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Invest in New Hampshire

A short guide for companies expanding into New Hampshire: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. New Hampshire at a glance

Currency and inflation: see the United States at a glance

2. Before you set up

The body that handles foreign investment and the zones, as the guide found them.

This guide does not cover the activities reserved for nationals. Before you apply, ask the body named above that handles foreign investment which activities are reserved.

Investment rules across the United States: see Invest in the United States

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in New Hampshire

  1. Register the business name with the county clerk where the business is located; a corporation also registers with the Secretary of State.New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: SBA, doing business in New Hampshire page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. Contact the Department of Revenue Administration about the state business taxes that apply to you, and register for them.New Hampshire Department of Revenue AdministrationOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: SBA, doing business in New Hampshire page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  3. If you will employ staff in New Hampshire, register with New Hampshire Employment Security for unemployment compensation.New Hampshire Department of Employment SecurityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Business and Economic Affairs, workforce grant release naming Employment Security⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  4. Ask the Business Recruitment team at New Hampshire's Department of Business and Economic Affairs about site selection, permitting, workforce and financing for your project.New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic AffairsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Business and Economic Affairs, future businesses page, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

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  1. Check state tax credits and training grants, such as the research credit and WorkInvestNH, before you set a project budget.New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic AffairsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Business and Economic Affairs, incentives and taxes page, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

Steps that apply across the United States: see Invest in the United States

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with Business and Economic Affairs. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

  • This guide lists every body in New Hampshire found with evidence dated 2025 or later; state agencies whose sites could not be read have no card. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Investment and business setup

Customs and tax

Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Invest in the United States

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Promote:New Hampshire is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.

Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.