CONCORD — Nonprofit Technology Conference: IT Strategies and Solutions. Keynote speaker Katya Andresen, vice president of Network for Good and author of Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes, will outline four secrets to successful messages. Educational sessions follow, including Demystifying Selecting New Software; Choosing Consultants, Vendors and IT Service Providers; Using Technology for Effective Communication, and more. Sponsored by the N.H. Center for Nonprofits, the conference will be held at the Grappone Conference Center. The cost is $75 for NHCN members, $125 not-yet-members. For more information or to register, call 225-1947 or go to www.nhnonprofits.org.
DOVER — The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will hold the second of its Federal Savings Bank Forum Series for 2007 — "Strategies for Effective Networking." The event will be held at the Cocheco Country Club, 245 Gulf Road, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The presenter will be Jim Horne of Beacon Business Advantage. The cost of each forum is $15 for Dover Chamber of Commerce members, $18 for nonmembers, and breakfast is included. Preregistration is required. Sponsorships and presenter opportunities are still available. For more information, call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 742-2218 or register online at www.dovernh.org.
PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch will travel to the Seacoast to share his State of the State message with Chamber members and guests. The special breakfast, part of the Bank of America Speaker Series, is set for 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel. Gov. Lynch is expected to cover a number of business-related topics including challenges to the state's continued economic prosperity. Some of those issues include finding ways to reduce high electricity rates, support for business priorities like the R&D Tax Credit updating the state's transportation infrastructure, workforce housing initiatives, education issues — both adequacy and funding — supporting a healthy environment and investment in higher education in particular community colleges. Cost of the breakfast is $20 for members and their guests, and $27 for nonmembers. To RSVP, visit www.portsmouthchamber.org/stateofstate2007.cfm or call the Chamber at 610-5513 or send e-mail to info@portsmouthchamber.org.
MANCHESTER — The Business and Industry Association and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services will hold a waste management seminar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Center of New Hampshire, Manchester. The cost per person is $95 for BIA members and $125 for non-members. To register, call 224-5388 ext. 116 or go to acteva.com/go/nhbia. Among the morning presenters will be NHDES Commissioner Tom Burack, Waste Management Division Director Tony Giunta and Waste Management Division Assistant Director Frederick McGarry. Afternoon breakout sessions will address a variety of topics, including petroleum remediation, MtBE, hazardous waste, brown fields, vapor mitigation technology, landfill reuse and arsenic contamination. For more information about the BIA, go to http://www.nhbia.org.
EXETER — The Exeter Rotary is proud to sponsor a wine tasting and silent auction from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Exeter Inn. There will be numerous vendors presenting their fine wines as well as items being auctioned, such as weekend getaways and golf and restaurant certificates. All proceeds will be donated toward the new Exeter Pavillion on the Swasey Parkway. Tickets for the event are $25 and may be purchased through any rotarian, the Loaf & Ladle or by calling 431-6596. The Exeter Rotary is a strong supporter of local charities and events, as well as the international community. To learn more about Rotary Club, come join us for lunch Mondays at 12:15 p.m at the Exeter Inn or visit www.rotary.org.
CONCORD — In the next decade, an estimated 39 percent of family-owned firms will experience a change in ownership. Yet, all too often a family business is not able to meet the financial needs of the owners in their retirement years while continuing to meet the financial obligations for the business and the next generation. The University of New Hampshire Center for Family Business will tackle this important issue at the its next business event. "The Next Generation, Siblings and Cousins: Taking Control of the Family Business" will be held at New Hampshire Distributors, 65 Regional Drive, Concord. The event begins at 8 a.m. Lunch is included. RSVP to Barbara Draper at 862-1107, or send e-mail to barbara.draper@unh.edu. Special one-time non-member registration fee is $99 per person and $250 per family.
PORTSMOUTH — Too much stuff? The Spirit of Getting Organized will help participants develop a consistent level of organization, use criteria-setting skills to transform worry about letting go into peace-of-mind, and develop reliable storage and staging systems to find what you need when you need it. The workshop, sponsored by the N.H. Center for Nonprofits and led by Pamela Kristan, author of The Spirit of Getting Organized: 12 Skills to Find Meaning and Power in Your Stuff, will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Community Campus. The cost is $25 for NHCN members, $50 for not-yet-members. Get more information or register at 225-1947 or visit www.nhnonprofits.org.
