Hello, my name is Libby Weiland and I am excited to be joining the Hannah Grimes Center this spring as an intern with the Monadnock Local Living Economy project! As Collaboration Coordinator, I am working closely with Jen Risley of Hannah Grimes to gather the best practices related to collaboration building. My research will not […]
Networking: Connect With Your Needs
By Piper C. Reason, Possibilities for Career & Life Networking is just about helping people connect with what they need. Career coaches consider it the most effective job search strategy because somewhere around 70% of jobs are found by networking. Of course networking isn’t just about looking for a job, so how do you hone […]
Welcome New Hannah Grimes Staff Member: Patricia Richter
Hannah Grimes Center welcomes new employee, Patricia Richter. Pat was hired in December 2011 to fill the one-year, half-time position funded by the Community Development Block Grant Program. Her primary goals are to ensure that by December 2012 Hannah Grimes has a more effective and efficient infrastructure to more fully utilize their new, expanded capacity […]
What We're Reading
We just started reading High On Business by Alan Newman (founder of Seventh Generation & Magic Hat Brewing Company). What's struck me so far is his opening declaration: I am a "serial entrepreneur" which at least sounds a little more respectable than a "psychopathic opportunity seeker." Can any of you relate? We'll be sure to […]
Collaborative Innovation
Lots of talk about innovation these days. "Innovation" has become one of those grossly overused words, perhaps because we all know it likely is the key to unlocking the secret of managing the fast-paced change and increasing complexity of every aspect of our lives here on earth. Its overuse and lack of common understanding are […]
Plaid Friday: Monadnock Style
Read about the Monadnock Region’s successful Plaid Friday 2011 Campaign on the Shift Your Shopping National Website: Plaid Friday 2011: Monadnock Style “We usually just have to sit on the sidelines, and let the big stores have their day,” said Jim Therriault of New England Everyday Goods. “We had a surprisingly good Friday. It was […]
Retail Means Jobs! New Hampshire
Originally Posted on National Retail Federation Website Retail directly and indirectly supports 1 in 4 New Hampshire jobs. Retail is directly and indirectly responsible for 21% of New Hampshire’s GDP. Retail directly and indirectly generates 20% of labor income in New Hampshire. Retail supports 222,787 jobs in New Hampshire. View more about New Hampshire’s Retail […]
Communities Across North America Encourage You to Shift Your Shopping
The Shift Your Shopping Holiday Campaign runs through December 31, 2011. Citizens are encouraged to shift 10% or more of their holiday purchases to locally-owned and independent businesses. In its second year, this movement has grown from its New England base — including the Monadnock, Seacoast and Lakes Regions of New Hampshire — to over […]
Commercial Kitchens In & Near the Monadnock Region
Compiled from the Farm Focus E-Newsletter Current list of Commercial Kitchens in or near the Monadnock Region Neighbor Made Monadnock Fusion Kitchen Franklin County Community Development Corporation Who is missing? Contact us. Read more information about each Commercial Kitchen:
Value-Added Products
Compiled from the Farm Focus E-Newsletter Whether cleaning and cooling, packaging, processing, distributing, cooking, combining, churning, culturing, grinding, hulling, extracting, drying, smoking, handcrafting, spinning, weaving, labeling, or packaging your own or others raw locally-grown ingredients, these processed products can offer you a higher financial return, open up new markets, lengthen the market season and quench […]
