Hannah Grimes Programs

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Hannah Grimes Programs

• Business Incubator Program (BIP)

• Part Time Office,

Temporary Office and

Conference Room Rentals • FREE Workshops &

Consulting

• Fee-Based Programs • E-newsletter

• Hannah Grimes Marketplace Member Support

• Business Financing

• Community Collaboration • 2014-2014 HGC Renovation • Events

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Business Incubator Program

• A business growth program with proven results

29% average business growth in 2011 44% average business growth in 2012 297% average business growth in 2013

• Entrepreneurs benefit from:

• Accountability to sound business practices and goal setting during

the mandatory monthly meeting

• Lower overhead costs and shared amenities such as high-speed

Internet, networked copier/printer/fax, conference room, fully-equipped kitchen, etc.

• A professional office setting with on-site networking, educational

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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Part Time and Temporary Office Space

• Use of private, Part Time Office space available

• $100 per month for up to 30 hours per month • Schedule office use via an online calendar

• Use of private, Temporary Office space available

• A desk away from your desk to focus on your business plan,

strategic plan, or special project

• $10 per hour / $50 per day / $150 per week (8am – 5pm; M-F)

• Conference Room rental

• $25, first hour, $10 each additional hour (8am – 5pm; M-F)

• $20/hour surcharge on evening or weekend hours

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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FREE Monthly Workshops

• Hannah Grimes offers a diverse array of workshops, seminars and educational programs designed to foster

small business growth and increase entrepreneurial skills.

• Some of the topics covered in the workshops include marketing, finance, business organization, business & strategic plans and time management.

• For a comprehensive list of upcoming workshops, view the calendar on our website,

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FREE One-on-One Coaching &

Consulting

• Professional business coaches are available at no cost to meet individually and by appointment to discuss a business at any phase of its development:

• Idea and Vision

• Start-up

• High-Growth

• Exit Strategy

• Or to cover a specific topic such as business planning,

marketing, financials, business structure, employees, strategic planning, compliance, customer service, goal setting, etc.

• The Small Business Development Center Regional Manager, Rich Grogan, holds office hours at HGC for one-on-one free sessions

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Ongoing Peer Learning Roundtables

Monthly Programs at Hannah Grimes

• Business Incubator Program Associates Meeting

• Every second Thursday of the Month

Facilitator: Mary Ann Kristiansen, Hannah Grimes Center

• Nonprofit Leaders & Members Roundtable

• Every Third Friday of the Month

Facilitator : Dave Chase, DRC Consulting

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• Leadership Circle

• Every Fourth Wednesday of the Month

Facilitator : Mary Ann Kristiansen, Hannah Grimes Center

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Pre-Biz Workshop

A three hour workshop to determine if starting a small business is the right thing for you. Visionaries work in a facilitated peer group to get excited about their vision for a

business and what comes next to take their vision to the next level.

• This workshop reviews the ‘Five Things to Consider Before Starting Your Own Business’ and provides

participants with tools to asses their new business idea. • At the end of this workshop, participants will have

established a business proposal to take their business idea to the next level.

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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The Business Start-Up Program

Entrepreneur Project

The 6-month Business Start-Up Program is an intensive program that covers content relevant to new business owners.

• Along with mentoring from an experienced and knowledgeable coach, participants

benefit from masterminding and resource sharing with the other members of the group.

• Development of personal and business skills allows participants to determine the right steps to reach their business goals.

• The submittal of a completed business plan guides participants in creating the financial, marketing and sales systems and tools needed to open their business.

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The Entrepreneur Project: Be Your Own

Business Owner

The 3-month Entrepreneur Project: Be Your Own Business Owner is a

shortened, intensive program that will guide you through focusing your energy towards bringing your business to the next step by achieving your goals.

• Create a Strategic Plan that will be the roadmap for growth in your business and

for your Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity goals.

• Create a Financial Plan that will help you to increase revenues and create more

profit in your company

• Work on your Time Management to learn how to find more time in the day for an

improved work/life balance

• Mastermind with your peers and interact with like minded business owners

while sharing best practices

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Mastering Social Media Program

The 3-month Mastering Social Media Program is an intensive class that will help you to focus on Social Media methods for attracting new customers.

• Hands-on learning during class to customize your message through the different

Social Media Platforms

• Work on your Time Management to learn how to create a Social Media

Calendar to organize your marketing tasks

• Mastermind with your peers and interact with like minded business owners

while sharing best practices

• Determine what Social Media Platforms are right for your business needs and

create the management tools that keep them all working for your business

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Leadership Circle

• The Leadership Circle provides a confidential circle of like-minded

entrepreneurs working together to strengthen leadership and improve management and operations.

• Topics range according to the group’s interest and include sales,

marketing, human resources, values, strategic planning, and

leadership. Through these management roundtables, participants access a broad and deep pool of seasoned experience; share ideas, resources, problems and solutions; and expand their networks.

