At the September 13th City Council meeting, a resolution was approved for Making Matters NH authorizing the City Manager to submit an application and accept and appropriate grant proceeds of up to $25,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds to conduct a needs assessment and feasibility study for entrepreneurial and small business technical support services.
Making Matters will use the Planning Grant to hire an external consultant that will assess the current resources and support systems available to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Capital Region and evaluate the current resource gaps. They will then work with the consultant to develop a plan for additional entrepreneur and small business-focused resources and programming that will best support existing businesses, with the goal of increasing new business creation and growth in the region. Making Matters is home to eleven artists and small businesses and has approximately forty users of its makerspace. They offer Penacook residents a 20% discount for membership.