COMMUNITY
FLAG HILL DISTILLERY & WINERY JANUARY CHEF’S TABLE DINNER
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 14, 7 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Flag Hill Distillery & Winery, 297 North River Rd., Lee
WHAT: Chef’s Table Dinner Series are dinner events that happen at Flag Hill. Their winter Chefs Table Dinner series is hosted in their post-andbeam dining room with community seating (6-10 people per table). Dinner reservations are $75 per person, of which includes the four-course dinner, wine/spirit/ or cocktail pairings with each course, tax and hospitality. Your entrée choice and any needed dietary restriction information must be provided at the time of making your reservation to the dinner. Menu will be: first course, Curried Pork Dumpling; second course, Roasted Mushroom Rosemary Salad; your choice of entrée (Black Pepper Pork Loin, Duck Confit Tortalloni or Potato Cochugang with Braised egg); and dessert, Winter Mille-feuille puff pastry.
COST: $75, additional registration information required
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
SEMINAR
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: BRINGING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: X5 Home Loans, 300 Constitution Ave., Unit 202, Portsmouth
WHAT: This course, instructed by Rob Hart with The Title Team, LLC, will teach you how to build your professional social media marketing skills by learning the history of social media and how it has altered the consumer decision-making process and communication. Understand how to set social media marketing objectives that are linked to your real estate business objectives.
COST: Free, registration required
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
COMMUNITY
BEHIND THE SCENES AT NHPR: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED OPEN HOUSE
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 19, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: New Hampshire Public Radio, 2 Pillsbury St., 6th Floor, Concord
WHAT: Go behind the scenes with NHPR’s new All Things Considered host, Julia Furukawa. This open house is your opportunity to tour NHPR’s studios, and chat with Julia and hosts of NHPR’s popular podcast, Civics 101, Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice. Snacks and beverages — as well as time to mingle with fellow fans and new listeners of NHPR — will be included.
COST: Free, registration is limited
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
WORKSHOP
NAVIGATING YOUR TAX RESPONSIBILITIES AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual
WHAT: Ashley Guion, a local CPA and QuickBooks ProAdvisor, will lead a workshop on navigating bookkeeping as a small business owner and what your tax responsibilities are. Participate in a discussion of entity choice selection, the pros and cons of each, and the tax responsibilities for each entity. Learn everything from the beginning steps of starting your own company to closing your books at the end of the year for tax prep. Learn what is required of you in terms of tax preparation, as well as how to lessen not only your tax liability but also your tax preparation bill. There will also be a segment devoted to bookkeeping and tips and tricks that you can do to keep your time focused on your income-producing activities rather than spending it doing bookkeeping.
COST: $25
CONTACT: businesskeenechamber.com/events
SEMINAR
FRAUD & CYBER CRIME AWARENESS FOR BUSINESSES
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 18, noon – 1 p.m.
WHERE: TD Bank Conference Room, 333 State St., Portsmouth (virtual option available)
WHAT: Organizations that train their employees on payment fraud, controls and cyber fraud have a lower frequency of reported losses than their non-trained peers. This Business Power Hour will cover: cyber fraud against customers; Cyberattacks on networks, systems and employees; and third-party and insiders leveraging privileged access. The discussion will be led by Kristine McIntyre, treasury management officer for TD Bank.
COST: free for members; $10 future members
CONTACT: portsmouthchamber.org/events
CONFERENCE
NH FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY SUMMIT
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Concord Downtown, 172 North Main St., Concord
WHAT: The goal of the summit is to provide shared space and opportunity for attendees to build capacity and identify strategies to increase participation in federal nutrition programs (school meals, SNAP, WIC, etc.) and improve nutrition equity in New Hampshire. There will be sessions for everyone including public health and medical professionals, nonprofits, state and local government, direct service organizations, farmers, community members, education and researchers, community health workers, state and federal legislators, and charitable funders. The focus of the day will be on celebrating our 2022 successes and looking ahead to learn, plan and take action to improve health equity and eliminate hunger in New Hampshire.
COST: $50
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
FUNDRAISER
COMEDY NIGHT FUNDRAISER
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 21, 6 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Amato Center for Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford
WHAT: The Greater Merrimack Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a comedy night to benefit the Boys & Girls of Souhegan Valley, with a portion of the proceeds going directly to the programs at the nonprofit. Ticket price will include hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, games, prizes and more. The comedic lineup includes Brad Mastrangelo, Jody Sloane and headliner Rob Steen. Between them, they have appeared throughout New England and the United States at Headliners Comedy Clubs, Vegas, cruise lines, the David Letterman Show and others.
COST: $75 per person, includes hors d’oeuvres and 1 drink ticket
CONTACT: gmsvcc.org/events
COMMUNITY
2023 CONCORD UPDATE
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 23, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Campbell’s Scottish Highlands Golf Course, 79 Brady Ave., Salem
WHAT: The Government Affairs Committee of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce is holding a Q&A event for members of the Chamber and interested business professionals to hear from our legislative leaders on matters pending in Concord that will impact the business community. Hear from your New Hampshire state senators and state representatives to discuss this year’s top priorities.
COST: Free, registration required
CONTACT: gschamber.com/events
SEMINAR
NEW HAMPSHIRE SALES SUMMIT
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 9, 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Manchester Country Club, 180 South River Rd., Bedford
WHAT: Learn the most crucial strategies for successful sales, sales management, as well as recruitment and retention, and the newest, most-effective sales marketing trends. And most critically, come together in dynamic networking sessions that will truly drive revenue growth for your organization. Training seminar topics include women in sales, from pest to partner and building high-value teams. Networking and breakout sessions will be presented by Heidi Solomon-Orlick, founder and CEO of GirlzWhoSell LLC, and Kevin Hallenbeck, owner of BestSalesPeople LLC. A keynote address will be featured along with a panel discussion and Q&A. Continental breakfast and lunch will be included.
COST: $95
CONTACT: nhbr.com/nh-sales-summit
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