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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E-Newsletters

• The Hannah Grimes Times is our monthly e-newsletter updating

all of the happenings at the Hannah Grimes Center.

• With focus groups and input from business owners throughout the

region, we have established Five Industry Clusters, where we provide additional resources through the industry specific news

bulletin within HGT.

• Artisan Focus

• Green Construction Focus

• Farm & Food Focus

• Independent Retail Focus

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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Marketplace Member Support

The Hannah Grimes Marketplace provides a real-life Retail

Classroom to members and vendors looking to sell their

goods on consignment at wholesale cost.

• Along with mentoring from an experienced and

knowledgeable Marketplace Manager, members can benefit from targeted workshops and one-on-one

counseling through programs at the Hannah Grimes Center.

• Specifically targeted programs assist small producers and growers to enter, vet their products and succeed in the

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

• Hannah Grimes Marketplace Member Support • Business Financing • Community Collaboration • 2014-2014 HGC Renovation • Events •

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Business Financing

In addition to strong partnerships with banks and providing

resources to help businesses access traditional financing, we also partner with a number of organizations that provide

financing to small businesses that often are not yet bankable.

• Relationships with Local Banks • Accion

• Kiva Zip

• New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

• IDA Accounts

• Business Loans & Investments

• Vested for Growth

• Monadnock Economic Development Corporation • Monadnock Angel Investors

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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Community Collaborations

• Young Entrepreneur’s Academy

• Keene State College Management Course

• Cheshire County Conservation District

• Food Day Pitchfest with Monadock Food Co-op

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

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2014-2015 HGC Renovation Project

• The $805,650 renovation project will substantially

increase Hannah Grimes’ ability to start and grow

businesses in our region. The renovation project will:

• Create eight new offices for our business incubator

tenants

• Include a new conference room for up to 70 people

• Make the space handicapped accessible

• Improve energy efficiency

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Hannah Grimes Programs

Consulting

• Hannah Grimes Marketplace Member Support • Business Financing • Community Collaboration • 2014-2014 HGC Renovation • HGC Events •

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HGC Events

• Business After Hours

• With the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce

Scheduled for May 2015

• Community After Hours

• With the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits

Scheduled for February 2015

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• Art Gallery Open House

• Artist on Display at HGC Rotates Every Three Months

Scheduled to begin again Spring 2015

• HG Marketplace Member Meeting

• Bi-annual meeting for HGM Members to network and experience programs at HGC first hand

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CONNECT Event -

• The Hannah Grimes Center’s annual signature event, bringing together community-minded area residents to network, share and learn together.

Walking Backwards Into the Future Business Disruption as a Creative Force

October 29th_{, 2014}

5:00 – 8:00 pm

Registration now open at www.HannahGrimes.com

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Measuring Impact

• 36 Full Time and 33 Part Time in incubator since 2006 • 86% of those are still in business (on average, 50% of

businesses fail in the first five years in the US) • 7 jobs created by incubator tenants last year

• Total revenues of $1,859,571 for full time tenants

• Average year over year growth rates for past three years has been 29%, 44% and last year 297%

• Salaries paid are 14% higher than average income for CC

• Over 1,000 businesses and nonprofits take a program or workshop each year

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Activity Since 2010 and Moving Ahead

• Added 15 incubating offices and a conference room in

2011 renovation

• Adding 8 new offices and a 70 person conference room in a current renovation

• Improving the façade on Roxbury Street

• Planning to create a Business Center for Innovation,

Technology and Advanced Manufacturing at 310 Marlboro Street in 2015

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Cheshire County Job Growth 2010-2013

• Relocation activity: Jobs -1006/+65/net -941

• Total: - .2%

• Resident: +1.6% (+1,571 jobs) (Stage 2) • Non-resident: -9.8% (-3,020 jobs)

• Non-commercial: 11.8% (+1,199 jobs)

• New Startups: +6.3% (+324 jobs) (Stage 2)

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Cheshire County Sales Growth 2010-2013

• Total +8.3%

• Resident +14.7% (Stage 2 – up 42%) • Non resident: -9.6%

• Non-commercial: +8%

• New startups: +257% (Stage 2) • Expansion startups: -17.7%

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Economic Development

• Quality of life factors in attracting workforce

• Continue to focus on DIVERSE local economy – size,

sector, stage. Understand trends, endeavor to control the future (agility v. resilience) and keep a balance

• Community-wide, user-friendly economic data • Collaboration has never been more important

• Leverage what we have – environment, education, economy, community

• Build what we do not have - understand what we need to do to stay relevant

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Contact Information

• Mary Ann Kristiansen, Executive Director

[email protected]

• Donna Weldon, Office & Facilities Manager

[email protected]

• Jillian Miner, Program Coordinator

[email protected]

Hannah Grimes Center: 603-352-5063

• Denise Meadows, Hannah Grimes Marketplace Manager

[email protected]