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SBDC e-News
April 2008

The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of NH (DRED), the University System of NH, and the private sector.

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Upcoming Event - Save The Date
SBDC Tools
SBDC Workshops
Partner Events

UPCOMING EVENT 

SAVE THE DATE
 
NH SBDC HOSTS 2008 SBA SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON

Thursday, May 15th

11:30a.m. - 2:30p.m.

C.R. Sparks, Bedford, NH

 
-Sponsorships available!-
Contact Heidi Edwards Dunn at h.edwardsdunn@unh.edu

 

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Upcoming Event
 

Make Connections with Prime Contractors!

 

Government Contracting Matchmaker & Training Event

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Small Businesses & Buyers Making the Connection

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Daniel Webster College

Nashua, NH

 

Making the Connection - Meet one-on-one with federal agencies and prime contractors.

Effective Market Research - Learn how to effectively market your product/service to federal agencies and prime contractors.

  

Hosted by the NH SBDC, in partnership with the US SBA and the NH PTAP.

 

Registration fee is $35 per person. To register, click here. 

 

For more information, contact h.edwardsdunn@unh.edu or 603-227-0417.

Small Businesses Have a Voice 
 

NH Voices for Health is looking for businesses and nonprofits to share their views about health care.  Survey findings will be shared with the NH legislature and the Governor as they develop affordable health care initiatives.  Please take a moment to click on this link and voice your views. Please reply before April 10, 2008.

e-Learning for Entrepreneurs
 
NH SBDC's e-Learning for Entrepreneurs
provides 24/7 availability of business management and industry-related workshops and seminars, right in your workplace or home. SBDC's How To's for Business Owners - OnLine, AnyTime are courses in Business Management, Marketing, and Finance.  These are free, 2-3.5 hour courses, which you can take in one sitting or in several via the internet.  Underwritten by Citizens Bank Foundation, Public Service of New Hampshire and TD Banknorth.

 

For more information on e-Learning for Entrepreneurs and on becoming an e-Learning sponsor, contact Heidi Edwards Dunn, Educational Program Coordinator.

 
 
SBDC Educational Programs
Business Basics
 
SBDC's informational course for new businesses. 
April 10 - 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.
     McConnell Center, Dover
 
April 16 - 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
     Daniel Webster College, Nashua
     Eaton Richmond Center, 20 University Drive
 
May 8 - 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
     Rochester Chamber of Commerce Building
 
May 20 - 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
     Amoskeag Business Incubator
     33 S. Commercial St., Manchester
 
 
QuickBooks
 
QuickBooks for Beginners
     April 9, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
     McConnell Center (61 Locust St.), Dover
 
     April 10, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
     McConnell Center (61 Locust St.), Dover
 
     April 17, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
     McConnell Center (61 Locust St.), Dover
 
     April 24, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
     McConnell Center (61 Locust St.), Dover
 
 
Environmental Management Program 
    
Electrical Safety: The New Revised OSHA Electrical Standard
     April 8, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
      Hazmateam, Inc., Hudson, NH
     Presented by the NH SBDC and the
      NH/VT Federal Health & Safety Council
 
     April 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
     Ammon Center, Manchester
     Presented by the NH SBDC and the
     Construction Safety Roundtable
 
     May 13, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
     Monadnock Paper, Bennington, NH
     Presented by the NH SBDC and the
     NH/VT Federal Health & Safety Council
 
     May 27, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
     Ammon Center, Manchester
     Presented by the NH SBDC and the
     Construction Safety Roundtable
Partner Events
 
NHHTC Entrepreneur of the Year 2008
The New Hampshire High Technology Council is pleased to announce its Call for Applications for the Council's 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. All nominations, including self-nominations, are strongly encouraged.
 
Application Deadline:  April 15, 2008
Awards Banquet: June 9, 2008
 
USDA Funding Now Available
Funding is now available for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants and Guaranteed Loans. A total of $15.9 million dollars is available for grants and $205 million is available for guaranteed loans nationally. The first deadline for grant-only paper applications is April 15. For a full description, click the above title and view pages 12070-12073.
 
"Heating Whole Communities with Renewable Fuels - the Potential for District Energy in NH"
Presented by the North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council.
     April 17, 2008
     5:00 - 8:30 p.m.
     Cannon Mountain, Peabody Base Lodge
     Franconia Notch, NH
 
 
 
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The NH SBDC provides  
confidential business
management consulting and educational programs to more than 3,000 NH small businesses each year.  The NH SBDC is the only NH agency that has full time, certified business advisors providing one-on-one, long-term management consulting to small businesses.