Recently added articles from Business NH Magazine:
Can NH Spur Innovation?
Feb 01, 2009; ... The high-tech sector plays a critical role in NH's economy, but as the economic turmoil cuts deeper into budgets, some experts fear more companies will cut back on research and development. For a sector that thrives on innovation, it could mean a rockier road to recovery not only for the ...
Mixed Martial Arts Fights for Profits in NH
Feb 01, 2009; ... About 2,500 people packed into the Armory at the Radisson Hotel Manchester in 2005 to watch pairs of fighters with bulging muscles hit, kick, grapple and spar in a cage. The fighters emerged bruised and often bloodied, with the victor all smiles. That was NH's introduction to mixed ...
Investing in a Time of Crisis
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's been a rough year for investors. The 2008 market averages lost as much as 40 percent or more, and the benchmark for judging success was how little was lost, rather than how much was earned. Unfortunately, 2009 doesn't promise to be much better. But that doesn't mean that ...
NH Firm Makes Its Mark on Wall Street
Feb 01, 2009; ... Many people can't run fast enough from Wall Street given the wild and nauseating ride the stock market has taken many investors on. But AER Advisors Inc. in North Hampton has been trying to bring its newest product to Wall Street for years, and now that it has, it's not going to let a recession ...
Putnam Family's New Venture to Help Businesses Grow
Feb 01, 2009; ... For nearly 100 years, MARKEM Corporation has been an economic force in the Monadnock region. Now a new venture capital firm launched by former MARKEM executives is starting a new chapter in that legacy. The Putnam family sold MARKEM, a successful product identification solutions company ...
LinkedIn or Left Out: Does it Matter?
Feb 01, 2009; ... More than 30 million users nationwide (including more than 30,000 NH professionals) are members of Linkedln, the online business-networking tool designed to help professionals connect, invest, recruit and sell. It's billed as the business version of MySpace and Facebook, but its ...
Rocky Road Ahead in 2009
Feb 01, 2009; ... Let's start with the bad news. Don't expect any quick fixes for the economy this year. Economic indicators seem to point toward the state's economy not rebounding until 2010. However, the good news is indicators show that NH is strongly positioned regionally and is second only to Massachusetts ...
Exports Continue to Climb
Feb 01, 2009; ... Both nationally and in NH, exporting is a bright spot in an otherwise dismal economy, providing businesses with a much needed and robust source of revenue. In NH, exports through October 2008 increased 31 percent from 2007. Nationally, U.S exports increased 5.3 percent between October ...
Who's Hiring?
Feb 01, 2009; ... Each month, it seems the number of job postings gets smaller while the news of lay offs increases. Staffing firms that once had more business than they could handle have seen business drop off and firms that were growing beyond capacity are now finding themselves having to cut back. GT ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Mike Vlacich
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mike Vlacich State Director for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen If politics is NH's unofficial sport, Mike Vlacich, 35, is an MVP with a lot of experience. And like in any sport, things change quickly in NH politics. Just ask Vlacich. When he was being considered for this list, he was ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Jim Merrill
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jim Merrill Managing Director, Devine Strategies in Concord Jim Merrill began his career in NH in 1994 working for his cousin - former NH Republican Gov. Stephen Merrill, where he spent nearly two years as liaison to the Executive Council. That job not only started Jim Merrill, ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Mary Ellen Jackson
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mary Ellen Jackson Executive Director, NH Center for Nonprofits in Concord For years, Mary Ellen Jackson dedicated herself to leading nonprofit organizations; now she's leading a nonprofit revolution in the state. As the executive director of the NH Center for Nonprofits, Jackson ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Pam Laflamme
Jan 01, 2009; ... Pam Laflamme City Planner for Berlin Pam Laflamme has an admittedly Norman Rockwellian view of her hometown: The snow falls just right and every time she returns home she feels like the luckiest person on earth. Most may not equate that image with Berlin, but the city that made ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Robert J. Finlay
Jan 01, 2009; ... Robert J. Finlay Managing Partner, Hillcrest Management, LLC in Milford Whether he's racing in the NASCAR's Grand America series or investing in businesses, Robert J. Finlay, 39, craves the excitement of being involved in the unpredictable. Yet at his core, Finlay, a father of ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Mary Ann Kristiansen
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mary Ann Kristiansen Executive Director, Hannah Grimes Center in Keene When this Minnesota native moved to rural NH (by way of New York), she fell in love with a rural way of life. She had sheep and chickens so she could spin her own wool and have fresh eggs, and she made soap ....
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Jeremy Katz
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jeremy Katz Chief Executive Officer of SegTEL in Lebanon A serial entrepreneur, Jeremy Katz has initiated, advised, funded or managed more than a dozen organizations from telecommunications to health care and finance. Katz, 35, is literally investing in the future of the state, ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: G. Frank Teas
Jan 01, 2009; ... G. Frank Teas President, CEO and a Founder The Nashua Bank, Nashua G. Frank Teas took his first job loss after college personally, and with good reason. It was October 1991, the infamous day that banks across the state failed and shut down, and Teas was working at Nashua ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: John Malm
Jan 01, 2009; ... John Malm Vice President-Relationship Banking Meredith Village Savings Bank in Meredith For John Malm, success is measured by involvement in the community and the relationships forged to make things happen. By that measure, Malm, 45, is a leader in the Lakes Region. He ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Joshua Boynton
Jan 01, 2009; ... Joshua Boynton President and CEO LifeShare Inc. in Manchester During his senior year in college, Joshua Boynton, 37, answered an ad in The Keene Sentinel to share his home with Ron, a man with developmental disabilities. Boynton then developed a day program around Ron's abilities ...
BNH's 25 Leaders for the FUTURE: Nick Soggu
Jan 01, 2009; ... Nick Soggu President and CEO, SilverTech in Manchester Red Bull is Nick Soggu's drink of choice. It's not surprising. Soggu, 34, needs all the energy he can get, and he rarely sits still. Whether it's running a highly successful interactive Web marketing firm, or serving ...