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The issues of succession often are challenging for family businesses. The UNH Center for Family Business will address this complex topic Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at the business event “The Five Key Issues in a Successful Family Business Succession.”
The program begins at 8:30 a.m. at New Hampshire Distributors, 65 Regional...
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On the bright side, interest rates on consumer loans could head lower as global investors retreat into cash and safe investments, including paradoxically U.S. Treasuries, says Michael Goldberg, Roland H. O'Neal professor at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
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By STEPHEN J. CICCONE; IN the first three weeks or so of trading this year, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, a measure of the broad market, has climbed more than 4 percent — and on Jan. 18, in fact, closed at its highest level since December 2007. Last January, the S.&P. 500 rose 4.4 percent — a blistering...
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DURHAM, N.H. – U.S. lodging executives continue to be less optimistic about present general business conditions, according to the University of New Hampshire Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI) for the current month ending November 2012. The index slipped from 56.3 in October 2012 to 50.1 in November 2012.
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Each year, students enrolled in the Whittemore School’s Meeting Planning Management class undertake the challenge – and fun – of planning and running the University’s annual Holiday Skating Party. Now in its 25th year, the skating party features a different theme annually to educate and entertain guests who also take part...
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Research from UNH’s chemistry department has resulted in an exclusive license agreement for an anti-fatigue hydrogel between the university and Wakup, Inc., UNH’s sixth startup company.
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DURHAM – As part of her efforts to reach out to businesses, legislators, community leaders, and all Granite Staters for their ideas on how to keep New Hampshire moving forward, Governor Elect Hassan today launched a statewide "Innovate NH Tour," beginning with two stops on the Seacoast highlighting the Green Launching Pad...
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Christine Shea, professor of technology and operations management in the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, has been named interim vice provost for faculty development and inclusive excellence.
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As technological advances lower both the difficulty and overhead of starting a company, entrepreneurs have become numerous and competition for funding ruthless. Online services such as AngelList allow entrepreneurs to connect with angel investors they would never otherwise meet. Last year, some 66,230 companies received $...
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Model the behavior you wish to see. “It’s really important not to conform to the lower standards around you,’” says Dan McCarthy, director of executive development programs at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics, in Durham. You might inspire or embolden one or more lapsed achievers...