KEENE — WOLFBORO - New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development (DTTD) in partnership with the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association (NHLRA) and Yankee Publishing Inc., launched an online reservation system on visitnh.gov in September 2006. The system provides one stop shopping for New Hampshire's visitors and consumers researching travel plans.
To provide the state's tourism industry with comprehensive training sessions, two free workshops have been scheduled to take place at several locations throughout the state - an Introduction to Online Reservations and Ticketing Sales and a Packaging Workshop.
Introduction to Online Reservations and Ticketing Sales - This workshop introduces interested properties to the ARES system and provides information on getting started. The session also outlines the advantages and benefits of online sales and e-ticketing. Workshop attendees will develop an online ticketing process that will be tailored to each attraction's needs.
Packaging Workshop - The packaging workshop reviews the three fundamentals of packaging - hotel fulfilled, shopping cart, and dynamic packages. Attendees will also learn how to post packages on visitnh.gov and other YPI Affiliate sites.
To register for these workshops please contact Sean Ryan, online affiliate manager with Yankee Publishing, Inc., at seanr@Yankeepub.com or 603-924-4191.
HAMPTON - Maureen Putney of TD Banknorth will speak on the topic "Your Credit Score" at the New Hampshire Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants' April meeting. The meeting is open to the public and all IMA members.
EXETER — The third annual Toast to the Coast will be held at the Ashworth by the Sea, 295 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach. Hosted by the Exeter and Hampton Area Chambers of Commerce and underwritten by Ocean National Bank. Sample a variety of fine wines, noble brews and hors d'oeuvres from many of our Seacoast restaurants. VIP sampling from 6:30 to 7 p.m., general public 7 to 9 p.m. VIP tickets are $50; general public's tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door. Call 772-2411 or 926-9977, ext. 102, or visit www.exeterarea.org or www.hamptonchamber.com.
PORTSMOUTH - Innovate to Win; Be Bold or Go Home is the theme of a Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Year of Innovation Seminar set for 8-10 a.m., April 19 at the New Hampshire Community Technical College starts at 7:30 a.m. The session, underwritten by Federal Savings Bank, is the second in a two-part series on innovation.
The series explores what successful members are doing differently in terms of internal processes and external programs and provides an opportunity for attendees to brainstorm with speakers on how to apply the presentation ideas to their own businesses.
Admission is $10 for members and their guests and $15 for nonmembers. Those interested may find more information, and sign up online, at www.portsmouthchamber.org/yoi2.cfm.
MANCHESTER - The New Hampshire International Trade Resources Center will hold a forum on Doing Business with Algeria from 12:30-2 p.m. There is no cost and the event will be held at Southern New HampshireUniversity - Manchester, N.H.
PORTSMOUTH - WomenBiz Roundtable, a peer support community, will present The Breakfast Table - The Food Biz, from 7:30-9 a.m. The cost is $25 for members and $37 for others. Registration can be accomplished at www.WomenBiz.org.
The Breakfast Table is the first place to exchange ideas in your day, and the WBC brings you a stimulating and informative program to kick start your weekend. This program is presented quarterly and is sponsored by the Hilton Garden Inn of Portsmouth, where we'll enjoy a beautiful buffet breakfast before the speakers.
PORTSMOUTH - The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce invites members of the Seacoast business community to its monthly Mid-day Meet networking session. The next meet is set for 11:30-12:30 p.m., at Two International Group on the third floor.
The networking forum usually draws more than 30 people, so those interested should arrive early to get a seat. Those interested in attending should contact Kaarin Olofsson, the Chamber's marketing & events manager, to RSVP at (603) 610-5527 or kolofsson@portsmouthchamber.org.
The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business advocacy organization serving approximately 1,000 member businesses in nine communities throughout the seacoast region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine.
