Hannah Grimes
Retail Focus Newsletter
December 2012
INNOVATE:
Events to Help Your Business Innovate
How to Conduct a Marketing 
Communications Audit Workshop
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, December 4, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

Learn more about the three Vs of Marketing: Vitals, Verbals and Visuals. Vitals are the heart and soul of your business. Verbals and visuals are the way you interact with the world. Do your marketing communications measure up? This workshop will help you determine whether your marketing message is being delivered effectively and efficiently. Instructed by two professionals with over 30 years of design experience between them, Peter Harris of Peter Harris Creative and Sharon Bailly of TWP Marketing and Technical Communications, will guide you through improving the marketing of your business. Cost: free. Registration is required for attendance at this workshop. Click here to register, or for more information contact Jillian at Hannah Grimes or call 603-352-5063. 


Website Strategy Workshop
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship
Thursday, December 6, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

Does your business or organization have a website? Are you getting the results you want?

Join us for a presentation on how to develop and refine the strategy behind your website. Never heard of website strategy? Then come learn the power that comes from having one.  Whether you're looking to improve your website or are just getting started we will show you how to maximize your results. Presenter Heidi Stanclift: Owner of 4Web in Keene, will present an overview on why it's important to have a strategy behind your website. From website strategy development to final launch, 4Web ensures that websites are intuitive, safe and engaging for customers and a recognized force in the marketplace. Cost: free. Registration is required for attendance at this workshop. Click here to register, or for more information contact Jillian at Hannah Grimes or call 603-352-5063. 


Southwest NH Education Support Center 
at Keene State College
Monday, December 10, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Keene State College, Keene
 
At this three hour training, you will receive the newest model iPad (not the mini) and have hands on instruction to get you started. We will work with the native apps on the iPad, such as Maps and Notes, and setting up your mail to come in on the iPad. Participants will learn cool tips and tricks for everyday use, how to work with the settings to further customize the iPad and about time-saving shortcuts. Cost: $599, which includes the newest model iPad, three hours of training, and a light supper.  To register, and for more information call KSC Continuing Education at 603-358-2290. 


Practical Project Management with Lisa Sieverts, Two Full Day Sessions
Advanced Business Training
Monday, December 10 and Monday December 17, 8:30 a.m. -  3 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

In the first session on December 10, learn how to: 
  • Recognize a good project for your company
  • Identify the key people and their communication needs
  • Prioritize your project
  • Prepare a clear summary of your project

The second session on December 17 introduces you to:

  • Both traditional and Agile project management
  • Risk assessment tools
  • Basic project scheduling and time management

Facilitating this program: The owner of Facilitated Change , Lisa Sieverts is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. She has worked with Hewlett-Packard, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Marlboro College Graduate School and many small businesses to manage projects efficiently, effectively and without surprises.

Cost: $200 per session, with 75% scholarship funding available for those who qualify. Click here to register for either  session 1 or session 2 or both, and for more information contact Jillian at Hannah Grimes or call 603-352-5063. 

  

Business to Business Brown Bag Lunch

Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce

Friday, December 14, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

GKCC, Keene

 

"The Time of Your Life! How to Have More Time for the Things You Love, When You Have No Time". Do you feel like your life isn't of your choosing? Do you feel like you are pulled in a million different directions and your To-Do list just keeps growing with activity? Do you wish you could find more time for the things you love? Join Melanie Patterson M.A., owner and performance coach of Academic, Business & Career Solutions, in this interactive workshop on where she will help you design your life, on your terms, instead of just getting through another day. Cost: $5 for members, $10 for not-yet members. Register online or call 603-352-1303 to reserve a seat. 

CONNECT:
Events to Help You Connect with Retailers & Other Experts
NFR 102nd Annual Convention and EXPO:
Retail's BIG Show
Opening Sunday, January 13 to Wednesday, January 16
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City

Following a busy holiday season, Retail's BIG Show, held January 13 to 16 in New York, is the place to kick-start the year, strengthen partnerships, amp up business plans and find new solutions for the coming year. For NRF, it's the main event. And as the industry grows and advances, so does the BIG Show. Read more... 
THRIVE:
News & Resources to Inform & Inspire
 
RMANH's Giving Power Back Energy Efficiency Program is saving NH businesses thousands each year on energy costs. The three-phase program is powered by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Interested in learning more? Contact RMANH at energy@rmanh.com or 603-225-9748. Click here to start saving money!

 

Why We Can't Shop Our Way to a Better Economy: Stacy Mitchell's TEDx Talk

By Stacy Mitchell

Originally posted at the Institute for Local Self Reliance 

 

In this TEDx talk, delivered on October 20, 2012, ILSR Senior Researcher Stacy Mitchell argues for a new phase in the local economy movement. She notes that there's been a resurgence of support for small farms, local businesses, and community banks, but argues:

"As remarkable as these trends are, they are unlikely to amount to more than a small sideshow on the margins of the mainstream if the only way we can conceive of confronting corporate power and bringing about a new economy is through our buying decisions... What we really need to do is change the underlying policies that shape our economy. We can't do that through the sum of our individual behavior in the marketplace. We can only do it by exercising our collective power as citizens."     

 

The new Retail Business Resource Guide is now available online!

Do You Serve on the Board of a 
Nonprofit Organization?
If so, you may be interested in these upcoming 
programs at Hannah Grimes: 

SMART Goals for 2013
Presented by Dave Chase
Friday, December 14, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

 

This is the time of year when we set resolutions for ourselves for the year ahead.  Such goal setting is always a good thing to do on a personal level - and it is also a great idea to think about setting such resolutions for your nonprofit!  However, if they are to have a chance of working, these 2013 goals need to be SMART ones - that is, goals that are:

  Strategic, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timebound. 

Have an idea of some things you'd really like to see happen at your nonprofit in the year ahead - but unsure of how to frame these in such a way to best make them a reality?  At this session, you'll have the opportunity to share your ideas and learn how to frame them as SMART goals in collaboration with others on your nonprofit's board and staff to help make them happen in 2013! Cost: free. Registration is required to attend this roundtable. Click here to register or for more information contact Jillian at Hannah Grimes or call 603-352-5063.

 

Board 101 Training
Presented by Ed Tomey
Thursday, January 10, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

Board 101 is an introductory workshop for potential and new nonprofit board members who want to strengthen their knowledge about the key roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board and its individual members. More experienced board members might also benefit from this workshop as a refresher on the roles and responsibilities of a board member. Participants will become familiar with the seven key nonprofit board roles and responsibilities as developed for The Corporate Fund and the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits. They will also have the opportunity to identify specific knowledge and skills that will help them become more effective board members and to become familiar with resources that can provide access to such knowledge and skills. Cost: $25. Registration is required to attend this session. Click here to register or for more information contact Jillian at Hannah Grimes or call 603-352-5063.