The buy local movement had not yet struck in 1997 and the ability to buy and sell local products was all but disappearing. Many towns had the same chain stores selling the same generic products. If a buyer’s options were limited, a local producer’s options were almost non-existent. With the consolidation of distribution channels, it had become increasingly difficult […]
If we didn’t have names for the Big Dipper, Orion and the North Star, would we see them?
Yes — in a way. We would still be able to look up into the starry sky at night and see, well, a bunch of stars. But by giving names, we can quickly pick them out of their starry back drop and they take on personality, presence and recognition. The Eskimo famously have thirteen different […]
Local Business Expanding!
Green Energy Options of Keene LLC is seeking to hire a Solar Sales Associate. Please continue reading below for more information or contact Pablo Fleischmann and Valerie Piedmont by email valerie@greenenergyoptions.com. You may also visit their website www.greenenergyoptions.com or stop by the store 79 Emerald Street Keene, NH 03431. Solar Sales Associate Opening 6/18/17 Green […]
PitchFork (Q3 2017)
A dollop of good company, a smidge of local food, a splash of a signature PitchFork cocktail, and three dashes of business opportunities in the region. Lack of capital is one of the top causes for the steep decline in startup rates in rural America. PitchFork offers a uniquely local solution to this challenge by providing a fun, low-key […]
Programs Director Position
A note from Mary Ann… It is with mixed emotions that we begin advertising for the position of Program Director at Hannah Grimes. Program Director Jake Nonweiler had promised us two years when he started and somehow those two years have managed to fly by. It seems like both a lifetime and a blink of […]
$5,000,000.00!!! In 20 years!
As we embark on this season of Thanksgiving we can’t help but be in awe of our amazing community that has led us to reach $5,000,000.00 in sales from our beginning. While this may be a number easily reached by corporations, our $5 million was sold in LOCAL products – products grown, raised, and made […]
Managing the Millennials in Your Workforce?
Join us For a Free Workshop Strategies for Attracting, Developing and Retaining Millennial Talent The strategies that you have developed for managing the talent in your organization – the boomers and the Gen Xers – are much less effective with millennials. They are a different breed of cat. While they may bring challenges, understanding out […]
CONNECT 2016: Heart of the Start
More than 300 attendees are expected at The Colony Mill for an event focusing on the region’s innovation and companies that started here. With just a little more than a week to go, more than 200 tickets have been sold to Connect 2016: Heart of the Start!, taking place beginning at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. […]
Important Changes at the Marketplace
Four years ago, Denise Meadows transitioned from being a director on the Hannah Grimes Marketplace board to running day to day operations as our Marketplace Manager. Since then, she has grown sales at the Marketplace by 38%. Denise has, without a doubt, made the Marketplace the successful store and hub that it is today. As […]
Hannah Grimes Center Offers Incubator Scholarships
Through a generous grant from the State of NH to the NH Business Incubator Network, the Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship is offering up to 10 scholarships to its business incubator. The program offers support, resources, and education to for profit and nonprofit businesses in the region. Scholarships are valued at $1,600 per business and can be […]
