NHBR March 12 Preview

For years, we’ve all heard about the shortage of nurses in our hospitals and health-care facilities. But as Cindy Kibbe reports, the recession has created an unusual – and concerning –impact on the profession: New nursing graduates can’t get jobs because health-care facilities do not have the money nor the staff to hire and train them.

The University of New Hampshire Manchester is quickly growing into a powerhouse of education. However, the urban university still seems live in the shadow of its mother campus in Durham – especially where funding is concerned. As By Ellen Grimm found out, the physical space of UNHM is shrinking as more programs – and importantly, more students – are coming to the school. When, or if, funding comes for expansion remains to be seen.

The New Hampshire Start-up Challenge has announced the four business finalists for 2010. In this second annual business plan competition, would-be entrepreneurs are working on concepts as diverse as smart home systems to a co-op grocery store. Cindy Kibbe writes on how these nacent companies could impact New Hampshire’s future.

Columnists Laurie Storey-Manseau and Mike Dolpies write about business creation from opposite ends of the spectrum. Storey-Manseau reminds us to patronize those community businesses that so just that – support the community. If not, these often long-time communit stalwarths might not be around for much longer, to say nothing of the groups they support. And Dolpies says that as businesses create products and services that prove to be winners with consumers, those same businesses will grow and, in turn, create jobs.

William Norton provides some ongoing commentary about the second real estate bubble – the looming reset of commericial mortgages, while Earle Wason points out this might be the right time to consider purchasing a hospitality property – if you consider market values properly.

Finally, with Tax Day swiftly coming upon us, both Steve Feinberg and Donald Sommese provide insight on how to manage changes for current and upcoming tax years.

You’ll find all these stories and more in the March 12 edition of New Hampshire Business Review, in print and online on Friday, March 12 at www.nhbr.com.