A Mutually Beneficial Collaboration for New Hampshire Small Business Development Center and Daniel Webster College

(Nashua, NH — May 16, 2007) Next month Nashua-area small business owners seeking the wise counsel and sage advice from the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) will be driving onto Daniel Webster College’s University Drive to meet with NH SBDC regional manager Hollis McGuire at NH SBDC’s new Nashua office on the campus of Daniel Webster.

Representatives from both organizations, including NH SBDC State Director Mary E. Collins and Daniel Webster College (DWC) President Robert E. Myers, signed a memorandum of understanding detailing the program and collaborative activities on May 10, 2007.

This new partnership, said DWC President Myers, brings additional resources to both organizations through new programs, collaborations, efficiencies, and resource use optimization. Additionally, he added, “increasing the cooperative and collaborative links between us will enable our respective faculty and staff to work to develop stronger programs of mutual interest and benefit, something we might not be able to achieve separately.”  

Said DWC Business and Management chair, Professor Reza Hoshmand, the joint venture will facilitate development of student projects and internships, as well as augment grants programs that will engage faculty and/or students with client services and allow for collaborative funding sources.

“The NH SBDC has a long history working with students from Daniel Webster,” states Mary Collins, SBDC state director. “This MOU formalizes the partnership and offers area businesses direct access to resources vital to growing and sustaining their businesses.”

NH SBDC is a cooperative venture of the US Small Business Administration, the University System of NH, the State of NH and the private sector, and an outreach program of the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics. Through regional offices, SBDC certified business advisers provide confidential, one-on-one management consulting to area businesses, which includes identifying and analyzing business problems and developing and implementing solutions to small business concerns in a timely manner. Additionally, each regional office offers educational programming and collaborates with other economic development organizations regionally and statewide. For more information, visit www.nhsbdc.org.

Daniel Webster College, founded in 1965, educates men and women for professional entry and advanced studies in the fields of business and management, aviation, computer science, social science and engineering. The College partners with businesses in the areas where its graduates may seek careers to develop new programs to best meet the current and future needs of employers. Additionally, with experiential, service-learning, and unique internship opportunities, Daniel Webster’s graduates are "work force ready," — able to make immediate contributions to their employers. For more information, visit www.dwc.edu.