Supporting Seacoast Businesses

Seacoast Region Chambers of Commerce partnering with the NH Business & Economic Affairs (BEA) to support Business Recovery Initiatives.

Business Recovery Webinars

Join the Seacoast Chamber Alliance and the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center for complimentary webinars on important topics including PPP Forgiveness and Marketing. 

Printable Posters for Seacoast Businesses

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Seacoast Chamber Alliance Employability Forum

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – 8:30 am - 10:00 am 

Employability is a person’s ability to gain initial employment, maintain employment, or obtain new employment. COVID-19 has left thousands of workers without jobs, and hundreds of businesses seeking to rehire or find new employees as they re-open. Learn more about the importance of Employability, and how it can help you succeed, either as a job seeker or as someone responsible for hiring.  

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Presented by Courtney Ferrell and Kayla Kettering

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Businesses Resources

Understanding the impact of the Wayfair decision on NH Businesses

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 – 8:30 am -1 0:00 am 

On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, inc. drastically changed the state sales tax collection requirements for remote sellers, including those located in New Hampshire. States can now require businesses that do not have any physical connection ot their state to register and collect the state's sales taxes if the business' economic activity in their state exceeds specified thresholds based on sales and/or transactions.

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Presented by Leanne Scott, JD, LL.M., Merrill Barter, CPA, and Michele Cota

Seacoast Chamber Alliance Offshore Wind Presentation

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – 10:00 am -12:00 pm 

The offshore wind industry promises thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in investments and economic impact. New Hampshire is estimated to have 3.4 gigawatts of potential offshore wind power off our coasts and we also have the capacity to serve as an important part of the offshore wind supply chain. 

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Presented by Senator David Watters  and Michael Berhmann, NH NH Offshore Wind Industry Development Director
 

NH SBDC is the leading resource for business advising and education for small to medium businesses in the Granite State. Their advisors meet with small business clients from all sectors seeking advice on financing, improving operations, management infrastructure, business sustainability best practices, bringing new products to market, and where to start in launching a new business or purchasing/selling an existing one. Whether you are in the early stages of a creating a business or are well-established, you can benefit from SBDC’s no-cost, individualized, expert business advising. For more information and to check out their webinars and online courses, visit nhsbdc.org. Request an appointment with an advisor by clicking below. Please indicate that you heard about SBDC from your Chamber of Commerce. 

For more information and to check out their webinars and online courses, visit nhsbdc.org. 

Request an appointment with an advisor by clicking below. Please indicate that you heard about SBDC from your Chamber of Commerce.   

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Over the past 36 years, NH SBDC has advised or trained more than 106,000 New Hampshire entrepreneurs, helping them start over 2,100 businesses and create more than 8,300jobs. 

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 New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, the University of New Hampshire, and the private sector.  

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