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Leaders, Managers & Owners |
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269,000, or 6%, of all Boston market adults are considered Senior Managers. Over half (53%) of that group are Owner/Partners. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Entrepreneurs Thrive |
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500,000 or 10% of Bostonians are a full or part owners of a company or business. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Knowledge is Power |
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Massachusetts ranks #1 in the 2004 Development Report Card for States with the nation’s best innovation assets, determined by available Ph.D.s, scientists, engineers, federal and state R&D investment, and patents issued. |
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[2006 Center for Enterprise Development] |
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Small Business Innovation |
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Boston is #1 in the nation in Small Business Innovation Research Grants. |
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[Mass. Alliance for Economic Development, 2006] |
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Women and Minority Businesses |
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Massachusetts’ top minority and women-owned businesses employ over 16,000 people. |
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[State Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses] |
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Intellectual Capital |
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Bostonians are 17% more likely to be college grads, and 15% more likely to be employed in professional/managerial occupations, than adults in the nation’s top 50 markets. |
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[2003 Scarborough Research Top 50 Market Report (Aug. 2002-Sept. 2003) as cited in Adweek Market Profile, 5/2004] |
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R&D x 3 |
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Total research and development funding to Boston companies is nearly three times the national average. |
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[Mass. Alliance for Economic Development, 2006] |
