Microfinance pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to visit UNH
The Nobel Prize winner and pioneer of the microfinance industry will be the keynoter at the New Hampshire Social Business and Microfinance Forum
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15 teams to compete in UNH Holloway Prize competition
Promising entrepreneurs hoping to win this year’s record $25,000 Holloway Prize – the oldest business plan competition in the state -- will have only 10 minutes to make their best first impression
Report: N.H. health premiums rose in ’11, but not as much as they could have
Health insurance premiums in New Hampshire rose by an average of nearly 4 percent in 2011, but the increase would have been more than double that size had some consumers not scaled back the level of benefits they receive to…
USNH names Leach interim chancellor
The University System of New Hampshire has picked Todd Leach, president of Granite State College, to serve as interim chancellor of USNH. He assumes the position effective March 2, the date current Chancellor Ed MacKay will retire. USNH said Leach…
Trouble on the horizon?
Employers aren’t squawking, but insurers see problems brewing when it comes to workers’ comp costs
Participants sought for financial literacy forum
The NH Jump$tart Coalition -- a nonprofit organization that works to improve the financial literacy of New Hampshire young people -- is putting together a statewide meeting of business leaders to address the financial education needs of Granite State children…
Hospitals, other providers withhold participation in Medicaid managed care program, putting state in a bind
The promised $16 million in savings that New Hampshire was supposed to see though a new Medicaid managed care program is quickly evaporating, because three vendors have not been able to set up networks with providers – especially hospitals –…
Canada-U.S. trade will be subject of Rivier symposium
"Doing Business with Friends," a symposium focusing on trade between the United States and Canada, will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, at Rivier University in Nashua. The event - presented by the university in collaboration with the New Hampshire International…
Effects and limits of ACA explored at NHBR Health Care Forum
Dr. Aaron Carroll didn't exactly provide the most reassuring words to the hundreds of people attending the fourth annual NHBR Health Care Forum, who were there to learn more about how the Affordable Care Act will affect their business. Instead,…
For-profit colleges go under the microscope
When it comes to the state's primarily independent trade schools, for-profits generally cost less, though graduates still have a tougher time paying back their loans
