Teaming up for success

  • Teaming up for success

    Many small companies on Cape Cod are getting bigger and better through different forms of the same philosophy – teaming up for success. In this Special Report, we feature five models that flatten our world and enhance growth through teamwork.

  • It’s not just a gym: Willy’s triples in scope

    Willy Wetzel was born and raised in Indonesia. He could speak three languages. At 9 years old, he was recruited to help locate secret rebel training camps in return for fighting lessons. At 17, he joined the Dutch secret service to locate leaders of rebel factions.

  • Can Cape Cod’s changing consumers support a Manhattan-style day spa?

    The Bellezza Day Spa in Falmouth may look like a typical storefront beauty salon, until you walk inside. Its design and layout – as well as its $1 million renovation budget – are more characteristic of Manhattan than Cape Cod.

  • Bigger is better: First Citizens’ joins other credit unions to compete against larger banks

    Last December, First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union was among eight credit unions that met at a company called Octant Business Services to sign an agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration that would ultimately allow them all to offer small business loans for the first time.

  • Stronger together: 10 companies align to serve the senior economy

    Margaret Earhart is a financial adviser who specializes in long-term care insurance. As an independent businessperson, she was looking for a competitive edge in a crowded field dominated by bigger, more diverse companies with national brands. Last year, she met Kathey Hickey Fulham, an Osterville-based CPA. Inspiration struck: What if they could join forces to offer their respective clients each other’s services? Bigger would be better.

  • A virtual company teaming up on the Internet

    Some businesses – like NeuEon Inc. – extend teamwork into virtual space. This new-age technology consulting company is here, there and everywhere – partnering formally and informally with scores of companies locally and beyond Cape Cod – all via the Internet.

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