Both Lakes Region regional development organizations will be allocating more than $200,000 to support small business development in the region. Working with the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the organization will be able to directly support businesses with accessing technical assistance, business plan development, direct grant, financing and other resources. The Community Development Block Grant, administered by the New Hampshire Community Developme

The Belknap Economic Development Council and the Wentworth Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO) have come together and partnered with The Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) to present New Hampshire’s Community Navigator Program. The Community Navigator Program is designed to reduce barriers to accessing critical resources for small businesses—with a focus on microenterprises, cooperatives, and businesses in the early stages of development—owned by women, veter