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NH SBDC is the leading resource for business advising and education for small businesses in the Granite State.

SBDC’s dedicated team of professional business advisors delivers highly individualized, confidential advising at no charge to enterprises across New Hampshire. We are proud to support clients from every walk of life, regardless of race, ethnicity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, religious or political beliefs. Our team has more than 280 years of experience working with small businesses to help them grow and be successful, resilient, and always prepared to respond to the unexpected.

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Micro Business Collaborative

An educational, networking program designed for new to new-ish business owners who are unemployed or under-employed and who have up to five employees.

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eCourses


eCourses are no-cost discussions of useful and relevant topics for small businesses. And they are short - about 15 minutes long.

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Inclusivity Commitment


Like many organizations, we know we can do more to have our services be more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to business owners of color. NH SBDC is taking action with its Inclusivity Commitment

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Meet with ~30 federal agencies and prime contractors, all on one day, all in one place.

The NH Matchmaker offers an effective and efficient, in-person opportunity to connect with government contracting representatives.
Leading up to the Matchmaker, online workshops cover topics relevant to small business suppliers.

 

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Economic Impact

In 2023, NH SBDC's total annual economic impact on the State of  NH was $242MM.
We served 3,409 entrepreneurs through direct advising and education in over 200 communities across the Granite State.  We also helped our clients achieve the following: 

$37MM

New Capital Raised


628

Jobs Created & Saved


$26.43MM

Increased Sales


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Business Life Cycle

NHSBDC Business Life-Cycle The five stages of the business life-cycle; think, launch, grow, reinvent, exit. Exit Reinvent Grow Launch Think

No matter where your business is in its life cycle, we have tools & resources to help you take the next step.

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Client Stories

Steve Stottlar bought a Bobcat to clear out some land behind his house. He started Rock Paper Ditches to find more use for that Bobcat. SBDC Business…

SBDC Programs

The intent of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Business Engagement Unit is to assist businesses in their efforts to hire, retain and promote individuals…

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Providing accommodations for someone who is supporting a friend or family member is an integral part of job retention strategies today.
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Partners

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.