For information on the month's schedule of activities, membership and other programs, call the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce at (603) 610-5513 or visit www.portsmouthchamber.org.
The University of New Hampshire will honor Michael Leven, founder and former chairman of Atlanta-based US Franchise Systems, Inc. (USFS), for his outstanding achievements in and contributions to the hospitality management industry by awarding him the university's Hotelier of the Year Award.
The UNH Hotelier of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contributions of a leader in the hospitality management industry. It also is the highlight of the Gourmet Dinner, a seven-course meal organized by students at the nation's second-oldest hospitality management program at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics. The evening, which will feature cuisine from Northern Italy, begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour, and dinner starting at 7 p.m. in the Great Room of Huddleston Hall. The dinner also will be served Friday, April 20.
Tickets for the Gourmet Dinner are $50 a person and 10-seat sponsor tables are $5,000. Tickets are on sale now and may be ordered at the UNH Memorial Union Building Ticket Office ticket office Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 603-862-2290.
PORTSMOUTH - SCORE, volunteer counselors to America's small business and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will conduct an in-depth workshop: "How To Start Your Own Business."
The cost of the workshop is $30 for each individual, $20 each for groups of 2 or more and materials are included. Please mail a check to reserve your seat to SCORE, 195A Commerce Way, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801, by April 20.
Score continues to provide free individual business counseling sessions; attendees will have also have the opportunity to schedule individual follow-up counseling.
CONCORD - NH Employment Security (NHES) will be partnering with the NH Banking and Insurance Departments to host the 1st Annual Finance and Insurance Industry Career Fair.
The event is being held at the Concord Armory from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This Career Fair will be targeting students from NH colleges and universities who will be graduating with either a Bachelor or graduate degree and who will be pursuing a career in the finance and insurance industry.
The Finance and Insurance Industry plays a vital role in New Hampshire's economy, employing roughly 30,000 people. According to the latest employment projections by New Hampshire's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, employment in this industry is projected to grow by 12.2 percent, adding another 3,700 jobs by 2014.
Admission is free to attendees and booth space is free for employers. For more information or to reserve a booth, contact Kristi Hartley with NH Employment Security at (603) 742-3600 ext 361 or Kristi.Hartley@nhes.nh.gov.
HAMPTON — The Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours networking event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at The Old Salt Eating & Drinking Place, 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton. There will be hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and door prizes. There is free parking and those attending should bring business cards for networking. The event is open to Hampton Area Chamber members, guests and those interested in the Seacoast business community. Call 926-8718 for more information.
PORTSMOUTH — The International Trade Resource Center, ITRC, an office of the N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development, will hold a Getting Paid Seminar at the ITRC from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This workshop, sponsored by Citizens Bank in coordination with the International Trade Resource Center and Southern New Hampshire University, is aimed at small to medium-sized businesses that want to understand the different international payment options. A particular area of focus will be Letters of Credit, a key tool to mitigate international payment risk especially when selling to new foreign buyers.
The $95 fee for the seminar includes breakfast, lunch and all course materials. If you are interested only in attending the afternoon session, relating to the new UCP600, the fee is $45.
For more information or to register, contact Melissa Aho at the International Trade Resource Center, 603-334-6074 or via email at maho@dred.state.nh.us.
PORTSMOUTH - The team at Seacoast Ventures and Seacoast Media Group will host a Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m., in their new corporate headerquarters at the Pease International Tradeport.
The group is excited about introducing the Seacoast business community to its new building, state-of-the-art Goss International Magnum press, and the staff. The SMG team has a great "house warming" planned to celebrate their move including a delectable assortment of hors d'oeuvres from Mahalos and music by the Ben Baldwin duo, so don't miss out on this coming-of-Spring bash.
SMG publishes Seacoast Ventures, the Portsmouth Herald and a host of other community papers throughout the southern New Hampshire and Maine. Seacoast Ventures and SeacoastVentures.net are fast becoming the local connections to business information on the Seacoast.
Door prizes for the evening will feature two tickets to Red Sox (Pavillion Seats with food service); two tickets to a performance of The Full Monty at the Ogunquit Playhouse and the after-show party with the cast including All In the Family celeb Sally Struthers; and a Seacoast Ventures print and online advertising package.
