Say It Out Loud
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, fear of public speaking is the number one fear in the world. Approximately 75% of people express a fear of public speaking. It outranks death as a…
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Tag: small business
2023 Tourism Mini-Grants Available from the Town of Barnstable
The Town of Barnstable invites local civic associations and non-profits to submit an application for a 2023 Tourism Mini-Grant. The Tourism Mini-Grant Program is designed to support the town’s seven…
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Small Business Energy Relief Grant
RAM recognizes the effect inflation is having on our small business members and their customers—including the economic impact of increased energy costs. While there have been efforts in the past to…
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Five Considerations When Deciding to Lease or Purchase Commercial Real Estate
Have you been running your business from your garage, kitchen table or a co-working space, and decided you’re ready to upgrade your space? The decision to commit to a new space to support your…
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BizTips from SCORE - Collaboration is All About Building Relationships
Small business is all about competing in challenging environments. It’s doing business in the shadow of the “big box” stores as well as the neighborhood competitor. While competition is unavoidable…
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Lessening the Impacts of High Energy Prices
It’s no secret that everything is more expensive these days, from food to gasoline – and the energy used to power your home or business is no exception. Due to high demand and lagging production…
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Five Key Banking Services For Today’s Business Environment
Rockland Trust has partnered with our business customers to understand their obstacles and work toward identifying banking solutions that can offer a resolution. We then asked our banking experts to…
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Know Your Fisherman, F/V Isabel and Lilee Celebrate
F/V ISABEL AND LILEE CELEBRATES ‘KNOW YOUR FISHERMAN’ The sun was blazing hot, but everyone at the Bass River Farmers Market was smiling as they approached Denice Lapierre at the F/V Isabel and Lilee…
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Celebrating Black Owned Businesses
Owning a small business is the quintessential labor of love. While interviewing Carol Watson of Captain Farris House and Tara Vargas Wallace of Amplify POC Cape Cod, the connection between love and…
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Workforce Challenges and Strategies for Employers
Survey Overview by RogersGray “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that total employment continues to trend up. However, there were still 11.5 million open jobs as of the last business day of…
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