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Many Unemployed Still Waiting For Their First Check

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While many states where workers who receive a 1099 tax form instead or a W-2 and don’t qualify for benefits, the legislation provides cash for those independent contractors. She told the NPR affiliate in Boston that the system routinely freezes, causing applicants to start over. Massachusetts may be one of the rare exceptions.

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Staples To Debut New Store Format With Coworking, Podcasting

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The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six Boston area stores on Feb. Each Staples Connect store also has printing and marketing services, TSA pre-check enrollment, technology services and professional services including tax, marketing, finance and legal. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

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Plugging Expense Leaks With Spend Management Solutions

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AE Events , a respected Boston-based event planning firm, is using one of the major card brands to empower field managers in the kinetic events industry. From large trade shows to intimate conferences, organizers and event staff often have to make on-the-fly purchases of goods and services that are unforeseen. “You

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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As regulators grappled with new policy, Congress pondered taxing crypto, and bankers began pilots to offer crypto currency conversion, the industry quickly realized that this alternative currency paradigm is here to stay and must be integrated into future strategy and client experience. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

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One of the main things investment banks offer the companies whose IPOs they underwrite is legitimacy — they confer their prestige on them. Boston Consulting Group predicts, however, that only a few investment banks will ever again be able to grow to that kind of size.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Title: Boston startup Besomebody, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down app. We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. Company: IonLab.

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