January 27, 2010
Holiday Inn, Concord
Small Business Day is an opportunity for small
business owners and managers to meet New Hampshire's top policy-makers, learn
more about legislative issues that could affect your bottom line, and receive
valuable information about tools to help your company grow and prosper. This
event is presented in cooperation with the New Hampshire Small Business
Development Center and sponsored by Public Service of New Hampshire, The NH Division of Economic Development, and media sponsor
NH Business Review.
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by Governor John Lynch
8:15 a.m. State Leadership Panel - Senate
President Sylvia Larsen, Senate Republican Leader Peter Bragdon, House Speaker
Terie Norelli and House Republican Leader Sherm Packard.
Topic:
What are the top small business issues facing the 2010 New Hampshire
Legislature and
how
will our state elected leaders resolve them?
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. Taxing
Distributions from LLCs: Closing a loophole or creating a cash cow for the state? This
session will focus on New Hampshire's most controversial new tax, extension of
the 5% interest and dividends tax to distributions from LLC's and
partnerships. How did this new tax come into being? Who will pay it? How
much revenue will be raised? Does this new tax "level the playing field"
by closing a loophole or does it further chip away at the New Hampshire
Advantage?
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30
a.m. Recovery to Growth: Where are the
Opportunities?
This
panel is designed to help small businesses explore recovery strategies and
growth opportunities. Topics will include: Improving Your Bottom
Line, Government Contracting, and Email Marketing.
11:30 a.m. Adjourn
REGISTRATION
Cost is $15 per person and
registration is required. To register, call 224-5388 x116 or visit www.nhbia.org and click on January 27 on the
events calendar.
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