Blog
February 20, 2020
Did you know that small- and medium-size businesses consumed about 20 percent of the country’s energy in 2019?
If you're a business owner, energy efficiency may not be at the top of your “to-do” list fo 2020. However, thanks to the partnership between the NH Small Business Development Center and Eversource, you have an energy management team at your side. With several resources available to help small and mid-size businesses cut energy use and save money, you can easily cross energy...
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February 13, 2020
Clean Energy NH promotes clean energy and technologies through education and advocacy for a stronger economic future. Michael Berhmann, Director of Business Development, shares the resources and opportunities for small businesses that Clean Energy NH offers in the Granite State and about CENH and SBDC's partnership around energy and NH businesses.
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February 6, 2020
It’s the usual story: Start racing go-carts at age 11, become a star NASCAR driver by your early twenties. Then open your very own used car dealership. Melissa Fifield launched her new business last summer, Pine Knoll Auto Sales in Sanbornville, NH on Route 16, with help from the NH SBDC.
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January 2, 2020
Sometimes the work of a small business advisor at the NH Small Business Development Center is to help entrepreneurs determine what not to do.
Ryan Lonergan runs Third Shift Fabrication in Plainfield out of his home. Business had picked up and he was running out of room and thought he would need to move the business. Instead, his business advisor helped him develop a better solution.
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December 3, 2019
NH SBDC is pleased to announce Office Hours at 9 NEW locations. By going into more NH communities, SBDC hopes to expand our reach and connect with more Granite State businesses that need our support to launch a new venture or grow their existing business.
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October 30, 2019
The average commercial building wastes 30 percent of the energy it consumes. Most of that energy consumption comes from lighting, followed by cooling, then computers. Today, thanks to the new NH Small Business Development Center and Eversource partnership, small and mid-size businesses across the state have enhanced access to energy efficiency resources, technical assistance, and energy expertise.
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October 23, 2019
Mark toussaint has helped businesses improve their efficiency throughout NH for 20 years, the last twelve as an Eversource Energy Efficiency Consultant. The NH SBDC works closely with energy consultants like Mark, to ensure that NH businesses have all the resources they need to consider, assess and implement their efficiency projects.
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October 23, 2019
The frequency of cyber attacks on small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) is increasing. 58% of cyber attack victims were small businesses with fewer than 250 employees. So what can be done?
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October 17, 2019
In 2017, Daryl Dawson purchased a Lakes Region landmark, the Kellerhaus, in Laconia. Daryl decided that pursuing energy efficiency was a great way to bring the Kellerhaus up-to-date and improve his bottom line, so he reached out to Andrea O'Brien, director of NH SBDC's Business Sustainability Program, for help.
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September 30, 2019
NH Small Business Development Center and Eversource have partnered on the SBDC’s Sustainability Program.
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