For years, small business ownership has served as a “gateway” to the middle class, particularly for residents in Gateway Cities like Holyoke where economic mobility is otherwise limited and educational attainment is low. But since the pandemic, experts and advocates have warned that Massachusetts’s small businesses are struggling to survive.
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Posted inEducation, Gateway Cities, Homepage Feature
Worcester pilot program provides early childhood educators with rent-free space to start their businesses
The Family Childcare Success Project, formed in partnership by the Guild of St. Agnes and the Seven Hills Foundation, launched a new family child care incubator — only the third of its kind in the nation — meant to provide more child care slots while making it easier for early educators to get their start.
Posted inImmigration
Report says visa caps, red tape stifling immigrant entrepreneurship
A new report says visa restrictions and bureaucratic red tape are holding back entrepreneurship from international students in the US that could lead to billions of dollars in economic activity and the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the US.
