New Hampshire Business Review October 7 2011

N.H. SBA loan total tops $150m in 2011

NH Business Review Staff,

The U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed more than $150 million in loans for small businesses in New Hampshire in the last fiscal year -- the highest level of SBA financing since 2006.A total of 762 loans were approved for New…

Last-minute deal gives Kingsbury a reprieve

NH Business Review Staff,

The bankrupt Kingsbury Corp. should be up and running in a few days, thanks to a confidential deal reached Thursday morning to partially pay off a creditor that was literally on the premises preparing to auction off the Keene manufacturer's…

A giant leap forward for women's health

NH Business Review Staff,

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, women's preventive care services - such as mammograms and screenings for cervical cancer - are covered without co-pays or deductibles.Just last month, this list was expanded to include annual well-woman visits, access…

State needs to work harder to help business

NH Business Review Staff,

While the Legislature has succeeded in maintaining New Hampshire's low unemployment rate and relatively stable economy, our future success in creating jobs and expanding the economy will require a dramatic cultural change at the top and at all levels of…

Is education an opportunity or an entitlement?

NH Business Review Staff,

Bonnie Newman recently paid a visit to White Mountains Community College in Berlin in her new role as the interim president of the state's community college system. She's an accomplished public official whose career spans more than three decades across…

New Hampshire would benefit from president's jobs bill

NH Business Review Staff,

These are tough times for New Hampshire. In fact, these are tough times for all Americans.In New Hampshire, during last winter's ice storms, the spring winds and now Irene, we have seen the power for good generated by coming together…

Social Security does need to be fixed

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:Russ Armstrong and Steve Gorin of the New Hampshire State Committee on Aging presented commentary in the opinion column concerning the federal programs of Social Security and Medicare ("Social Security and Medicare ain't broke," Sept. 23-Oct. 6 NHBR).…

Many operations are moving offshore because other countries offer better business conditions than we do

NH Business Review Staff,

"So how would you like to go to China? We'll send you over on a two-year contract."To tell the truth, I don't like going over there for two weeks, let alone two years, but I didn't tell them that. I…

If ever there was a time when Americans needed to come together and work cooperatively on lifting the employment picture it is now

NH Business Review Staff,

As a career counselor during the Great Recession, I hear a lot of sad stories, see deep frustration among otherwise productive people and sense the fear resonating among many displaced workers and those who are afraid to leave less-than-satisfying jobs.…

How to position yourself and stand out in a crowded marketplace

NH Business Review Staff,

The first 20 years of my career were spent interrupting businesspeople at their doorsteps and through their phone lines.My hope for success depended on my prospects' moods at the time of my calls.Perceptible sighs and body language often told me…