hasn’t. It was so successful that she expanded in 1998 and then again in 2001. It’s hard to find a retail resume that’s more impressive than Joyce Hampers’.

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Stimulus Relief: Less Spending, More Saving

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In 2001, the government gave most households up to $600 ($875 adjusted for inflation) and in 2008 handed out up to $1,200 per household. And in those cases, Jonathan Parker, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told the Boston Globe , the attempt was pretty successful. households. . government.

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Madoff Whistleblower Has GE On The Defense

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Boston-based General Electric (GE) is defending itself against accounting fraud alleged by the same whistleblower who called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. percent in 2001, the report says. Markopolos is known for sounding alarms about Madoff. Reported GE operating margins reached 16.1

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Why The Government Now Cares About International Students

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With more the 8,600 certified schools nationwide, as reported by The Boston Globe , the federal government is increasing oversight of international students coming to the United States to receive an education. Following the Sept.

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Data Enablers: Spreadshirt, Data-Driven T-Shirts

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Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 Globally, the company has more than 500 employees spread between Leipzig; Boston; Henderson, Nev.; Greensburg, Penn.; the Czech Republic and Poland.

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Product Profitability Anyone? The JFB Pro-Growth Matrix

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This style of decision making was romanticized by Jack Welch in his popular 2001 book: Jack Straight from the Gut. One such firm is the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), creator of the Growth-Share Matrix that depicts the potential for a company''s products based on growth prospects and market share. companies are made from the gut.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Jeff began his post-graduate career as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Operating Location: Boston, MA. BILL GURLEY. JEFF JORDAN.