A Business Plan

There are any number of resources for you to write a business plan, including software. Or seek assistance through:

NH Small Business Development Center

Warren Daniel, Seacoast Regional Director, (603) 842-8341. For more information, click here.

Microcredit-NH

Business training, Loans up to $10,000, Networking opportunities provided through a unique network of over 50 peer groups each made up of four to 10 members who have different small businesses, both product-based and service-oriented.

To find our more about MicroCredit-NH, call David Hamel at (603) 620-0963, or 1-800-769-3482 extension 227.

NH Department of Health & Human Services Food Protection Unit

For complete information, click here.

US Department of Agriculture

Foods processed with any type of meat product must be approved by USDA.

Explain the type of food you wish to produce, and how you process the food (i.e., how it is cooked, packaged, canned, transported, etc.).
FDA requirements and Good Manufacturing Practice for Low-Acid Foods, and Acidified Foods: Food and Drug Administration, LACF Registration Coordinator (HFS-618)

Call Don Fleming, (781) 398-2290, ext. 240.
200 C St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20204
Email
Website

Food and Drug Administration

Interstate retail sale of foods must be approved by the FDA.

Call (781) 596-7730. Explain the type of food you wish to sell, and how you process the food (i.e., how it is cooked, packaged, canned, transported, etc.).

Visit FDAs Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) website here.

Food Safety and HACCP Workshops

Free workshops are held by the UNH Cooperative Extension, Rockingham County, 113 North Road, Brentwood NH 03833.

Lynn Harrison, Extension Educator at UNH Coop. Ext, Brentwood, (603) 679-5616. Go here for information relating to other counties.

See the complete resource guide in the back of our policies and procedures manual. Click here for a list of pdfs