I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Private, 501 (c) 3

Primary Activity(ies) Affordable Housing #1

Community Development #2

Economic Development #3

Also provides life-skill training, support, and referrals for low-income working people, and quality affordable housing and home-ownership training for low-wage workers.

Area(s) Served Coos and Grafton County

Stakeholders Served Low/moderate income

Fee Structure Free

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality is guaranteed

Mission Statement To build community through cooperative programs which foster individual and family initiative by providing creative housing, education and economic development opportunities for families with limited resources in Coos and northern Grafton counties.

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget $350,000

Years in Operation 10

Full Time Staff 6

Part Time Staff 1

Clients Served 300 Jan/June 2000

240 Year-end 1999

240 Year-end 1998

Source of Funding Federal, state, grants, service fees, local fundraising, and special events

Composition of Board Total board members 12

Business professionals 3

Banking professionals 2

Other professionals 3

Community members 1

Public Official 1

Educators 2

Loan Portfolio $192,500 Total Fund Capitalization

$192,500 Federal Sources

Current Loan Activity Active Loans as of June 2000 1 at $190,000

Loans year-end 1999 1 at $190,000

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Appalachian Mountain Club (UAV Field Office)

Address 113 Main Street

City/State/Zip Gorham, NH 03581

Contact/Title Marcel Polak, Upper Androscoggin Valley (UAV) Field Director

Email mpolak@amcinfo.org

Phone 603-466-2524

Fax 603-466-2470

Web URL http://www.outdoors.org

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Educational Institute, Private

Primary Activity(ies) Community Development #1

Tourism #2

Economic Development #3

Also provides conservation research, advocacy, trails development/management and education. Maintains hut system in WMNF and other areas.

Technical Assistance Facilitates “visioning” processes to support future economic and community vitality

Area(s) Served Coos County, Androscoggin River Watershed, sections of Maine and New Hampshire

Stakeholders Served Business, community, tourists, individuals, state-federal agencies, local conservation groups, towns and municipalities

Fee Structure Free

Mission Statement AMC’s mission is to promote the protection, enjoyment and wise use of the mountains, rivers and trails of the Appalachian Region. We believe that the mountains and rivers have an intrinsic worth and also provide recreational opportunity, spiritual renewal, and ecological and economic health for the region.

II. Scope of Services

Years in Operation 124

Source of Funding Member fees, service fees, grants, publishing of maps and books, overnight and outdoors recreation facilities, and workshops

Composition of Board Total board members 24

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Berlin Industrial Development and Park Authority (BIDPA)

Address 168 Main Street

City/State/Zip Berlin, NH 03570

Contact/Title Robert Theberge, City Manager

Email bcm@ncia.net

Phone 603-752-1630

Fax 603-752-8553

Web URL http://www.nhbidpa.com

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Government, Local

Primary Activity(ies) Community Development #1

Economic Development #2

Area(s) Served Berlin

Stakeholders Served Community

Fee Structure Fee and account payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) and rental fees

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality is guaranteed

Mission Statement Purpose of BIDPA: This Authority shall concern itself with developing the economic stability of Berlin. It shall seek to expand the range of economic opportunities available to the citizens of Berlin. The Authority shall act upon its concern by undertaking such actions as may be necessary to assure that there remains a reasonable supply of adequately serviced buildings and land such as may be necessary to accommodate increased industrial growth in Berlin.