PORTSMOUTH — Are you self-employed, or do you own a business with up to five employees? MicroCredit-NH can assist you in developing your business.
It is a non-profit program that offers resources to the self-employed, and will sponsor a free program orientation in Portsmouth, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Me and Ollie's Café on 10 Pleasant St.
The orientation will feature information about MicroCredit-NH and its menu of services. This includes business skills training, loan capital up to $15,000, the Individual Development Account (IDA) matched savings program and access to expanded markets. Participants will also learn about local MicroCredit-NH membership opportunities.
To register for the orientation, contact Jennifer Murphy Aubin at (603) 496-0520. For more information about MicroCredit-NH, and to view the complete list of its statewide business events, visit http://www.microcreditnh.org and click on "Calendar of Events."
DOVER — The Dover Chamber of Commerce will present the third in its Federal Savings Bank Series — "Identify Theft and Fraud: Best Practices for Protecting Your Personal Information." It will be held at the Cocheco Country Club, 245 Gulf Road, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The presenter will be Carol Bailey, vice president of compliance and internal audit for Federal Savings Bank in Dover. Learn about identity theft, recent trends in phishing and pharming, and practices for protecting personal information. The cost of each forum is $15 for Dover Chamber of Commerce members and $18 for nonmembers, and breakfast is included. Preregistration is required. Sponsorships and presenter opportunities are still available. For more information, call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 742-2218 or register online at www.dovernh.org.
DOVER - A Clear Channel Job Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Dover Ice Arena, 110 Portland Ave. It is hosted by Clear Channel Radio and sponsored by JOBSINNH.COM and The Employment Times.
This Job Fair promises to be huge for those looking for new or improved employment for the 2007 and going into the new year! Representatives from such diverse fields as computers, medical, sales, financial, Internet, manufacturing, and more will be there.
HAMPTON - The Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first in a series of monthly events called "CHAMBER CONNECTION: A Daytime Networking Event" at the Chamber office, One Lafayette Road, Hampton, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
This event is specifically geared for straightforward networking in a casual setting for Chamber members who cannot attend after hours events. There will be opportunity to introduce your business to others and build your contacts.
Attendance is currently limited to 25 Hampton Area Chamber members, by reservation only. There is no charge. Call Katie Curran at 603-926-8718, ext. 104 or e-mail katie@hamptonchamber.com to secure a spot.
MANCHESTER - Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - the world's largest business federation - will address business leaders at a breakfast in Manchester.
The event, presented in cooperation with the Greater Concord, Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach, Greater Portsmouth and Wolfeboro Area chambers of commerce, is part of the Business and Industry Association's National Leaders Forum, sponsored by Lincoln Financial Group.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents three million companies, associations, state and local chambers, and American chambers of commerce abroad. Since assuming leadership in 1997, Donohue has transformed the chamber into a lobbying and political force, expanding its influence in the United States and across the globe.
The breakfast will be held at the Center of New Hampshire, Manchester from 7:30-9:30 a.m. The cost to attend is $25. Advance registration is required.
PORTSMOUTH - The Greater Portsmouth Chamber invites the local high-tech community to its monthly eBrew set for 5-7 p.m., at The Press Room on Daniel St. in Portsmouth.
The event is open to the employees and guests of all local high-tech businesses and the local business community. The event features the opportunity to network with colleagues, pub food and refreshments. To find out more, please contact Ginny Griffith, the Chamber's business development manager, at (603) 610-5514 or ggriffith@portsmouthchamber.org.
PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth Rotary Club will be holding its Second Annual Variety Show at Portsmouth High School. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children and may be obtained by calling Upright Fence Company at (603) 422-8797 or DB Warlick Company at (603) 436-2275. Tickets will also be sold the day of the show.
Highlighting the event will be the rock group The Molenes, with its hard-twang dynamics, compelling melodies, close knit harmonies, a pinch of hill-billy punk with a dash of West Coast Jangle Pop, Venezuelan born drummer Jose Duque's ZumbaTres featuring special guest jazz saxophonist Matt Langley, and Magician Peter J. Mamos who has captivated audiences around the country for over ten years with comedy, music, and mystery.
