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Summer's over, we’re back to work and we’re back to reality! Check out what our advisors are currently talking about with their clients and what they are recommending.
Our Team's blog is updated with current info on the relief programs and opportunities.
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New GOFERR COVID-19 Expenses Relief Program
New! The State of New Hampshire's GOFERR has announced the COVID-19 Expenses Relief Program. It is a reimbursement program for COVID-19 related business expenses in 2020 and 2021. Awards will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, up to a set cap that will be determined after the close of the application period. Payments will be issued following the program deadline of October 1, 2021.
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Your small business could be eligible to submit your PPP forgiveness application directly into the SBA’s portal to be reviewed by your lending institution. Learn more.
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New! Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG) invitations for supplemental grants will be sent by SBA to current grantees.
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Economic Injury Disaster Loans and increases are still available.
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New! Cheshire County's Pandemic Emergency Relief Fund (PERF) grant applications are due by 9/24/2021.
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Client Story - Global Railroad Materials
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Need relay rails, turnouts, track spikes, switch points, frogs or wood ties to keep your railroad track functioning well?
Global Railroad Materials sources and distributes worldwide to fulfill the demand of the global railroad industry. Paulo Monaco and Joaquim Santos founded the Manchester, NH company in 2017. They connect with US and international companies - which they continued to do during the pandemic, with help from Andrea O'Brien, their SBDC business advisor.
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Cybersecurity Webinar Series
Preventing Company Ending Events: How to Successfully Respond to Cyber Attacks
September 21 | 11am
Presenters: Attorney Cameron G. Shilling and Attorney John F. Weaver, McLane Middleton, Privacy and Information Security Practice Group
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Turning Your Innovation into a Business |
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Getting from Idea to Business
September 22 | 12pm
Generating Revenue Beyond SBIR/STTR
September 29 | 12pm
Are you an inventor, engineer, or developer with a brilliant idea that you want to turn into a business? Or do you want to commercialize that idea or get an SBIR/STTR to do additional R&D?
Either way, you should join the webinar series Turning Your Innovation into a Business, in September and October, hosted by UNHInnovation's FOSTER program and NH Small Business Development Center. The topics will help orient you towards having a business mindset. With this information, you can then work on developing your business with the NH SBDC and FOSTER.
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Partner Profile: UNHInnovation
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Marc Eichenberger, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Innovation and New Ventures at UNHInnovation, answers a few questions about UNHInnovation's mission at the University of New Hampshire and about some of their programs, including FOSTER, a program to help businesses with SBIR/STTR support. Find out how UNHI promotes entrepreneurship, partners with SBDC, and helps Granite State businesses. Read more.
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U.S. SBA Resources for New Hampshire Artists and Creative Businesses
Amy K. Bassett, NH's SBA District Director, will lead a lively discussion with SBA’s resource partners about programs and funding opportunities that are relevant to the NH arts sector. These programs support the resilience and growth of the arts and creative economy. Learn more.
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Radically Rural
Radically Rural is back with two full days of learning and networking ! This year sessions will be live and online. There are 7 Tracks, 21 sessions, keynote, live music, mini mixers, fun morning activities for in-person attendees, walking tour from the historical society, the networking event CONNECT.
Live or online - September 22 and 23.
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Are you a veteran interested in starting your own business? Join the SBA for a virtual, free, one-day overview entrepreneurial training:
Boots to Business Reboot
September 18
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Watch the above video to learn how one U.S. Navy veteran started her own business with help from the SBA. |
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SBA & Resource Partners Calendar
Check out NH SBA's online calendar to find events, webinars, and workshops offered by SBA Resource Partners: NH SBDC, Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE), Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), and SCORE. Get the latest updates on federal relief programs from SBA every Wednesday morning, 9-10am at this Teams meeting link.
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NH SBDC is NH's premier business advising resource. SBDC's team of certified business advisors provides highly individualized, confidential advising and education at no cost to NH enterprises.
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA ) and through assistance provided by the State of New Hampshire. The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics in conjunction with SBA, the State of NH (BEA), the University of NH, and the private sector. |
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