2007 July/August

  • Island Creek Oysters: Local coop extends its reach

    Duxbury native Skip Bennett founded Island Creek Oysters 15 years ago after becoming fascinated with aquaculture. His company functions as a true farmers’ cooperative, with growers leasing plots from the town of Duxbury and farming year-round in Duxbury Bay.

  • Plymouth County Business open house

    Plymouth County Business recently hosted an open house and cookout at its waterfront offices - food, fun and networking were in plentiful supply!

  • Health & Wealth Directory

    We are pleased to share our Health & Wealth directory – an array of businesses and establishments ready to serve you year-round.

  • What is SCORE?

    Cape Cod SCORE is one of 389 chapters of the SCORE Association, whose 10,500 volunteer members throughout the United States are called Counselors to America’s Small Business.

  • Q&A with Clyde Barrow on … gambling on the future

    Cape Business spoke with Clyde Barrow, director of the Center for Policy Analysis at the UMass-Dartmouth, about the effect on the Cape's economy of a casino in Massachusetts.

  • The Law at Work: Sexual harassment policies

    Cape Business consultant Beth O'Neal, Esq., of Masterman, Culbert and Tully LLP discusses sexual harassment policies

  • Spotlight on … Karen Rowley of Infusion Network

  • The SCORE on startups: Marie Forland

    Part of our series on three baby boomers who established new businesses – with the indispensable help of retired executives. Marie Forland moved from beauty products in Beverly Hills to spiritual cards on Cape Cod.

  • The SCORE on startups: John Walsh

    Part of our series on three baby boomers who established new businesses – with the indispensable help of retired executives. Falmouth entrepreneur John Walsh is building a global business based on renewable energy.

  • The SCORE on startups: Bill Bohlin

    Part of our series on three baby boomers who established new businesses – with the indispensable help of retired executives. After a long career on the road, Bill Bohlin enters retailing for the first time – advised by a veteran buyer from Macy’s and Bloomingdales.

  • Planning for retirement is a lifelong strategy

    This special edition of Cape Business Personal Finance is dedicated to readers of all ages. That’s because planning for retirement should begin as early as in your 20s and 30s.

  • Investing for retirement: The risk/reward calculation

    Investing for retirement has been the buzz phrase for several years now. In fact, many of the largest investment firms have spent a lot on marketing to attract those retirement assets. There are also many statistics about what it takes to retire, and many calculations you can do that will estimate what you need to retire.

  • Roth IRAs: How they work and how to use them

    With most tax-favored retirement plans, the contribution to (i.e., investment in) the plan is deductible, the investment compounds tax-free until distributed, and distributions are taxable as received.

  • Planning for lifetime income

    The equity in your home can become the biggest solution to escalating health-care costs that threaten your financial well-being later in life.

  • Love, marriage – and money

    Love, money and marriage. Talk about a topic that can bring about some heated discussions. Often, a husband and wife bring entirely different risk profiles to their portfolio.

  • No company is too small for a qualified plan

    Most small business owners have to wear several hats to successfully run their company – CEO, administrative officer and marketing guru, among others. It’s no wonder that researching and selecting the best retirement plan for your business is so daunting.

  • Call it a personal communication assistant

    If you are between the ages of 46 and 64, 15 percent of you already have hearing problems. Two of three people with hearing loss are below the traditional retirement age. Six out of 10 are men.

  • Feeling good, looking good

    Today’s baby boomers are not like retirees of yesteryear. They are more fit, active and youthful. They are more educated on the health benefits of fitness and the importance of feeling – as well as looking – vital through longer life expectancies.

  • Working out at home

    For many, going to the gym to work out is difficult or unappealing – whether because of scheduling issues or discomfort at exercising in public. One solution is a home gym.

  • The baby boomer squeeze play

    You are working six days a week in your business. Your children are in college, or soon will be. You see retirement on the horizon. And now, you find yourself financially and physically preoccupied with your aging parents, who are losing their ability to be independent.

  • Home entertainment goes high-tech

    While baby boomers aren’t necessarily retiring and relaxing around the house all day, many still want their homes to be their oasis. That means gourmet kitchens, outdoor living around pools and gardens, and high-tech home entertainment systems that integrate television, movies, music and more at the touch of a button.

  • Setting out to sea

    Many people move to the Cape so they can fulfill their boating passion. Others move here only to realize for the first time that boating is a very real possibility. The bottom line: You are never too old to become a boat owner.

  • Independent living: Not on the golf course, but right downtown

    When several longtime residents of Orleans, including a prominent businessman, sold their homes and moved into Wise Living condominiums downtown, the vision of Chris Wise was realized in its starkest focus.

  • So you want to grow a business, but you don't have the money ...

    You have your business plan in shape. You’ve studied the market and your competition. It’s time to start up your dream company or expand your operations. But a bank is not ready to give you the loan you need due to your personal financial situation – maybe not enough collateral or a poor credit history. What to do?

  • How serious a threat are computer viruses?

    “My computer is acting up. It must be a virus.” You've undoubtedly heard comments like this, or even thought it yourself. In actuality, most computer glitches are caused by software conflicts or user error.

  • Curry College's growing 'southern' investment

    It’s Monday at 5:30 p.m., and almost spontaneously, the downtown Plymouth classrooms of Curry College come alive with scores of students. They’ve rushed from jobs on Cape Cod and in New Bedford to study subjects ranging from managerial accounting to strategic global marketing in an e-commerce world.

  • What housing downturn?

    The housing market is in the doldrums. Builders are pulling back. Commodity prices are rising. So why is Tony Shepley expanding his Shepley Wood Products company beyond his longtime Hyannis base?

  • The global Harwich

    In Harwich, you might meet a mosaic artist from Texas, professional ballet dancer from California by way of England, a painter from Sweden, a writer from New York or a businessperson from Hartford or Boston.

  • A vision for East Harwich

    Can a communitywide effort to plan this village's future succeed?

  • Made in Harwich: Diverse modern businesses emerge

    Harwich began as farm settlements and fishing villages, supported by artisans and craftsmen, later adding cranberry growing, then evolving into a popular tourist destination with year-round neighborhoods for families and retirees.

  • Three harbors, one port

    Once a great New England industry, seafaring still makes up a significant portion of the local economy in Harwich.

  • Schools and businesses working together

    In Harwich, schools and businesses work side by side to create Cape Cod’s future workers and leaders.

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