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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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“Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I EforAll began operating in Holyoke in 2018 and in Roxbury in 2019. They don’t have VC funds.

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Why Health And Beauty Retailers Are Driving Digital Innovation

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In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. percent — said ordering products and services through social media was a motivation for innovation. Just under half — or 45.9

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8 million people in 2016 to 17.2

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

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Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

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Can The New England Patriots Brand Survive Losing Tom Brady?

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With all due respect and apologies, a triple whammy was served up in Boston today: Tom Brady is leaving the New England Patriots, the coronavirus has shuttered bars on St. Brady announced on social media that he won’t re-sign with the Pats for the 2020 season after 20 years with the team, although he didn’t say where he’ll play instead.

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McDonald’s Big Mac ATM

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Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.” Vince Spadea, a McDonald’s franchisee, was quoted by The Boston Globe as saying, “It’s really just a fun way to be modern and progressive. The goal is to roll out these technology upgrades in all of its worldwide locations by the end of 2018.

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