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SBDC e-News
April 2011

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 of NH, and the private sector.

In This Issue
Timely Tools for Entrepreneurs
SBDC Educational Programs
Partner News & Events

e-Learning for Entrepreneurs


Bringing e-tools, resources and online courses to NH entrepreneurs 24/7. 

New online courses: Social Media for Small Business, Starting a Business in NH, and Financing a Business in New Hampshire, Sponsored by Community Bankers Association of NH.

 

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

 
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.
Become an e-Learning sponsor, contact Heidi Edwards Dunn, Educational Program Coordinator. 

 

 

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Explore opportunities through the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program!

  

Join Lisa Kurek, Biotechnology Business Consultants

Ann Arbor, MI, as she presents

SBIR/STTR 101

 

Friday, April 22

 Nashua Technology Park

Nashua, NH

Hosted with NH High Technology Council

 

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Save the Date!

   

NH SBDC's Annual

SBA Awards Luncheon

 

Wednesday, May 25

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Crowne Plaza

 Nashua, NH

 

Sponsorships Available!!! Call 603-227-0417

 

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Timely Tools for Entrepreneurs

 

Are You Ready if Your Business is Destroyed in a Natural Disasater? Funding Roadmap can help!


SBA Opens Temporary Refinancing Program to Real Estate Mortgages Maturing After December 2012

 

 

 

 

 

SBDC Educational Programs
   
QuickBooks Seminar Series

 

Location for all seminars is Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Seminars presented by Joan Sweeney of Wrye Unlimited LLC, certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

  

This session will teach you tips and hints to help you better utilize QuickBooks. You will learn how to increase your efficiency, streamline reporting, practice good security and backup habits, simplify tasks, and create a more productive working environment.
     April 27, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  
This unique seminar will focus on areas that can lead professional services companies to the next level. You will learn how to: create invoices, track time, share data with Microsoft applications, etc.
     May 4, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

QuickBooks reports answer questions about your business and can help you get a complete picture of how well it is doing. This new seminar will teach you the basics of QuickBooks reporting, how to get the most out of the reports, and the best ways to manage reports effectively.
     May 18, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

 

Environmental Management Program

The SBDC Environmental Management Program, located in our Manchester Regional Office, helps develop best management practices to achieve sustainability.

 Presented by the NH SBDC and the General Industry Roundtable
     May 10, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
     Ammon Center, Manchester

Presented by the NH SBDC and the Construction Safety Roundtable
     May 31, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
     Ammon Center, Manchester

  
Partner News & Events
  
  
  
  

Presented by the abi Innovation Hub. Join Attorney Robert Schwartz of Devine Millimet for a presentation that will discuss everything a private company needs to know about the tax, accounting and securities rules for stock options and restricted stock.

     April 27, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

     abi Innovation Hub

     33 S. Commercial St., Manchester

Register with Jacob Bodoh at jacob@abihub.org or by calling (603) 629-9511.

 

2011 New Hampshire Telecommunication Summit

The focus of this this event will be how State government, municipalities, businesses and providers can work together to expand and improve broadband access throughout New Hampshire.

     May 11, 7:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     Radisson Hotel, Manchester

 

Manchester Small Business Week

The Mayor and Manchester's Economic Development Office are hosting the first annual Manchester Small Business Week. This week long event celebrates the contributions small businesses make to the City's economy and provides business owners with the tools and resources they need to grow and succeed. If you own your own business or are thinking of starting a business in Manchester, you don't want to miss this opportunity.

     May 16-20, 2011

 

Time Away From Work: Laws Governing Employee Leaves, Breaks, and Absences

Presented by Devine Millimet, attendees at this seminar will learn how to apply core legal principles to common workplace situations through hypotheticals and group discussion.

     May 25, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

     Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street

     Manchester

 

Digital Marketing Workshop - Putting Your Business on the Digital Map

Make sure people find your business, town or organization when searching maps online and when using their GPS units and smartphones in the car!

     June 20, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

     NH Fish & Game Department, Concord, NH

Presented by UNH Cooperative Extension. For more information, contact Shane Bradt at sbradt@ceunh.unh.edu.

 

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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.