Mary Adams

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This recent article about how a requirement to include diverse contractors in the construction of a large new convention hotel in Boston has had ripple effects across the city’s economy. And it sounds like a really cool building too!   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/08/business/massports-diversity-policy-had-its-skeptics-its-success-is-hard-ignore-with-opening-new-omni-boston-hotel/

Produced by XPX New England March 2018 Event at The Center for Family Business at Northeastern University XPX New England is partnering with the world renowned Northeastern University Center for Family Business for an event guaranteed to spark thought and action, Finding the Right Advisors. Every business has its challenges, yet most private companies do…

  Produced by XPX Connecticut in April 2017 In this session we focus on growing your business using both equity and debt. Our distinguished panel of bank lenders and private equity will describe what steps a business should—and should not—take to attract and qualify for bank loans and how to find the right equity partner….

  Produced by XPX Connecticut in March 2017 Borrowing Ground Rules: Do’s and Don’ts In the first of two programs focused on locating outside financing, our distinguished panel of lenders will describe the profile of a successful borrower and what steps a business should—and should not—take to attract and qualify for bank loans and other…

Produced By XPX New England in January 2017 Effective communication is an essential part of successful business transitions. While not a “magic bullet” for achieving a warm reception and successful post-merger integration, effective communications throughout the deal process helps set stakeholder expectations from the onset, without which many deals fail. From the first conversation between…

Produced by XPX Connecticut in October 2016 HiTech owners have asked two critical questions, “How do we get started (to organize and prepare for sale)? What should our priorities be?” Developing strategy long before beginning the exit process is an important step toward answering these questions, because strategy will set priorities and provide the road…

  Produced by XPX New England in October 2016 The National Cyber Security Alliance has estimated that 60% of small businesses hit by cyber-attacks end up going out of business, AND current research shows that 70% of cyber-attacks occur due to activities by Authorized system users! Our distinguished panel of Cyber Security experts discuss the…

Produced by XPX New England at their 2016 Summit It’s an exciting sign of the maturity of the private company/exit planning market that there are today multiple options for professional certification. We felt it was past time to shine some light on this learning and business development opportunity for the XPX network. So we assembled what…