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e-Learning for Entrepreneurs
Bringing e-tools, resources and online courses to NH entrepreneurs 24/7.
are courses in Business Management, Marketing, and Money. These are free, 2-3.5 hour courses, which you can take in one sitting or in several via the internet. Program Sponsor: Public Service of New Hampshire.
Business Plan OnLine (BPOL) Create your start-up or growth business plan on your own, or over time with an SBDC business advisor with this online software product. Cost: $49
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NHHTC Accepting 2010 Product of the Year Applications
The annual NHHTC Product of the Year event is an exciting competition that selects the most innovative technology product from a New Hampshire company. The culmination of this competition takes place at the Product of the Year banquet held on November 15th at the Radisson Hotel-Center of NH in Manchester.
Up to five finalist will be selected and awarded the Product of the year Judges' Award. These Finalist Judges' Award Winners will present their products in a trade show format that includes a 7-minute presentation to the entire banquet audience on the night of November 15th. Apply today! Applications accepted through September 30, 2010.
Are you Eligible for the Inner City Capital Connection Program?
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Bank of America announced that they will work together to advance inner city small business growth by supporting the Inner City Capital Connections program.To be eligible for the program, companies must be: headquartered in or have 51 percent or more of a physical operations presence in an economically distressed urban area; and be a for-profit corporation, partnership or proprietorship with revenues of more than $2 million in 2009.
The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) is seeking proposals for its Granite State Technology Innovation Grant, which supports research partnerships for New Hampshire companies with college and university laboratories. The grants support research projects in new technologies under development in the private sector. A nonbinding letter of intent on company letterhead is due September 20, 2010.
MicroCredit-NH's online health insurance site helps self-employed individuals and small business owners with 1 to 50 employees understand what health insurance options are available in New Hampshire. Both privately and publicly funded options are listed, as well as an option for those who can't afford health insurance. |
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Business Basics
Learn the fundamentals of starting and running a business the right way: registering your business, choosing the business form (LLC, sole proprietor, partnership, etc.), the basics of accounting and record keeping, understanding your market, cash flow planning and budgeting, and how financing really works. September 16, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Amoskeag Business Incubator
33 S. Commercial St., Manchester
QuickBooks
Location for all SBDC QuickBooks seminars is: Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Increase Sales Using the Web and Social Media
The focus of this SBDC session is how to use free/low cost resources to build a new web site or redo an existing one and then how to optimize that web site for better exposure through the use of search engines and social media.
September 15, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Hesser College, Portsmouth
170 Commerce Way
Environmental Management Program
The SBDC Environmental Management Program, located our Manchester Regional Office, helps develop best management practices to achieve sustainability.
Workplace Ergonomics
Presented by the NH SBDC and the NH General Industry Roundtable.
September 14, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Ammon Center, Manchester
Presented by the NH SBDC and the Construction Safety Roundtable
September 28, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Ammon Center, Manchester
Presented by the NH SBDC and the NH General Industry Roundtable.
October 12, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Ammon Center, Manchester
Presented by the NH SBDC and the Construction Safety Roundtable
October 26, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
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Partner Events
If you are interested in opening or expanding a business, Simon Mall invites you to come meet with over 10 quality brand Franchisors and learn how to grow with 19 Simon Malls in New England. Plus, get FREE information and advice from small business services including the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBDC, and SCORE.
September 11, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Burlington Mall, Burlington, MA
For more information call 781-272-8668, or click here to register.
Register today to meet the 2010 Lean & Green Award winners as they share their environmentally-sound practices, and learn how to make your business more eco-friendly while improving the bottom line.
September 14, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Portsmouth Harbor Events & Conference Center
The Seacoast Media & Marketing Symposium features morning presentations from the major media outlets on the seacoast as well as from select marketing agencies and companies who have adopted social media.
September 21, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
The Oaks Golf Links, Somersworth
September 22, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Amoskeag Business Incubator
33 S. Commercial St., Manchester
or by calling 603-629-9511.
Become familiar with the process of business ownership transfers, learn how transactions are negotiated & financed, and learn how businesses are analyzed, valued, & marketed.
September 23, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
1 NH Ave., Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth
Golfers, get out your adjustable drivers, radar golf balls, laser putters and other technological tools you typically can't use on the course. At the first ever NH High Tech Council's Techno Golf Tournament, all of these items and more are not only legal, golfers are encouraged to bring them! The scramble tournament will be best ball, and will include prizes for hole in one, top three teams, last place, closest to the pin, longest drive, straightest drive, and the best technologically equipped foursome. The event will also include a raffle, lunch buffet, and a networking opportunity after the event. Click to register.
September 27, 8:30 a.m.
Stonebridge Country Club, Goffstown
Hosted by the NH Division of Economic Development, in partnership with social marketing and success strategies firm Epiphanies, Inc. and Public Service of New Hampshire. The morning session will focus on social media for beginners, and Social media enthusiasts will enjoy the afternoon session.
September 27, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
PSNH, 780 Commercial Street, Manchester
This year's program features remarks from Mark Godfrey, Chairman, Felton Brush; Governor John Lynch; and Charles E. "Gus" Whalen, Jr., Chairman, The Warren Featherbone Company of Gainesville, Georgia.
September 28, 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Center of NH Radisson, Manchester
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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.
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