New Hampshire Business Review - March-31 2017

February 6, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

Options for seniors abound

Brad Cook,

There’s a wide range of living arrangements available to people looking to downsize

How to evaluate RFPs

Kevin Hallenbeck,

Writing and submitting business proposals is a lot of work without a guaranteed outcome

The benefits of mediation

Kat Marquis,

It helps the sides come together, not dig in their heels

It’s ratepayers who pay utilities’ property taxes

D. Maurice Kreis,

Inflated local assessments unjustly drive up energy bills

Finding common ground for our kids

Richard Ober,

A harsh light is cast these days on what divides us. But Americans fundamentally agree on many things. Perhaps first and foremost: that all of our kids deserve a shot at achieving the American Dream. Two organizations not known for…

Addressing NH’s workforce shortage

David Mansfield,

Education, training are key to helping people find careers

The BIA’s legislative wish list

Linda A. Fanaras,

What the organization hopes to see emerge from the session

Is your house an asset, or not?

Tom Sedoric, Casey Snyder,

Homeownership can have a dramatic impact on most other financial goals and obligations, particularly retirement

Saving to start a business

Bob Bonfiglio,

There are important steps that every small business owner must take

Q&A with attorney Ovide Lamontagne

Liisa Rajala,

Public service ‘is a natural extension of how we’re trained as individuals who learn about the law — how it’s enacted and also what it means from a public policy point of view,’ says attorney Ovide Lamontagne.

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