II. Scope of Services

Source of Funding Federal, state, grants, member fees, service fees and PILT accounts

Composition of Board Total board members 17

Business professionals 6

Other professionals 5

Other board members include retirees, self-employed business professionals, city employees, social workers, and clergy

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Berlin Main Street Program

Address 220 Main Street

City/State/Zip Berlin, NH 03570

Contact/Title Patti Stolte, Executive Director

Email msp@ncia.net

Phone 603-752-6246

Fax

Web URL

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Private 501(c) 3

Primary Activity(ies) Community Development #1

Economic Development #2

Training/Workforce Development #3

Tourism #4

Trade Services #5

Legislative/Lobbying #6

Area Statistics/Information #7

Area(s) Served All of New Hampshire

Stakeholders Served Businesses, tourists, and business relocation

Fee Structure Free and fee-based services

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality

Mission Statement To revitalize downtown

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget $55,000

Years in Operation 1

Full Time Staff 1

Source of Funding Grants, member fees, and service fees

Composition of Board Total board members 12

Business professionals 8

Banking professionals 1

Other professionals 1

Community members 2

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Business Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO)

Address 177 Main Street, PO Box 628

City/State/Zip Berlin, NH 03570

Contact/Title Bill Andreas, Executive Director

Email bedco@ncia.net

Phone 603-752-3319

Fax 603-752-4421

Web URL http://www.BEDCO.org

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Private, 501(c) 3

Primary Activity(ies) Community Development #1

Economic Development #2

Area(s) Served Coos, Carroll, and Grafton Counties

Stakeholders Served Businesses, community, minorities, women-owned, and low/moderate income. Primary source of referrals through bank and local development committees.

Fee Structure Free technical assistance and fee-based loan services

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality

Mission Statement To diversify and expand the economy of Northern New Hampshire by providing credit, capital, advocacy, and technical assistance to help businesses develop and grow, and to create strategies to support economic development efforts.

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget $265,000

Years in Operation 24

Full Time Staff 2

Part Time Staff 1

Clients Served 60 Jan/June 2000

90 Year-end 1999

65 Year-end 1998

Seminars/Training Sessions 2 Jan/June 2000

4 Year-end 1999

3 Year-end 1998

Source of Funding Interest on loans, federal, state, service fees, and grants

Composition of Board Total board members 19

Business professionals 40%

Banking professionals 20%

Other professionals 20%

Community members 20%

Loan Portfolio $2,500,000 Total Fund Capitalization

$1,000,000 Federal Sources

$1,500,000 Private Sources

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Center for Training & Business Development

Address 379 New Prescott Hill Road

City/State/Zip Laconia, NH 03246

Contact/Title Neal Steiger, Director

Email tbd@tec.nh.us

Phone 603-527-9104, ext. 745

Fax 603-527-9104

Web URL http://www.laco.tec.nh.us/tbd

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Government, State

Educational Institute, University/College

Primary Activity(ies) Training/Workforce Development #1

Economic Development #2

Community Development #3

Trade Services #4

Also provides assessment, referrals, training grants, and collaboration with other agencies, as well as Workforce and Training Challenge Grants

Area(s) Served All of New Hampshire

Stakeholders Served Businesses, community, tourist, business relocation, minorities, women-owned, low/moderate income, and nonprofit service organizations

Fee Structure Free and fee-based

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality

Mission Statement What you need, when and where you need it.

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget $125,000

Years in Operation 5

Full Time Staff 2

Part Time Staff 12

Clients Served 8 Jan/June 2000

13 Year-end 1999

9 Year-end 1998

Seminars/Training Sessions 100+ Jan/June 2000

200+ Year-end 1999

100+ Year-end 1998

Source of Funding Member fees, grants, and state

Composition of Members Small Business (< 100 employees) 45%

Large Business (> 101 employees) 35%

General Public 10%

Other Service Providers 10%

Composition of Board Total board members 8

Business professionals 6

Other professionals 2

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Colebrook Development Corp.

Address 6 Bridge Street

City/State/Zip Colebrook, NH 03576

Contact/Title Beno Lamontage, President

Email benol@aol.com

Phone 603-237-4562

Fax 603-237-8570

Web URL

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Private, 501(c) 3

Primary Activity(ies) Community Development #1

Economic Development #2

Tourism #3

Area Statistics/Information #4

Also provide bi-lingual assistance

Area(s) Served Coos County

Stakeholders Served Businesses and community

Fee Structure Free

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality

Mission Statement To assist and develop a plan for companies who want to relocate or expand their businesses in the Great North Woods area of New Hampshire and to ease their relocation by offering land parcels, a spec building and all the resources available via local, state, and federal agencies.

