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Small Busness - NH's Secret Economic Development Weapon

I was interested to read a SeacoastOnline.com article today that was referred in the NHBR News Browser.Jennifer Feals quotes Stephen Norton, executive director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, who said state leaders and residents need to understand some myths about the state – Specifically that small business accounts for 22% of the States residents - suggesting that large business employs the rest.Data suggests that this is a dangerously misleading statement as small…See More

Blog post by Dr. William R. Osgood May 20, 2010

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Social Media - Fact or Fiction

Here at the Knowledge Institute, we are concerned with the hype and continued adoption of Social Media venues as the next greatest marketing tool. The important question to ask from a business perspective is: What is the ROI?Clearly, one of the main advantages is networking. Today's Social Media platforms pretty much provide opportunities to connect with anyone practically anywhere to share ideas about pretty much anything at any time.In many respects, Social Media is today's platform for…See More

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Dr. William R. Osgood and Christine Jennifer Davis are now friends Feb 17, 2010

The 30 Billion Dollar Elephant in the Middle of the Room

President Obama has proposed to channel 30 billion dollars into community banks as a way to increase loans to small businesses. The relevant questions are:Will this increase the amount of loans to small businesses? And so,Will this help stimulate the economy?In discussing this with a number of community banks, the general conclusion is that the additional funding will be nice, but they will not change their lending requirements, and so will probably not make more loans. In order to keep the…See More

Blog post by Dr. William R. Osgood Feb 17, 2010

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Dr. William R. Osgood and Steve Boucher are now friends Oct 20, 2009

Where's the Money?????

"Where's the Money?"The fact is, small businesses are still having a very difficult time finding the business financing they need to start and support their operations. Given that as a start, here are some further thoughts:• The requirements have become much more stringent for small business lending - Banks and other conventional lenders are open to requests, but only from very solid companies with a 2-3 year successful track record, a clearly documented ability to repay the loan, and great…See More

Blog post by Dr. William R. Osgood Oct 13, 2009

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