Business

After almost 10 years of working to diversify the Boston tech startup workforce, Hack.Diversity plans to shut down this summer.

Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation is preparing to launch its HubHustle Collective Program during Small Business Week, May 4-10.

Target’s decision to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has sparked a nationwide backlash that is taking a visible toll on the retailer — so much so that the head of Target recently sat down with Al Sharpton to see how he could right the sinking ship.

After getting a job as a financial analyst at a Seaport law firm, Ricardo Louis realized that working in corporate America was not for him. However, a meeting with a former customer at a restaurant he worked with as a valet parking attendant in college helped him to return to his true passion — working in the valet parking industry. 

Theophilus Apparel & Home Furnishings, an African American-owned Roxbury-based retail shop dedicated to affordable, upcycled goods and timeless style, will host its Grand Reveal Weekend from Friday, April 25 to Sunday, April 27, marking the culmination of a lifelong dream more than eight years in the making.

Artificial Intelligence is definitely a tool for financial empowerment, but not the key to economic growth since the racial wealth gap predates AI, experts explained. 

Top hospitality and tourism employers in the region are looking to connect with hundreds of job seekers at Meet Boston’s upcoming annual Regional Career Fair on April 29.

Whether you’ve fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there’s no reason to feel embarrassed — according to the FTC, text message scams shook Americans down for about $330 million in 2022 alone.

A new partnership is happening in the city, intending to increase their contracting with local businesses, especially minority- and women-owned businesses, for the White Stadium project.

The city of Boston is gearing up for Small Business Month with the launch of “Boston Means Business,” a community-driven grant program designed to bolster the city’s small business community.

After visiting the area during the summertime, Susie and Doug Rich fell in love with the town of Rockport, Massachusetts.

Inspired by a project for one of her integrated chemical engineering courses at MIT during her senior year, Barbara A. Thomas decided to take on soapmaking.