FREE SBA Consultations Offered at New Hampshire Corporate Division

WHERE:

NH Secretary of State Corporate Division

25 Capitol Street – 3rd Floor

Concord, NH 03301

WHEN:

January 05, 2012 Hours 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

January 12, 2012 Hours 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

January 19, 2012 Hours 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

January 26, 2012 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

No appointment is necessary

WHAT:

Q & A with SBA. Knowledge and planning are key ingredients in starting or growing a business and the SBA has resources available to help you. A Business Development Specialist from the U.S. Small Business Administration, NH District Office, will be available to meet one-on-one and provide business assistance to address your concerns, direct you to the appropriate resources and help get you started in the right direction.

WHY:

Starting and operating a business can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be overwhelming. Visitors will discover how SBA supports small businesses through financial assistance, training, counseling, federal procurement opportunities, exporting or other areas of entrepreneurship to help small businesses start, grow and succeed. Visit the SBA Web page at www.sba.gov and find links to extensive resources, www.sba.gov/international, www.sba.gov/services, www.sba.gov/training www.sba.gov/vets.

For more information, please contact Miguel Moralez, Business Development Specialist/ Veterans Business Development Officer, in SBA’s Concord, NH office at (603) 225-1601 or via email at miguel.moralez@sba.gov

FREE SBA CONSULTATIONS OFFERED AT NEW HAMPSHIRE CORPORATE DIVISION

WHERE: NH Secretary of State Corporate Division
25 Capitol Street – 3rd Floor
Concord, NH 03301

WHEN:

September 01, 2011 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

September 08, 2011 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

September 15, 2011 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

September 22, 2011 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

September 29, 2011 Hours 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

No appointment is necessary

WHAT: Q & A with SBA. Knowledge and planning are key ingredients in starting or growing a business and the SBA has resources available to help you. A Business Development Specialist from the U.S. Small Business Administration, NH District Office, will be available to meet one-on-one and provide business assistance to address your concerns, direct you to the appropriate resources and help get you started in the right direction.

WHY: Starting and operating a business can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be overwhelming. Visitors will discover how SBA supports small businesses through financial assistance, training, counseling, federal procurement opportunities, exporting or other areas of entrepreneurship to help small businesses start, grow and succeed. Visit the SBA Web page at www.sba.gov and find links to extensive resources, www.sba.gov/international, www.sba.gov/services or www.sba.gov/training.

For more information, please contact Miguel Moralez, Business Development Specialist, in SBA’s Concord, NH office at (603) 225-1601 or via email at miguel.moralez@sba.gov

SBA Announces Greta Johansson to Lead New Hampshire District Office

BOSTON, MA – Jeanne A. Hulit, New England Regional Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the selection of Greta Johansson as the new district director for the New Hampshire SBA office. Greta Johansson currently serves as deputy district director of SBA’s Connecticut office in Hartford, CT.

Commenting on the selection of Ms. Johansson, Hulit said “Greta brings to the position over 29 years of service to the SBA, serving in positions of increasing responsibility from loan specialist to deputy area director in the disaster program to deputy district director in the Connecticut office. Greta has the proven leadership, management and communication skills that are essential to the agency as we assist small businesses during these changing times.”

Johansson has served as deputy district director of the SBA’s Connecticut office since 1996. In this position she has been responsible for management and direction of the staff, educating and assisting many community lenders with the use of the SBA loan guarantee products, and provided direct help to small businesses owners seeking to access federal contracting programs. Her knowledge and understanding of the needs of both small business owners and the small business lending community resulted in her participation in several key SBA initiatives to modernize its lending procedures for the SBA’s 7a and 504 programs as well as the recently announced Community Advantage loan products.

Bernard M. Sweeney, district director of the Connecticut SBA office commented. “Greta’s dedication to understand and find ways to address the needs of small business owners has been her prime motivation. Throughout her fifteen years in the Connecticut office she has worked with large and small lenders and our valued SBA partners at SCORE, the Connecticut Small Business Development Center and our women’s business centers in a unified mission to help our small business owners grow and prosper throughout the state. New Hampshire small businesses and small business lenders will soon discover they have a bright, tested and true leader at the helm.”

“I am deeply honored to have been selected for this very important position in New England,” stated Johansson. “It is difficult to leave Connecticut and the quality professionals at the Connecticut District office and our SBA partners throughout the state who help small business owners each day. I am also enthused about joining the SBA team in New Hampshire which is known for its tremendous staff. It is humbling to follow in the footsteps of district directors like Bill Phillips and Wit Jones who served the state’s small business community for so many years. I look forward to building upon their success and to working with the our partners at the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, SCORE, the recently announced SNHU Women’s Business Center and the lending and economic development communities.”

“When you look for a new director for a SBA district office, you look for someone who is the right fit for the office, our SBA partners and for the community the office serves. After review of a broad selection of highly qualified candidates, I believe in Greta Johansson we have found the right fit for the small business community in New Hampshire,” added SBA Regional Administrator Jeanne Hulit.