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Story Archives of 'small business'A Second Try at HealthFirstBy Elaine Grant on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.President Obama has introduced his own version of a federal health care overhaul. He hopes to create a federal insurance rate-setting body, designed to hold down skyrocketing premiums. But as Governor Lynch has discovered, designing an affordable health plan is a lot harder than it looks. NHPR health reporter Elaine Grant has the story. Small Businesses Struggle with Skyrocketing Insurance RatesBy Elaine Grant on Friday, February 12, 2010.The Obama administration is investigating what it calls massive health insurance rate increases of up to 39 percent. In New Hampshire, many small businesses are struggling with 30 and 40 percent rate increases of their own. NHPR health reporter Elaine Grant has the story. New Hampshire Reacts to President Obama's Small Business ProposalsBy Laura Knoy on Friday, February 12, 2010.The president put forth a number of tax credits and loan guarantees designed to short up small firms and encourage hiring. We'll look closer at what his administration is offering, and whether or not it'll help New Hampshire's small business sector. Guests
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Redesigning and Rethinking During a RecessionBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, November 19, 2009.Granite State business has been forced to think outside the box in order to survive. We'll see what businesses are doing to adapt to our ever-changing economic times. Guests
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Containing the Cost of Corporate CareBy Elaine Grant on Monday, November 9, 2009.As health care premiums continue to skyrocket, Granite State businesses large and small are considering outside-the-box strategies to keep a lid on expenses, from lowering obesity and smoking rates to treating depression and teaching employees how to shop for the most affordable medical care. We’ll talk to a roundtable of benefit managers and analysts on what ideas are being tossed around and which are sticking. Guests
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New Hampshire Community Loan FundBy Deborah Schachter on Saturday, September 19, 2009.Laura Lynch runs a small web services and printing business in Berlin. Her husband, Keith, runs an interior painting business. When they needed help making their businesses thrive, they turned to Micro Credit NH, a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, for information, support and small loans. Business Credit: Downsized, But AvailableBy Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.The economy took its steepest dive last fall when the financial sector began to implode. That choked off the supply of credit to businesses which slowed the economy even more. Today, money is again flowing to companies in the state, particularly small businesses. But the commercial lending landscape has changed. NHPR’s Jon Greenberg has the latest installment in our series on the economy, Working It Out. A Foreclosure With a Happy Ending?By Jon Greenberg on Friday, July 17, 2009.In this week’s economic round-up, the focus is on housing, small business loans, and a foreclosure story that’s on track to a happy ending. NHPR’s resident economy tracker, Jon Greenberg, has more. New Hampshire Community Loan FundBy Deborah Schachter on Saturday, June 27, 2009.Laura Lynch runs a small web services and printing business in Berlin. Her husband, Keith, runs an interior painting business. When they needed help making their businesses thrive, they turned to Micro Credit NH, a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, for information, support and small loans. Some New Hampshire Small Business May See Higher Tax BillsBy David Darman on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.As part of the budget negotiations, state lawmakers are considering a proposal to close a tax loophole that Limited Liability Companies have enjoyed. An LLC is just one way to organize as a small business, but it’s become increasingly popular. One of the reasons is that an LLC’s income is not taxed the same way as other companies. But that’s likely to change, as NHPR’s David Darman reports. |
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