Established ​1997

For over 20 years, we have connected local businesses of all sizes with financing options and provided comprehensive technical assistance. Hundreds of local businesses have reached their goals of growth, prosperity, and stability with our guidance and capital.  Strafford EDC is a non profit 501(c)(3) Organization that is both a US SBA Community Advantage 7A Lender and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The Strafford EDC has aided local businesses to set up shop, hire new staff, support existing business operations, redesign for scale, and to build their capacity.​

Championing Local NH Jobs

Our mission is to create and retain quality jobs in our region through the support local businesses. We value and take pride in our community. 

​ Our work is impact driven, meaning that our rates & fees are designed to sustain our organization, allowing us to continue our operations and maximize financial resources to our clients.

​See our services page for more information.

Lending With an Impact

Connecting Businesses with Capital

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We have loaned or placed over $40 Million, which has leveraged another $120 Million for our clients. This investment has supported the creation or retention of approximately 4,000 jobs directly and an additional 4,000 jobs indirectly.​​

How it works:

Impact lending is a different kind of commercial lending. As a regional economic development corporation, our goals are not to work to provide competitive and advantageous loan products to our clients. Our rates and fees allow us to recoup our funds that are lent, in turn, enabling us to lend to other businesses with identified needs.

Here are a few local businesses we've worked with:

• Turbocam
• Spaulding Composites
• Aerial NDT
• Agility Manufacturing
• AMI Graphics and Media
• Calef's Country Store
• Green Technical Services
• Green View Technologies
• Interventional Spine Medicine
• John Turner Consulting
• Johns Auto Repair
• Measured Progress
• Middleton Building Supply
• North & South Custom Builders
• Robbins Nest Veterinary Clinic
• Seneca Machine
• Simple Life Recycling
• The Cat Doctor
• Thompson Investment Casting
• Willem Verweij Physical Therapy
• VXI Corporation

 Our Staff

Executive
Director

Dennis H. McCann
P:603-749-2211 x200
dmccann@sedcnh.org​

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Assistant
​Director

Katherine M. Clarcq
​P: 603-749-2211 x202
​kclarcq@sedcnh.org

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Of Counsel

Jean R. Gill
P: 603-749-2211 x201
​jrgill@sedcnh.org

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Financial
​Development Officer

Stephanie Benedetti
P: 603-749-2211 x203
​sbenedetti@sedcnh.org

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The Board of Directors

Board Leadership
​
Mr. Timothy Dargan, Board President
​Mr. Samuel Reid, Board Vice-President
​Mr. Thomas Dumais, Board Secretary and Treasurer

​Board Members
​
Mr. Dana Lynch
Ms. Marcella Perry​
​Mr. Mark Wentworth
​Ms. Lisa Stanley
​Mr. Michael Nye