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Market organizers are seeking agricultural, prepared food and artisan vendors, with different fees charged for full-time and part-time use.
The market also features local musicians, train rides for kids and a story time. Vendors accept credit and debit cards and an EBT matching program sponsored by the Granite State Market Match is offered.
The market’s 2017 newsletter and an application can be found online at www.newportfarmersmarketnh.com. For more information email organizers at newportfarmersmarketnh@gmail.com, or call Richard Scheuer at 603-543-1488. The deadline for applications is April 21.
Ledyard National Bank was awarded first place in the Public Relations category at the New England Financial Marketing Awards for last year’s campaign and contest celebrating its 25th anniversary. The bank’s winning public relations effort involved a contest that asked five local nonprofit organizations to create a two-minute video that incorporated the bank’s tagline, “Plan well. Live well,” and describe how it fit into their charitable initiatives. The videos were posted on the bank’s Facebook page and were voted on by visitors to the site for a four-week period. More than $20,000 was awarded to the winners. The awards, held last month in Newport, R.I., were established in 2013 and produced by West Hartford, Conn.-based Agility Resources Group. All banks, credit unions and mortgage providers in New England were eligible.
Green Mountain Hypnosis has opened 10 Buck Road in Hanover. Karen Gray, director of Green Mountain Hypnosis, specializes in smoking cessation, weight loss, stress management, pain control, PTSD, and addiction. She is a registered nurse licensed in Vermont and New Hampshire who earned her nursing degree at Castleton University and is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, which requires at least 100 hours of classroom, in-person training from a guild-certified instructor and an additional 15 hours of training per calendar year. Gray is a member of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce and the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call 802-566-0464 or visit www.greenmountainhypnosis.com.
The Norwich Business Council and the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Spring Business Blitz at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich on Wednesday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event will include networking done in a “speed dating” format, food, and raffle prizes. Each business person may bring one raffle item and will have the opportunity to say a few words about his or her business, then pick a winner for the raffle item. The Norwich Business Council is a sub-group of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce, so members of both the Hartford and Hanover chambers are welcome to attend. Space is limited. Register in advance at www.hartfordvtchamber.com.
The Upper Valley chapter of SCORE is offering a workshop on Digital Marketing Tools for Marketing Success (Constant Contact) on April 13, from 9-noon, at 20 W. Park St., Lebanon, Suite 316, in the Citizens Bank Building. This workshop will discuss email marketing as a way for businesses to stay in contact with current and future customers and to promote events, products and services. The workshop will also discuss analytics tracking. The presenter is Joanne Randall, co-owner of Sprout for Business in Concord. A graduate of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, she has over 25 years of experience in the marketing field with a specialized focus in content marketing strategy consultation. Her background includes sales, marketing, retail, human resources and small business social media development. Cost is $40, two for $60. Veterans free. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit www.uppervalley.score.org, email score@valley.net or call 603-448-3491.
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