COMMUNITY
PODCASTERS MEETUP TOUR: NEW ENGLAND
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Garrison Hotel & Suites, 200 Sterling Way, Dover (subject to change)
WHAT: Attendees will meet and learn from expert podcasters on the 2nd Annual Podfest Meetup Tour. Gather to have some light nibbles while learning from and connecting with each other. This year’s theme is “re-invent.” Agenda: Networking & Welcome: 3:30 pm (Not to be missed, be early!) Mini-Talks: Shortly after the welcome! Re-Inventing Yourself and Your Show, by Marion Abrams, Mad Motion Re-Inventing How You Brand Like a Pro! by Brian Campbell, Pro Branding Store Be an Amazing Podcaster by Suzanne Graham Anderson, Positively Suzanne Segment Drops: Re-Invent Your Show with Instant Pizzazz + Structure by Lee Uehara, AAP + NYC Podcasters
COST: Free, but space is limited
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
COMMUNITY
SCORE SEACOAST WORKSHOP: BUSINESS FINANCE — BEYOND THE BASICS
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 18, 6 – 8 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual
WHAT: In this workshop, we explore the difference between profit and cash flow, break-even analysis, forecasting, and other topics to help you plan for the success of your business. We suggest you take the SCORE Basic Finance workshop, or have some finance experience or training, before taking this workshop.
COST: Free; registration required
CONTACT: sba.gov/event/38980
SEMINAR
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY: LUNCH AND LEARN
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 19
WHERE: Nowak Room, Town Office Building, 10 Front St., Exeter
WHAT: The Town of Exeter Planning and Sustainability Office in collaboration with Resilient Buildings Group and Unitil are hosting an energy-efficiency lunch workshop. Discover how the NHSaves program can help you improve the energy efficiency of your business. Our experts will share valuable insights on financial incentives available to help you make your business more energy efficient. Whether installing energy-efficient equipment, retrofitting your whole building or planning new construction, NHSaves has a program for you! Enjoy a delicious lunch while learning how you can save money. There will be ample time to discuss your specific energy-efficiency needs or projects. Seating is limited so we ask that you limit your ticket to only one representative from each business.
COST: Free; registration required
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
COMMUNITY
A REGIONAL APPROACH TO FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE: UNDERSTANDING MARKET CHANNELS AND FOOD EXPENDITURES
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, 12 – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual
WHAT: Volume 4 of NH Food Alliance’s Network Café Series summarizes the work of a team of researchers, led by Holly Fowler of Northbound Ventures, who examined the role of market channels — grocery stores, restaurants, institutions and others — in distributing food to New England consumers and the potential for each market channel to contribute to the goal of consuming 30% regional food products by 2030. Join us for an overview with Holly about what the team learned and for a discussion of the implications for the future of New Hampshire’s food system.
COST: Free; registration required
CONTACT: nhfoodalliance.org/getinvolved/network-cafe-series
CONFERENCE
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND RECREATION & PARKS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Jan. 9 – 11, 2024
WHERE: Mountain View Grand Resort, 101 Mountain View Road, Whitefield
WHAT: For over 70 years, the Northern New England Recreation & Parks Conference has been one of the highest-quality parks and recreation conferences in all of New England. The conference is organized by a committee made up of parks and recreation professionals and exhibitor representatives from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. Our No. 1 goal is to produce a top-quality educational experience. This year’s keynote speaker is Adam Sutton of Adam Sutton Group, who will discuss the subject of “Working Happier: Inspiration for Aspiration.”
COST: $155 for delegate registration, $350-750 for exhibitor registration
CONTACT: nnerpc.myrec.com
NETWORKING
MANCHESTER-AREA SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS’ COFFEE NETWORKING
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2024, 10 – 11 a.m.
WHERE: Unity Café, 3 Sundial Ave., Manchester
WHAT: Tired of Zoom? Craving human contact? The Business Guild is bringing live, in-person networking back to Manchester! Successful people have robust networks, and they build those networks on a framework of strong personal connections. Coffee break networking is a casual, stress-free way to connect with other local small business owners to share information, network and troubleshoot common business challenges. We’ll have introductions, an educational talk, and time to pair off for quick one-to-ones.
COST: Free
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
SEMINAR
MANCHESTER HOME BUYER SEMINAR
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, 801 Elm St., 2nd Floor, Manchester
WHAT: If you want to learn more about buying your home or are not sure where to start, join us for the next Home Buyer Seminar.
This program reviews the steps to home ownership and gives you the tools and resources needed to make good financial decisions at every stage of the home-buying process.
Agenda includes: “Realizing the American Dream,” a complete manual detailing how to buy your home; one-on-one counseling, with a certified counselor who will assess your situation and help develop a road map to purchase your home; and a credit report, included at your one-on-one counseling appointment. This event includes a pizza lunch, but participants are welcome to bring their own lunch, snacks and drinks.
COST: $69 per household
CONTACT: Search via Eventbrite
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