SBDC Expands Business Counseling in Manchester and Nashua

Contact: Lori Wright
603-862-0574
UNH Media Relations

March 17, 2004



DURHAM, N.H. -- The NH Small Business Development Center, an outreach program of the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, is pleased to announce that Judith Orfao is available for business management counseling in the Greater Manchester and Nashua areas.

Orfao will be available on Tuesdays in Manchester and on Thursdays in Nashua. The NH Small Business Development Center provides free, confidential, one-on-one business management counseling and training seminars to the state's small businesses.

With more than 25 years of experience in business and education, Orfao, a former SBDC regional manager, has experience working with established small businesses as well as expertise with new ventures and technology-based companies. She holds a bachelor's degree in management science from Suffolk University, and an MBA from Southern NH University. She is a founding member and president of Magnomotion, Inc., a technology startup in Nashua.

The Center also provides specialized counseling in the areas of manufacturing, importing and exporting, restaurant and hospitality management and environmental compliance.

To schedule an appointment with Orfao in Manchester, contact Ann Camann at (603) 624-2000 or Rosemary McMillan for Nashua appointments at (603) 897-8587.

The NH Small Business Development Center is a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, state of New Hampshire, University System of New Hampshire and the private sector. For more information about business counseling and other business assistance programs, visit www.nhsbdc.org, or call 862-2203.