March 26 Preview

If a bankrupt company owed you money to which you were unlikely to see a dime, an offer from a third party to pay for a good portion of the funds owed you would sound pretty good. For some New Hampshire companies looking to collect from bankrupt communications provider FairPoint offers from claims-buying firms to purchase such debt claims are starting to pour in. Bob Sanders reports on this new twist in the FairPoint saga.

Sanders also takes a closer look at what’s behind defining “reasonable compensation” in the wake of the so-called LLC Tax fall out. Is the federal definition of “salary” vs. “profit” good enough for New Hampshire or is setting a benchmark the way to go?

The growth of online education has exploded across the country in recent years and New Hampshire’s online higher educational offerings are part of the trend. Kathleen Callahan documents Southern New Hamshire University’s experience in this increasingly preferred method of learning.

The March 26 issue also focuses on current trends in the commercial banking industy, highlighting opportunities for energy reduction grants and for women-owned businesses.

Columnists in this issue write on topics that run the gamut from why superior customer service is still so important (especially in this economic climate) to the proverbial power of positive thinking in manifesting opportunity.

And don’t miss another of Editor Jeff Feingold’s snarky and so-true-it’s-almost-not-funny takes on New Hampshire politics – the Granite State’s favorite contact sport – in “Flotsam & Jetsam.”

You’ll find all these stories and more inside the March 26 issue of New Hampshire Business Review, in print and online at nhbr.com this Friday.