Upcoming Events and Workshops
Navigating Downtown Disruptions: Lessons from Local Leaders
Join us for an engaging roundtable discussion featuring Mary Hodson (MN), a seasoned advisor from Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses and former Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce President, Andrea Powers (SD), Executive Director of Southern Hills Economic Development Corporation, and Caroline Burks (MS), Executive Director of Laurel Main Street. All three of their as communities have been through a disruptive downtown construction project and are here to share tips, tricks, and models for effective communication, collaboration, and community engagement during the process.
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Lunch and Loans: Finding the Best Loan For Your Small Business
About This Event: Co-Hosted by CEDC, Small Business Administration and Service Credit Union
7 Alternative Approaches To Workforce Housing
About This Event: Workforce housing is an issue most businesses face these days. We want to make sure that business owners and HR managers are aware of tools available to them now. Join us for a forward-thinking discussion with businesses that took the initiative to pursue employer housing and ensuring you can implement it legally. Learn how they are doing it!
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Applying for USDA Value Added Producer Grant
About This Event: Please join our webinar to learn more about this grant as well as hear from other farmers that have applied and were successful in receiving this grant.
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Navigate Planning & Permitting to Open Your Business
About This Event: Are you thinking about opening up a storefront location or expanding your current location? CEDC and Passumpsic Bank are please to present a Lunch and Learn Workshop via Zoom with local planning and permitting experts in Coos County to help small businesses navigate planning and permitting processes within their community.
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Artist As Entrepreneurs
About This Event: In the art world, it can be difficult to start your own business because there are so many other people out there who have similar ideas and skill-sets. The market is full of talented artists starting their own businesses, so it is crucial that aspiring art business owners find a way to stand out and stay financially solvent. We have made this workshop to be fun and inviting by hearing from your own peer group.
Additional Information: This workshop is a partnership between CEDC, SCORE NH and North Country Chamber.
North Country Farmers
& Small Business Energy Savings / Funding
About This Event: his Business After Hours event will outline for farmers and business owners the available options for alternative energy products to assist with the increased costs of utilities. Panelists include USDA, Eversource, CleanEnergyNH, CFDA and more. They will walk us through options available as well as grant and loans for equipment purchases.
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