Down To Business

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden sits down with Keith Bamford, CEO of Daystar. Keith explains what the dark web is, why businesses need to be aware of it, and how they can protect their data from it. They also discuss broader technology and security issues and talk about password managers. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engin...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks to writer Liisa Rajala about how STEP funds will be used for helping New Hampshire firms with virtual outreach abroad. Then Bob Sanders shares a preview of his pre-election statewide candidate survey. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engineering firm with offices in Bedford and Portsmouth, NH.

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold catches up with Liisa Rajala on  her recent discussions with downtown leaders from around the state. How are these retail and restaurant centers faring in the current stage of the pandemic? What do their employees think of mask mandates? And then Bob Sanders fills us in on CEO pay in New Hampshire; how has the pandemic affected it, if it all?  This...

This week NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks to Mercedes Hunt, Director of Business Management and Finance Programs, and Rachel French, Business Partnerships Manager, about the current state of Granite State College's business programs and partnerships. While many institutions have pivoted to online in the wake of COVID, GSC has long experience with remote learning, and is finding its h...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold and writer Bob Sanders break down what the federal moratorium on evictions means for New Hampshire. Will it be effective? What do the numbers say about the need for it? 

This week, NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks with New Hampshire Electric Cooperative President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Camerino. Steve explains the parallels between access to electricity and access to broadband, the challenges to getting that access to rural areas, and what his team is doing to solve that. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a le...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold sits down with Kyle York, CEO and Managing Partner at York IE, a strategic advisory, investment, and operational growth firm based in Manchester, NH. Kyle talks about where they're focusing investment efforts right now, and about creating community among New Hampshire's tech talent. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading l...

On this week's Down To Business, Jeff Feingold and Bob Sanders talk about putting some numbers to the business losses NH has endured during the pandemic. So far, and they say this is just the tip of the iceberg, it tallies up to $2.6B. Then Jeff and Lisa Rajala look at how some CARES Act funds are finding their way to support much-needed broadband projects in rural NH communities. 

Jeff and Liisa talk with Forcivity CEO and founder Steve Baines on having his Manchester, NH, business named 157th fastest growing company in the Inc. 5000, as well as leadership lessons from navigating the pandemic, leading a remote team and more. 

The NH Business Review team talks about a new bill signed by the governor that allows folks to register their flying cars at the DMV, and what that portends for the future of flying cars (and the roadable aircraft business) in the state. Then they check back in on yet another live business event, the Manchester Chamber's summer mixer at the Fisher Cats stadium on Tuesday.

This week our publisher, Ernesto Burden, attended the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association Economic Summit and talked to BIA President Jim Roche afterward on his takeaways from hosting the event.  Jeff Feingold, Liisa Rajala and Ernesto talk through the event, from attendance to logistics to  the general vibe, discuss Roche's conclusions and add their own analysis. Live busine...

This week's episode is a must listen for those looking for a light at the end of the tunnel. Jim Glassman, Head Economist, Commercial Banking, at JPMorgan Chase and  Tom Cunningham, Vice President for JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking in Manchester, NH join the NHBR team to talk about the JP Morgan Midyear Outlook. The report asks, "Can the Recovery Keep Its Momentum?" Spoiler alert, Jim and...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden guest hosts this episode with Bob Sanders and Liisa Rajala. They talk about the results of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) survey of 1,549 businesses, as well as the last of the current assistance offerings, the New Hampshire General Assistance & Preservation (GAP) program.  Finally, a coalition of statewide organizations including...

NH Business Review editors Jeff Feingold and Liisa Rajala discuss the tight housing market from two first person perspectives, that of a recent seller and a current home seeker. Then writer Bob Sanders brings us up to speed on all that legislature has been up to on the housing front. Spoiler: it's at a standstill. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care....

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold sits down with the Puritan Backroom's General Manager Eric Zink to talk about how the restaurant has adapted, and continues to adapt, to the limits on dining created by Covid-19. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. While so much has changed, Harvard Pilgrim’s commitment to their members and local communit...

On this episode, NH Business Review writer Bob Sanders breaks down some of the 75 business-related bills passed by the New Hampshire House in a session held Tuesday at the Whittemore Arena at the University of New Hampshire. He and editor Jeff Feingold also dig into which bills don't have much of a chance at eventual passage. Next, Liisa Rajala fills Jeff in on the economic forecast  predicte...

New Hampshire has a long history of contributing to space exploration, and NASA is again looking to NH businesses as it prepares for the Artemis program – launching the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024. Liisa Rajala fills editor Jeff Feingold in. Then staff writer Bob Sanders explores the unprecedented economic situation New Hampshire finds itself in after the pandemic-related shutdown...

NH Business Review's Jeff Feingold and Liisa Rajala talk to Lisa Carter-Knight, the president of Drinkwater Marketing in Exeter. Lisa describes her experiences as an African-American woman in moving to and founding a business in New Hampshire and the overall impact racism and a lack of diversity can have on the state's future economy.  This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by H...

In this episode, Jeff Feingold talks to writer Susan Geier on the crisis facing the New Hampshire childcare industry, and that impact that will have on business in the state's economy overall. Then staff writer Bob Sanders gives Jeff an update on where the state stands in the reopening process, including a potential phase out of additional unemployment benefits instituted to help workers through t...

The NH Business Review team looks at the latest on the class action lawsuit against Atrium Medical Corp and the now 2,136 cases filed in Concord, with trials slated to begin in September. Also, there's one sector of the New Hampshire economy that's booming as the result of the pandemic, stay-at-home orders and limited travel: landscaping. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Har...

Jeff and Bob take a look at how businesses are reopening in New Hampshire, including some that may be pushing the limits on what the guidelines say is allowed. Then Liisa fills us in on what the troubles at the United States Postal Service mean for New Hampshire.  This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  While so much has changed, Harvard Pilg...

Jeff Feingold sits down with Bob Keach, co-chair of Bernstein Shur’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency Group, to dig into how the CARES act is opening up access to Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief to better meet the needs of small business.  This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  While so much has changed, Harvard Pilgrim’s commitment to the...

The New Hampshire Business Review team looks at when, and how, live entertainment such as concerts and theater will happen again in New Hampshire. Also on the docket, an interesting, if temporary, side effect of the pandemic shutdown: paid family leave in New Hampshire. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  While so much has changed, Harvard Pil...

Writer Susan Geier discusses her recent story on the coronavirus' impact on New Hampshire agriculture: while small farms are seeing a boom, wholesalers are seeing their markets vanish. Then Jeff talks with Tiffany Eddy for pro tips on looking great on your next Zoom call. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  While so much has changed, Harvard P...

The team talks about how early stage capital inventors here in New Hampshire are dealing with the shutdown. They also look at how the stage two rollout of PPP loans went. The word "fiasco" may have come up. This week's episode of Down To Business is sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  While so much has changed, Harvard Pilgrim’s commitment to their members and local community has not....