Advanced trainings start this week
Each monthly training covers a different topic and is offered at sites in Dover, Keene, Lancaster and Meredith. Classes are limited to 10 participants and are intensive and hands-on. Each session offers specific tools and exercises, culminating with the creation and presentation of financial plans for the participating businesses.
Advance registration is required for these trainings. MicroCredit-NH Leaders may attend for no cost as part of their membership benefits. Cost for all six sessions is $125 for other MicroCredit-NH members, and $210 for non-members. Per-session cost is $25 for all other MicroCredit-NH members, $35 for non-members.
Please see our Web site for more information, including the full training schedule.
Survival is theme of Entrepreneurial Exchange May 14
Betsy Bolan knows how that feels. She was voted off the island in last fall's CBS reality TV series "Survivor: Samoa." And she'll share her experiences when she speaks at MicroCredit-NH's "Entrepreneurial Exchange 2010: How to Survive in Today's Economy," May 14 at the Grappone Center in Concord.
The Entrepreneurial Exchange is the premier training and networking conference for New Hampshire's smallest businesses. The full-day event includes the keynote address, workshops built specifically for microentrepreneurs, and plenty of opportunity to meet peers from around the state.
Bolan, the keynote speaker, has overcome some difficult obstacles, including her own substance abuse and her husband's diagnosis with stage-four prostate cancer, to become the person she always dreamed of being.
The workshops will include Professional Website Design on a Survivor Budget, facilitated by Link Moser from Windhill Design, and E-Myth Marketing.
Pre-registration is required. Fee is $55 ($45 for MicroCredit-NH members) and includes lunch and refreshments. To register or for more information, visit our Web site, or call MicroCredit-NH at (800) 769-3482.
Register for Artist Exchange-North
by Jan. 15 and save $10!
(details below)
A resolution for 2010:
Nurture your relationships year-round
The holiday season can be a time full of joy and excitement, a time when we gather with family and friends to share laughs, exchange gifts and indulge in some delectable treats. I hope you all have taken some time to savor relationships with those closest to you.
If you reflect on 2009, you may realize that your relationships — with your customers or clients, with your vendors, with your business group and in your networking circles — are what sustained you and your business.
As we move into a New Year and a new decade, make building relationships a priority. Focus on that aspect of business that takes practice and tenacity and look for opportunities to provide something beneficial to both parties.
May you receive the rewards of your persistence in business in the coming year. Wishing you much prosperity, health and happiness,
David Hamel
MicroCredit-NH Director
Register now for Artist Exchange-North in Whitefield and save $10
Rebecca Rule, a hit as keynote speaker at the Artist Exchange-South in November, will bring her humorous tales of life in New Hampshire to the North Country for ArtWorks-NH's Artist Exchange-North, Feb. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in Whitefield.
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Becky Rule |
Becky, the author of five books, has an eye and ear for the peculiarities of rural folk, and a gift for knitting those eccentricities into hilarious tales of everyday life.
Artist Exchange-North attendees will spend the remainder of the daylong conference gathering practical Web design and financial information from local experts.
Eric Lang of Legal Ledgers in Berlin will offer financial management tools and a basic understanding of what it takes to get a handle on your financial future. Roxanne Herres of Sunny Valley Creations in Columbia will share what you need to know to build your Web site.
Luncheon speaker Steve Gamlin of Jigsaw Consulting in Exeter, a "motivational humorist," will present on Attitude, Action and the Law of Attraction.
The day will wrap up with a presentation of the Artist Innovation Award, and a roundtable discussion of lessons and ideas generated by the trainings.
Registration by Jan. 15 is $45 for members of MicroCredit-NH and The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and $55 for non-members. Registration after Jan. 15 costs $55 for members of either organization and $65 for non-members. The fee includes snacks and lunch. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available.
For more information, please call 800.769.3482.
The Artist Exchange-North is sponsored by Citizens Bank Foundation and presented in partnership with the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire.
MicroNuggets
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Donna Moison |
Dagne Goodwin of Amelia Mae's & Company in Strafford, recently joined Made In NH and soon afterward got a call from the representative of a corporation who had followed her link from the Made In NH site. The result was the largest single order she had ever had — $1,000 worth of goods for an upcoming directors meeting. "I guess I need to focus more on corporate gifts, something I'll be working on in the new year, I'm sure," said Dagne, a member of the Future Fortunes group.
Erik Corbett, the new owner of Good Tail Lobster Pound in Glen, a specialty retailer of fresh seafood, has announced that he is staying open through January. Good news for seafood lovers in the North Country!
MicroCredit-NH is a non-profit business development program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. MicroCredit-NH delivers business training, loans and networking opportunities to self-employed individuals and microbusiness owners statewide.
Renew your membership now, save 20%
MicroCredit-NH membership renewal forms will arrive in your mailbox shortly.
We have listened to our members and are offering a 20% discount for 2010 memberships that are paid by Jan. 22.
Please take advantage of the substantial savings and renew your membership early.
Jan. 13, Center Sandwich
The Corner House Inn, 22 Main St., 6-8 p.m., $5
Jan. 14, Franklin
Franklin Public Library, 310 Central St., 6-8 p.m.
Jan. 18, Rochester
Fat Tonys Italian Grill, 61 North Main St., 5:30-7:30 p.m., $5
Jan. 25, Colebrook
Colebrook Country Club, 15 Abenaki Lane, 5-7 p.m., $5
Jan. 27, Peterborough
Harlows Pub, 3 School St., 6-9 p.m., $5
Full list of networking and orientation events.