Writing a column five days before an election which will be published four days after the results are known is a tough assignment. Therefore, this will not be about the winners and losers or about predictions that are guaranteed to…
The decision to go into the pizza business following college may have been a good one for Sal Lupoli, founder of Sal’s Pizza, but it was not one taken lightly. Like all the decisions Lupoli has made since he and…
Nobel Peace Prize resonates in N.H. To the editor: Friday, Oct. 13, a day not typically recognized as being lucky, became a celebratory day for the international microfinance industry. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, won the…
If you can’t deploy your resources in building and selling in a softening real estate market, then you should deploy them in other ways that save money and position your business to take advantage of opportunities when the market rebounds.…
The end of October was a whirlwind of activity involving the issues of infrastructure, economic vitality, utility/energy costs and regional competitiveness in the 21st century global economy. Serving on committees in Manchester and Concord, as well as on the Community…
Giving gifts is great, but shopping for gifts is not so great. Gift certificates are nice but can seem so impersonal, and the crowds at stores can dampen even Santa’s holiday spirit. To help you out, we’ve put a new…
A Texas-based low-cost health insurer, under investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office, is now being scrutinized by the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly filed suit Oct. 23 in Suffolk County Superior Court, alleging that…
With international trade data for the first half of the year completed, the United States was the second largest exporter of goods in the world with foreign sales of $506 billion. Germany was the world’s leading exporter, selling abroad $530…
Elizabeth and Doug thought they were doing everything right with their finances. Elizabeth quit her graphic design job to freelance two years ago and was building up her list of clients. She was careful about rolling over the $75,000 she…
Signed into law on Aug. 17 the federal Pension Protection Act of 2006 is designed to improve funding of defined benefit pension plans, both to protect workers and to limit costly bailouts of failed plans by the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
