New Hampshire Business Review - January-23 2015

January 8, 2015

NH Business Review Staff

Populism can fire up a powerful new coalition

Burt Cohen,

More of the same old is not going to inspire angry voters in 2016

SBA wants to jump-start millennial entrepreneurs

Seth Goodall,

The agency wants to help them start, grow and succeed as small business owners

LFDA members: Bring cursive back to schools

Rob Levey,

And memorization of multiplication tables to boot

New players widen the Granite State banking field

Liisa Rajala,

More banks, and even a brand new one, mean greater offerings for customers

’15 session: A lot more of the same

Bob Sanders,

Yet each legislative session has some ideas added to the mix

Cartoon for the week of January 23

NH Business Review Staff,

Would BPT, BET reductions help the state’s economy?

Bob Sanders,

N.H. Senate panel weighs business tax cuts

Bauer parent has high hopes for retail stores

Bob Sanders,

CEO calls planned outlets ‘transformative’ for firm

N.H. House panel drinks in labeling debate

Bob Sanders,

Bill would loosen rules on what can be shown on bottles

Steeplegate Mall loses another anchor

NH Business Review Staff,

Old Navy announces it will close Concord store Jan. 25

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