Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
PPP has expired, and it appears the federal government will not be offering additional support soon for beleaguered small businesses. This conversation, hosted by Boston Globe business reporter Jon Chesto, will delve into what small businesses need to know to hunker down and get through the next six months, with a focus on how owners and managers of color can find the best resources to persevere.Â
JPMorgan Chase & Co, a leading global financial services firm, is committed to supporting Black and Latinx communities, and closing the opportunity gap in Boston and across the world. With its recent philanthropic investment to Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, the firm is aligning itself with strategic partners to support local small businesses in some of the communities hardest hit by the current pandemic.
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