At a recent retreat, I heard an interesting presentation by an economist predicting what New Hampshire would look like several decades from now and in the period between now and then. What I heard did not necessarily make me optimistic.…
Every cloud has a silver lining At a time when consumer confidence is heading in the exact opposite direction of energy prices and when Americans in general are justifiably worried about security threats, economic threats, health threats and the break-up…
There’s an old adage that says, “Nothing happens ‘til somebody sells something.” The last section of your marketing plan should do just that—describe how your firm’s products and services, your “thingamajigs,” will be sold. The sales section of your plan…
You know your phone number, even your Social Security number. Now you’ll have to learn a new number: H5N1. That number is the serotype of avian influenza, or “bird flu.” While currently attacking migratory fowl, poultry farms and other bird…
If Gulf Coast businesses hurt by the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita want help manufacturing their products up north while they rebuild down south, Don Welch says he can lend a hand. Welch — president of Micro-Pak in Gilford, which uses…
Hopes for a quick House-Senate agreement on eminent domain legislation suffered a setback earlier this month after members of a House task force criticized some elements in a Senate panel’s proposed bill. Members of the separate task forces met Oct.…
Although recent natural disasters have hardened us to many shocks, the 60 percent increase in electric rates for Unitil’s large industrial and commercial customers was still quite startling. Is this indicative of what is happening in the rest of New…
Business owners work so hard running their companies, they often have little time to think about their own publicity - that is, until they have the time to leaf through a newspaper and find themselves reading about a rival firm.…
The music industry is taking legal action against the Capital Grille in Concord, the latest in a series of lawsuits it has been filing against restaurants and other entertainment venues for letting live performers sing such songs as "Born to…
The number of building permits issued so far in 2005 in New Hampshire continues to lag behind last year’s pace. According to data released by the Census Bureau, through the end of September, 5,983 have been issued in the state…
