Whether there’s a business obstacle to overcome or an opportunity to capture, Andrea helps her clients achieve their goals while focusing on identifying and reducing risks to their livelihood. Andrea creates a positive experience that gives her clients confidence in setting their course forward.
Andrea has been with SBDC since the late-90s, and the impact she can help her clients create is extremely gratifying to her. She regularly tells her clients “your success is my success!” Andrea says that when she can guide them toward realizing their potential, it makes her job one of the best ever.
Andrea serves as a Business Advisor for SBDC’s Southern Region. Andrea is also the Director of the statewide Business Sustainability Program. With a background in environmental management and regulations, Andrea is able to advise businesses on improving their bottom line and their business resiliency, often making their energy use a key part of the discussion.
Andrea is a wealth of knowledge, bringing with her 30 years of experience in serving businesses and industries in positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, as a consultant for financial institutions requiring environmental assessments on non-performing real estate loans, and with IBM where she developed the company’s hazardous waste management programs in Burlington, Vermont and Poughkeepsie, New York.
Andrea brings a positive energy to every client she encounters with a “let’s do it together” approach that focuses on client results, whether there’s a barrier to break down or an opportunity to capture. With an unwavering commitment to see her clients succeed, Andrea provides businesses with the guidance and resources they need to make educated decisions in charting a clear path forward.
Business Advising Expertise
Business Sustainability
Risk Reduction
Environmental Impact
Childcare
Grocery stores
Manufacturing
The Resume
B.S. in Chemistry from University of Maine-Orono.
Fun Fact
Along with her girlfriends, Andrea has hiked all 48 of NH’s 4,000 foot mountains. She has also said goodbye to buying greeting cards. Instead, she makes her own using watercolors!
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Dina Akel, Vieira Luxe, Nashua, NH and Andrea O’Brien. -
“Andrea has helped me by advising on how to acquire funding and resources to do so. I was dreading the application process, but SBDC made it easy and less stressful.”
- Dina Akel
“Andrea O’Brien has been extremely supportive in educating me in multiple areas of running my business, including the finance point of view, legal, statistics, and marketing that surround the business. She has opened my eyes to many areas that were neglected in my business. I'm very grateful to have the support and tools provided by the SBDC. To have an advisor such as Andrea, open to helping me achieve my dreams and goals while working through hard topics and diving deep into how the business is run, while still having a smile and making it fun, is a gift. Thank you Andrea for everything!”
- Anonymous client (via survey)