Best Small Business Resources in the Manchester Area

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The Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center provides various opportunities for entrepreneurs with questions to meet with coaches for one-on-one sessions to discuss their ideas. These mentoring sessions offer legal advice as well. The center also provides an excellent an makers space that has advance tech equipment for product development or other needs.

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Alpha Loft provides comprehensive programs for aspiring entrepreneurs; it hosts regularly programming for education, a free course for start-ups to hone in their skills and pitches, as well as an accelerator function that provides mentorship to early-stage start-ups.  The organization also offers coworking spaces and many opportunities for networking.

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The Center for Women & Enterprise offers a variety of services and programming to strengthen women entrepreneurship and leadership. The CWE in New Hampshire provides one-on-one mentoring services for women needing advice or aid in developing their ideas. The center also offers training programs and networking opportunities throughout the year. 

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Women's Business Centers are nationwide programs established by the SBA to assist women in starting small businesses. Some of these centers are combined with other local organizations and use that relationship to offer even more services. Each Women's Business Center has counselors who can provide mentorship and assistance with business planning. Women’s Business Centers also provide a network of other businesses, and some have loan programs available

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The Women's Business Centers are, as the name implies, meant for women primarily.

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The Creative Industry offers a great commercial space for entrepreneurs interested in food startups and need space to develop their products.  The wide, modern kitchen space also offers mentorship to help entrepreneurs get started on creating their unique products and begin their businesses. 

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Food industry businesses only.

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SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) is a leading, nation-wide organization that has assisted millions of entrepreneurs over its 50+ years of operation. SCORE is a resource partner of the SBA that offers access to a network of experienced business leaders who donate time to mentor entrepreneurs and small business owners. They also host free or inexpensive workshops online and at 300 local chapters around the United States. Mentoring can be conducted either in person or remotely and is always free and confidential, no matter how often you take advantage of this service.

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The nashuaHub is a resourceful incubator space for aspiring entrepreneurs; paired with its large office spaces come with experts in business who provides training and mentoring services. The hub also hosts various events throughout the year, a great chance for networking.  

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The greatest strength of the SBDC is their free, confidential, 1-on-1 business mentoring for anyone who seeks it. Sometimes in order to be considered for mentoring from one of their professional business advisors, you may have to attend a class/workshop or at least present your business plan. SBDC's are located all throughout the state and you should use the SBDC closest to your location if possible, but you can often transfer to a different location if they do not fit your needs.