Most people start a business because they are passionate about something, whether that’s candles, coffee, rock climbing, or something else. Small business owners love providing a specific product or service to their customers. I recently sat down with several...
At Hannah Grimes, we’re always eager to learn. That’s why Deputy Executive Director, Julianna Dodson, started a staff book club! This is not only an opportunity for staff development, but also a great exercise in understanding our colleagues and which aspects of...
“Entrepreneur” is a broad term that many of our clients at Hannah Grimes struggle to relate to. We find that folks prefer to self identify with works like “small business owner,” “freelancer,” “artisan,” or some other word that specifies the kind of work they do. This...
Whether you’ve stopped into our Main Street marketplace or our center for entrepreneurship, you’ve probably wondered where we got the name “Hannah Grimes.” Who was Hannah Grimes? An ordinary woman born in 1776, Hannah Grimes lived on a farmstead with her family in...
By Program Coordinator, Lillian Chase The 2023 Fall Business Lab Program is coming to a close, so I thought I would share the deliverables we ask our entrepreneurs for. The first is the business pitch, which those of you in our community get to see live and in person...
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship (HGC) provides support and resources for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. In 1997, Hannah Grimes Marketplace (HGM) was founded as a place for local artisans to sell their products with little overhead costs. It was this innate...
I sat down with one of our pro-bono coaches, Wendy Walter, owner of The Voice of Clay in Brookline, NH, to discuss work/life balance and mindfulness. Wendy has worked with clay for over 25 years. One of the reasons she loves pottery so much is because of the relaxed...
Five Monadnock Region community spaces recently received over $3.7 in grant funding from CDFA. Read about how those dollars will be spent in The Keene Sentinel.
Check out this article in The Keene Sentinel about our recent Food Business Lab graduates, Owen Miller and Timothy Coronis. Both coffee roasting businesses completed our Food Business Lab last month.
Hannah Grimes has partnered with other local organizations on a new home-based child-care project. Read about the Bringing It Home Project in the Keene Sentinel.
