National SCORE resources
SCORE National Business Toolbox, an extensive, useful collection, with business plan outlines, business tips, and other information important to small businesses.
Business Utility Zone Gateway, an SBA sponsored state-by-state gateway to free business assistance help and knowledge for small to mid-sized companies.

Other Resources

Upper Valley business resources
Vermont SCORE Chapters
New Hampshire SCORE Chapters
New Hampshire Small Business Development Centers
Vermont Small Business Development Center
Micro-Credit, NH , 7 Wall Street, Concord, NH 03302, tel 603-223-0634
Northern Community Investment Corporation , serving Coos, Grafton, and Carroll counties in New Hampshire; and Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex counties in Vermont.
Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation

Upper Valley Towns
Hanover, NH
Lebanon, NH
Littleton, NH
Claremont, NH

Upper Valley Businesses

Upper Valley Organizations

State Government Resources
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT

Upper Valley Chambers of Commerce
HANOVER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LEBANON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NEW LONDON LAKE SUNAPEE REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WOODSTOCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Legal Services
A valuable collection of legal and regulatory information for America's small businesses is at businesslaw.gov.

Vermont Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, 800-639-7036, first half-hour no more than $25.
New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, 603-229-0002, first hour $25.

New Hampshire Corporate Attorneys

Financing Agencies
SBA504 PROGRAM , expansion financing for companies acquiring facilities that will create or preserve jobs; Wilmer Jones, 225-1400x130.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM , to create jobs for low to moderate income workers through business expansion
FINANCING SOURCES , a list of possible sources of funds for starting your business..

Business Assistance Programs
NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY , offering information and resources for New Hampshire business development.
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, providing free counseling from subcenters in Concord, Durham, Keene, Littleton, Manchester, Nashua, Plymouth, Portsmouth, and Rochester.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SITES, a data base of available buildings and industrial parks.
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, helping small businesses comply with state and federal environmental regulations.
NEW HAMPSHIRE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, supported by the US Small Business Administration and the University of New Hampshire.

SCORE Partnerships
Corporate Turnaround and SCORE have formed an alliance to help businesses get out of debt.  Corporate Turnaround has helped thousands of smaller companies find financing, settle past-due debts, resolve tax problems and avoid bankruptcy.

Reference Library (some materials available in SCORE local office)
BUSINESS EKG, The Kauffman Business EKG provides a comprehensive assessment of your company's financial vital signs.
US CENSUS BUREAU, a source of population and economic data.
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC CORRESPONDENCE TABLES, categorization of all US businesses, useful for starting market research.
Starting & Operating a Business in New Hampshire , Michael Jenkins
SMALL BUSINESS SOURCEBOOK, contact us about this wealth of information about 336 small business profiles including relevant trade and professional associations, licensing information, educational directories, periodicals, franchises, software, etc.
Also, contact us about ALMANAC OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL RATIOS, 50 financial ratios and key operating data for 179 industries, derived from millions of US companies, useful for business modeling or diagnosis.