Starting a business in New Hampshire
Hew Hampshire Car Wash Market. Well, we have visited every city in New Hampshire with a population of 10,000 at least twice, the largest four and five times talking to many people in various industries. Landscapers, Bricklayers, Heating & Air, Plumbers, Auto Dealers, Professionals, Politicians, Wood Be Politicians, Personal Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development People, and just plain nice people on the street. Including skaters; Hockey and Soccer Moms; Canadian tourists and in this last visit mourners by the Old Man of the Mountain who died in vain after a hard winter of snow and rain. The ceremonies were good and respectful to our fallen knight. But the world keeps moving on and there are more places to go and people to meet, including an in-depth look at what makes Nashua work. One of the main populated cities in NH and there aren’t many of them. The total population is approximately 1,272,600.
http://www.state.nh.us/osp/sdc/sdcEsts.html.
Nashua is growing unlike other areas of the northern states that are losing population base; According to the Tiger files associated with the last census. We are seeing more Canadian tourism as the dollar has dropped a bit against its currency. A little better than 2/3 as was the previous known standard that people assumed. Tourism is up a bit now, finally, and mostly because it’s an easy trip to NY, NJ to get out of the heat. Winter was a bummer as most admit, but now it’s hopping. The weather in Nashua is not as bad as you might think. December to February are a bit difficult, but November and March on the other side of the cold period are very doable, with the typical three-day storms arriving, the problems of doubling storms or six-day cold waves are common. in November. until March and occasionally in October and also in April. This year was a long winter and the worst in six years, but not a dreadful one. It is not conducive to car washing and moving details and in the tough economy it is not attractive but it is never less and better doable than in some industries as things have been tough. Fortunately, the population increase has helped. Manufacturing has taken a toll like all manufacturing jobs in the US, although NH likes to think of this as their secret stronghold, well, we’ll give you that, that’s right, but in the long run that could be Dangerous after touring the closed factories across the border in Maine, things weren’t so good, and hopefully your past isn’t an indication of NH’s possible future. We see the city of Nashua as a different kind of town although surely Manufacture
[http://www.nhsbdc.org/2001%20Manuf%20Report.pdf]
it is also a factor. Since 1990, most of NH has seen strong growth in high-tech manufacturing, while the other New England states have had net losses. But today that incredible advantage could turn out to be a disadvantage. In all of NH there was a 4-5% decrease in manufacturing, which affected the same as in Vermont, which competes for the same manufacturing jobs in low technology, but not as much in high technology. Burlington, VT has also been through a difficult time, however, even as retail and services have recovered at NH and VT and with both universities doing research and development, they have been able to find new locations for graduates who wish to remain. in the state. and work. Those have been well paying jobs. 17% of all jobs in NH up to the beginning of the year have been in manufacturing. Nashua doesn’t have as much manufacturing as neighboring big cities and probably won’t face the same fate as cities like Bangor Maine, because it’s close to other big cities, including Boston, where things cost more due to higher costs of living and wages there. . . It’s a good compromise for those who need to get out of the big city to compete on costs. The toll road through the city does not hurt Nashua for trade with the partner city of Manchester, NH because there is a short distance and the fares are small and there are two other routes, which are easy to travel. There is no charge to drive to Boston and therefore trade with Boston is good.
Nashua and the NH Governor have worked hard to attract technology companies to NH for many years. It has worked well, but now the layoffs have hurt things a little more than anticipated. We have seen many top-tier companies come to play in the area here. Like EDS, Digital Equipment, Raytheon, all of which had many layoffs. What the city was doing was the move towards services and retail to cater to these young emerging professionals. But the layoffs weren’t pretty; but Nashua has seen it before after the death of all the mills. In the 17th century, the colonial city made hay due to its proximity to Boston, at which time our family in the Silversmith business often traded with the people of Nashua. The biggest growth in the city was from 1960 to 1980 before the tech bubble, a lot of growth.
The retail sector and the upgraded center project call it “Destination Center.” has captured the essence of a destination point, every weekend Boston Suburban Harley Riders drive to Nashua and hang out and spend money. This has been very successful with travelers, locals and tourists alike and is the answer to fixing these small town areas where urban flying can destroy all hope. Check it out, it’s great;
[http://www.nashuadowntown.com]
Then there are the annual events that attract the most people. Plus, housing and construction are alive and well, as Nashua continues to score high on good schools, friendly people, lower taxes, and a really great place to live. This means that it is also a good place to clean cars. Right across the border in Mass is Hudson and it is also experiencing strong middle class growth. With the technology slowdown, what is NH’s next move for jobs and the boom? Well, it’s trying to reinvent itself again. And if any state can be the tenacious people of NH, is biotech the next power play? It could be that the job market is less expensive for businesses and students are available in bulk and are inexpensive and plentiful.
[http://nhbiotech.com/News/021500GEN/GENNHBiotech.pdf] .
There is a bit of everything in NH, why not Bio-Tech? After all, next to Boston, it fits in well. There are also some car washes in the area and they are well received and thriving, showing that the market there is strong. The Gentle Touch car wash has two locations, both of which are busy every time we pass. We saw several other car washes, but we really liked the Gentle Touch and so did the customers. Lucky Duck Car Wash is good too. It’s also a really good detail store that was pretty good.
http://kosmetics.net/.
They also own auto body shops and have a good customer base and dealership work and are busy.
Local car wash and detail establishments are doing well in New Hampshire, not all of them are breaking speed records, but they are all making money from what we saw. What type of business would you like to establish in NH? There is growth and room to grow for most types of small businesses.