NH Small Business Development Center Launches New ECourses, New PPP Updates, MORE

Press release from the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth:

February 25, 2021

DISCLAIMER: The following content was not created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative.

SBDC's new video is live!

SBDC is excited to share our new video highlighting the ways we’re working for you and supporting small businesses across our great state.

NH SBDC Launches NEW eCourses

SBDC is proud to launch several new eCourses over the next few weeks. Developed by subject matter experts affiliated with UNH Paul College, the eCourses cover topics such as Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Cybersecurity, Exporting, and Business Metrics. This program was made possible by CARES Act funding.

This week we are launching Expanding Your Business Through Exporting, developed by Shaun Reilly, Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc. We wish to thank the NH Office of International Commerce for their expert help with this eCourse. Read more.

NEW PPP Updates

As of Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the SBA will:

• Establish a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees

• Allow sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals to receive more financial support by revising the PPP’s funding formula for these applicants.

Contact your banker to apply.

Want more info? Register for SBDC's COVID Assistance for Smaller-than-Small webinar on Wednesday, March 3 at 10 am. Tell your hairstylist, plow person, car mechanic, and favorite jam-maker that PPP may be available for them - and they can find out more here.

Register Here

Connect with an SBDC Advisor today to learn more about your COVID relief options!

COVID Creativity: Wicked Flannel

Since its inception, Hampton-based Wicked Flannel has been both provider and recipient of community love. As retail business owners specializing in comfort wear, Molly and Ben McCoy offer a soul-warming line of flannel garments and home decor that feels like a big hug.

Similarly, as members of their local business community, Molly and Ben have felt the love and support that NH small businesses so often encounter throughout the cities and towns of our state. Find out how mutual visions of success and support between entrepreneurs and their community have launched a business that is a true expression of resilience. Read more.

Enroll Now for the Resiliency Academy

Resilience, Hospitality & Chocolate:

An interview with Rich Tango-Lowy, owner of Dancing Lion Chocolate

Work toward recovery and plan for future disruptions...whenever they happen.

The Resiliency Academy consists of five two-hour sessions of virtual learning, with expert guests, NH businesses, and communities sharing their pandemic experiences and resiliency efforts. Each session will focus on a different resilience topic.

Regional business cohorts, led by SBDC advisors, will meet to delve deeper into the business resiliency planning process and work through the Business Resiliency Guide and Workbook. This is an opportunity for businesses to network and receive the tools and support needed to develop or update their business resiliency plans.

Schedule:

Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

April 7th, April 21st, May 5th, May 19th, & June 2nd, 2021

Register for the Resiliency Academy

SBDC Recovery & Resiliency Webinars

COVID Assistance for the Smaller than Small

March 3 | 10am

Do you work for yourself? Do you have only a couple of employees?

Make sure you are taking advantage of the new possibilities for PPP funds available for businesses with fewer than 20 employees. Spread the word! Tell your hairstylist, car mechanic, electrician, and favorite jam-maker that PPP may now be available to them!

PPP Applications in 2021, Both First and Second Draw

March 4 | 10am

We'll help you understand the 2021 PPP Application process and whether you are eligible for the first or second draw. Get your questions answered during the Q & A.

COVID Assistance for the Self-Employed

March 11 | 10am

Sole proprietor, Schedule-C filer, or LLC? Join us to review special considerations for PPP and other federal relief programs, as well as your eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

All above webinars presented by Chuck Gilboy, NH SBDC Business Advisor

Register Here

Sneak Peek at Resiliency Survey Results

Phase 2 of the Business Resiliency Survey has closed.

We are so pleased to have received over 1,600 responses from 178 towns/cities throughout New Hampshire. Thank you to our amazing partners!

The results are being analyzed and we look forward to sharing a full report with you in a few weeks. Stay Tuned!

Thank you!

SBA Webinar Wednesday

The SBA has programs and services that help small business owners start, grow, expand and recover. Get the latest updates on federal relief programs every Wednesday morning, 9-10am at this Teams meeting link.

Save the Dates!

NH SBDC is NH's premier business advising resource. SBDC's team of certified business advisors provides highly individualized, confidential advising and education at no cost to NH enterprises.

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA ) and through assistance provided by the State of New Hampshire. The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics in conjunction with SBA, the State of NH (BEA), the University of NH, and the private sector.

This press release was produced by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. The views expressed are the author's own.