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget Volunteer

Source of Funding Grants, federal and state

Composition of Board Total board members 10

Business professionals yes

Banking professionals yes

Community members yes

Selectmen yes

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College for Lifelong Learning (CLL)

Address 66 Main Street

City/State/Zip Gorham, NH 03581

Contact/Title Bernard Keenan, Director

Email b_keenan@unhf.unh.edu

Phone 603-466-3802

Fax 603-466-3823

Web URL http://www.cll.edu

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Educational Institution, Public/State – University/College

Primary Activity(ies) Training/Workforce Development #1

Community Development #2

Economic Development #3

Also coordinates federal financial aid; i.e., PELL/STAFFORD

Area(s) Served All of New Hampshire as well as Bethel, Maine and Sunday River Ski Resort

Stakeholders Served Businesses, community, low/moderate income, learner’s, alumni, K-12 schools and faculty

Fee Structure Fee-based and tuition

Operating Characteristics Client confidentiality

Mission Statement The mission of the College for Lifelong Learning is to create and deliver the innovative programming needed to serve the higher educational needs of those New Hampshire citizens, primarily adults, who require alternatives to traditional campus-based programs.

Innovation in curriculum and methods is driven by a strong learner orientation, an assessment of community needs, the mandate of statewide outreach, the academic objective of developing in CLL’s graduates lifelong learning skills and the need to be cost effective. CLL seeks to provide quality leadership in adult degree and non-degree programming for the state and the region.

II. Scope of Services

Source of Funding Service fees, member fees, and grants

Compositions of Members There are 800 CLL undergraduate students (Associate & Bachelor Degree), and approximately 80 off-campus graduate students (M. Ed & MBA) in the North Country region.

Composition of Board CLL is governed by the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustee’s

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Conway Village Area Chamber of Commerce

Address Route 16, PO Box 1019

City/State/Zip Conway, NH 03818

Contact/Title Becky Amsden, Chamber Administrator

Email info@conwaychamber.com

Phone 603-447-2639

Fax 603-447-3692

Web URL http://www.conwaychamber.com

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Chamber of Commerce

Primary Activity(ies) Tourism #1

Area Stats/Information #2

Area(s) Served Full Chamber membership is open to businesses in the villages of Conway, Redstone and Center Conway, and the towns of Albany, Chatham, Eaton, Freedom, Madison and Tamworth. Information services include providing information on the entire Mt. Washington Valley.

Stakeholders Served Businesses, community, and tourists

Fee Structure Free for information services. Chamber member businesses pay annual dues based on whether or not they are located in our primary service area.

Mission Statement The Conway Village Area Chamber of Commerce is committed to protect and promote the commercial, industrial and civic progress of the Conway Village area and its surroundings communities.

II. Scope of Services

Annual Budget $45,000

Years in Operation 26

Full Time Staff 1

Part Time Staff 1

Source of Funding Member fees and business sponsorship for events and special projects

Clients Served 3,983 Jan/June 2000

Composition of Members Small Business (< 100 employees) 95%

Large Business (> 101 employees) 5%

Composition of Board Total board members 7

Business Professionals 6

Banking Professionals 1

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Coos Economic Development Corp. (CEDC)

Address 148 Main Street

City/State/Zip Lancaster, NH 03584

Contact/Title Peter Riviere, Executive Director

Email cedc@together.net or peterr@together.net

Phone 603-788-3900

Fax 603-788-3355

Web URL http://www.BUZGate.org/coos.html

I. Organizational Information

Type of Organization Private, 501(c) 3

Primary Activity(ies) Economic Development #1

Community Development #2

Also provides assistance with grant writing/administration, secondary funding of economic development projects, technical assistance on loan applications and business plans for startups and business expansion

Area(s) Served Coos County

Stakeholders Served