Business Retention, Expansion Program Begins Phase 2

Beginning the week of Feb. 2, the Amherst and Milford Business Retention and Expansion Program will conduct phase two of its business visitation program.

To date, 40 Amherst and Milford businesses have participated in phase one of the program and have taken the opportunity to voice their opinions about the local economy and local and state government. The Business Retention and Expansion Taskforce’s goal is to visit 100 businesses in Amherst and Milford; therefore we ask for the business community’s cooperation in participating in this round of visits.

“The visits we are doing with local firms have four purposes” says overall coordinator Donald Sienkiewicz, of Estate Preservation & Planning Law Office in Milford.

• “First we want to show our local businesses that we really appreciate the contributions they are making to our local community.
• Second, we want to see if they have any local concerns, and, if so, if there are any ways we can help.
• Third, we will be offering to help our local firms take better advantage of local, state and federal business programs.
• Finally, we want the businesses to help us set priorities on future directions of local economic development efforts.”

The results of the business surveys will give town leaders the information needed to develop sound strategies towards making the local business environment better for existing businesses to thrive and grow and to perhaps entice other businesses to relocate to this area.

The towns of Amherst and Milford are the local sponsors, the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce is the regional sponsor.

Submitted text and graphic.