How many small business owners can say half their community lined up outside to welcome them on their opening day? Elisabeth Branch can because that’s exactly what happened in the quiet town of Stoddard, New Hampshire, when she took over ownership of Mill Village...
The following case study was developed as a part of the Radically Rural project funded through a Northern Border Regional Commission grant. Early Origins: 1991–1997 Mary Ann Kristiansen, founder of Hannah Grimes, came to the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire in 1991....
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...
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.
Monadnock Region natives Megan Baptiste-Field and her husband, Dan Field, founders of Bending Branch Farm, bought the farm property at 65 Richardson Road in Marlborough on March 3, closing on the site for $435,000. The couple plans to move all of its business from...
A new child care program in Sullivan wants to see kids grow by safely immersing them in the outdoors while also getting them engaged in activities that teach life lessons. Husband and wife Nicholas and Alicia Perra founded Sapling Acres Preschool in June, serving...
Summary Description Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship is seeking a community-minded individual to serve as an Outreach Specialist in support of the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program (Navigator). The goal of the Navigator program is to reach and support...
When building a small business out of your home, you may one day find that it’s time to scale your venture and expand your team, rising to meet new demands and challenges. At that point, a home office may no longer be an option. But instead of investing major working...
Some experts say that that up to 50% of all businesses will change hands or be sold in the next 10 years. As of 2018, New Hampshire is tied for the second oldest population in the country and with over 20% of its population being 60 years or older, a planned exit...
Time – Your Most Valuable Asset by Paula Mathews You’ve heard the saying, “A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place.” Corporate America is teaching this as 6-S or Kaizen, but all it means is that you don’t waste time looking for things. Wasting time isn’t as...