Additional performers include the Seacoast Civic Dance Company, comedian Tom Clark, singers Wendell Purrington, Gordon Michaels, and Tenley Westbrook and much more.
PORTSMOUTH - The Women's Business Center is well underway to making their 3rd Annual WomenBiz Auction a fun and fund-raising success when the gavel sounds at 5:30 p.m. at Portsmouth Country Club.
The Women's Business Center was established in 1995 and supports entrepreneurial women as they begin and grow their businesses. The WBC relies on the WomenBiz Auction to ensure its operating budget is funded.
WBC staff and volunteers have secured items for both the silent and live portions of the auction, to entice people with varying interests to bid high.
To take advantage of the WBC's WomenBiz Auction Early Special, two tickets for $40. Pre-registration can be done by visiting www.WomenBiz.org or by calling 430-2892 by April 13, 2007.
BEDFORD - The New Hampshire Bar Foundation will celebrate its 30th Anniversary with a celebratory dinner at the C.R. Sparks event center in Bedford.
Former N.H. Sen. Warren B. Rudman (1980-1992) will keynote the 30th Anniversary Dinner. New Hampshire attorneys, judges, donors, bankers, legal services staff, grantees and others will attend the Bar Foundation's 30th Anniversary Dinner. Attorney Frederic K. Upton, of counsel to Upton & Hatfield, LLP, and a member of the NH Advisory Committee of Judicial Ethics, will receive the 2007 Frank Rowe Kenison Award at the dinner, and Attorney Joceline D. Champagne, coordinator of the Low Income Taxpayer Project at the NH Pro Bono Referral Program, will receive the Robert E. Kirby Award.
For more information, visit online www.nhbarfoundation.org or call the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, David G. Snyder, at (603) 715-3255.
EXETER — The eighth annual Exeter Area Kitchen Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Presented by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and underwritten by Dovetailed Kitchens. A self-guided map allows participants the opportunity to tour eight designer and/or remodeled kitchens in Exeter areas. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of the tour. For more information and/or to reserve tickets, call the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce at 772-2411 or visit www.exeterarea.org.
PORTSMOUTH - Peter Bielagus, America's top expert on young people and their money, will hold his first College Money Management BootCamp at the Sheraton Harborside, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is for high school juniors and seniors.
Open to only 35 students, the College Money Management BootCamp is designed for those students who are serious about getting ahead financially. The event will cover everything college students need to know about money management from credit cards to identity theft.
PORTSMOUTH - Sustainable practices, rezoning and Northern Tier development are just a few of the topics planned for the "State of the City" Breakfast Forum, scheduled for 7:30-9 a.m., at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel. The breakfast is part of the Bank of America Speaker Series.
Portsmouth City Manager John Bohenko will kick off the presentation with an overview of challenges facing the community like holding down taxes while moving forward on the Northern Tier development, implementing "green" practices and systems within city government and designing a new water treatment plant. He will also talk about the discussions the city is having with legislators concerning education funding.
Bob Lister, superintendent of Portsmouth Schools will cover progress on the Portsmouth Middle School building project and review the school department's upcoming activities and issues.
Portsmouth Fire Chief Chris LeClaire is expected to talk about public safety, the changing role of the fire service and the unique challenges facing the Portsmouth Fire Department. Police Chief Michael Magnant will present an overview of crime and calls for service in 2006, the rising trend of serious crimes and what his department is doing to reduce criminal victimization and hold offenders accountable.
Cost of the breakfast is $20 for Chamber members and $27 for nonmembers. Those interested in attending may signup online at www.portsmouthchamber.org/stateofthecity2006.cfm or RSVP by contacting the Chamber at (603) 610-5510 or via email at info@portsmouthchamber.org.
EXETER — Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by The Inn at Spruce Wood, 25 Worthen Road, Durham. Open to Chamber members and guests. There is no charge. Bring plenty of business cards to exchange. For further information, call 772-2411 or visit www.exeterarea.org.
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