Securing capital to start a company, or grow a budding business, can be one of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs, particularly if your personal credit is less than stellar. Unfortunately, traditional banks and credit unions have tough credit requirements for small business owners, and poor credit scores can make it difficult for entrepreneurs to qualify….
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Stay up to date with recent news and updates from the tenants at The Lakeside Park. Here, you’ll find information about new tenants, details about upcoming events and local happenings, and general updates from the team here at The Lakeside Park in Wakefield MA.
Small Business: How to Recover & Come Back Even Stronger
If ever there was a time for small business to believe in Freidrich Nietzsche’s philosophy that “what does not kill us, makes us stronger” – it is now. Still in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, and struggling to dig out of what some have called the Great Repression, many entrepreneurs and small business owners…
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“Masking” Our Emotions: How to Communicate Effectively While Wearing a Mask
You never really think about how much you say with your facial expressions, until more than half your face is covered by a mask. Although necessary for fighting the novel coronavirus, masks can hinder communication, particularly in the workplace, where those tiny facial cues help to establish trust, convey sincerity, and lend credibility to our…
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How to Detect & Correct Low Morale in the Workplace
Low morale is contagious, and it can spread through a company like a virus, killing productivity and ultimately turning your office into a terrible place to work. Even in a remote work environment, low morale can become an issue. In fact, without being able to see employees and feel the negativity, low morale can quickly…
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Is Now (During COVID-19) a Good Time to Start a Business?
With the Coronavirus Pandemic upending most aspects of daily life, now may not seem like the best time to start a new business, but for enterprising entrepreneurs the timing is actually perfect. In fact, some of the greatest American companies were born during a crisis. The Great Depression gave us Disney, World War II saw…
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Top 5 Resources for Boston’s Small Businesses
Starting a small business is no small task. So why go it alone? Being a solopreneur doesn’t mean never asking for help. In fact, most successful entrepreneurs will tell you that having a network is necessary, and mentors are a must. The good news is that the state of Massachusetts has dozens, if not hundreds,…
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COVID-19 Update from The Lakeside Park
The COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for everyone these days. People and businesses across the country and around the world are being impacted in innumerable ways by the coronavirus pandemic. Here at The Lakeside Park, we wanted to share a quick update with our tenants and prospective tenants regarding how we are being impacted…
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How to Apply for COVID-19 Assistance for Your Small Business
The coronavirus outbreak and social distancing restrictions have disrupted American life, but their impact on small business, in particular, has been devastating. To help subsidize small businesses and keep them afloat in the wake of the coronavirus, the federal government has enacted three key pieces of legislation. Here’s everything you need to know about these…
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Could COVID-19 Kill the Open-Office Floor Plan?
In an effort to save money – or to increase collaboration, as some tech companies claim – many businesses have opted out of private offices and cubicles, in favor of open-office floor plans and co-working spaces. However, the arrival of evermore contagious and dangerous infections, such as COVID-19, could bring an end to these modern…
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8 Coffee Spots for Wakefield’s Office Workers
While we don’t know if there is any truth to one donut chain’s claim that American runs on its coffee, there’s no denying that most Boston-area office workers are indeed fueled by the highly-addictive caffeinated drink. In fact, the average office professional drinks 1,040 cups of coffee per year. If you’re one of those people…
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