CEDC

Name

CEDC

Legal name

Coös Economic Development Corporation

Website

https://coosedc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Economic Development Loans: Manages revolving loan funds for assisting businesses directly and in conjunction with banking partners to provide favorable financing terms for local businesses.
2. Grant Programs: Manages grant programs for Technical Assistance, Non-Profits, Community Business Beautification, and previously Coronavirus Emergency Relief.
3. Business Coaching and Technical Assistance: Provides business advising, management guidance, and technical support services to businesses and non-profits in Coös County.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CEDC is a Regional Development Corporation that promotes economic growth and sustainable employment in Coös County, New Hampshire. It provides business coaching and technical advising, manages revolving loan funds and multiple grant programs for businesses and non-profits, delivers workforce development initiatives, and administers community education workshops. Services are delivered directly and through partnerships with banks, government agencies, and community organizations.

Product overview

CEDC (Coös Economic Development Corporation) is a regional non-profit economic development organization that serves as one of ten Regional Development Corporations designated in New Hampshire. Rather than offering a unified technology product or platform, CEDC provides a portfolio of economic development services including business coaching and advising, loan and grant programs, workforce development initiatives, and educational workshops. The core services include a revolving loan fund for direct business assistance, the SBA Navigator program for underserved communities, an Electric Utility Savings program partnered with Freedom Energy Logistics, a Youth Workforce Development Partnership, and a Workforce Housing Fund. Additional offerings include non-profit assistance, the BLOC Awards recognition program, and the Northern Spark Pitch Competition. These programs collectively work toward sustainable job creation and economic growth in Coös County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Coaching Technical business advising and management support provided to small businesses in Coös County, with over 1,200 hours of coaching delivered across the program's history.
• Loans & Grants Economic development loan and grant program providing funding to businesses and nonprofits, including revolving loan funds, technical assistance grants, community business beautification grants, and pop-up business grants.
• Non-Profit Assistance Support services and grant programs specifically designed for non-profit organizations in Coös County, including grant assistance and capacity building.
• Electric Utility Savings Program Collaborative energy savings initiative partnered with Freedom Energy Logistics that has saved Coös County businesses approximately $500,000 annually over three years.
• Business Workshops Educational workshops covering topics such as workforce housing, farming grants, business permitting, farmer and small business utilities savings, eclipse planning for small businesses, and entrepreneurship for artists.
• SBA Navigator Program Two-year pilot program specifically designed to reach underserved communities in Coös County, providing access to SBA resources and support.
• Youth Workforce Development Partnership Partnership launched in 2024 connecting local businesses with White Mountain Regional High School, Department of Education, and ApprenticeshipNH to provide workforce training and career opportunities for youth.
• Workforce Housing Fund Development fund established to address workforce housing challenges in Coös County.
• BLOC Awards Business Leaders of Coös (BLOC) Awards - annual recognition program honoring businesses and leaders in Coös County, including inaugural awards ceremony hosted at Mountain View Grand Resort in June 2024.
• Northern Spark Pitch Competition Pitch competition event supporting entrepreneurs and new business ventures in the Coös County region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provided over 1,200 hours of business coaching to Coös County businesses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• NH Small Business AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Lunch and Loans Program providing tips and information on securing loans for small businesses in Coös County.
• Service Credit UnionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Lunch and Loans Program providing financial literacy and loan access resources to local small businesses.
• Freedom Energy LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership delivering the Electric Utility Savings program that achieved nearly $500,000 in annual savings for Coös County businesses.
• Stratford GrangesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide intro to services for rural and agriculture-based businesses at Fuller Town Hall in North Stratford, NH.
• Bangor Savings BanksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the North Country Farmer & Small Business Utilities Savings Workshop event.
• SCOREsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Artists Can Be Entrepreneurs workshop supporting artist entrepreneurs in starting businesses.
• White Mountain Regional High SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Workforce Development Business Partnership connecting students with career options and businesses with workforce training reimbursement opportunities.
• Department of Education (NH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Youth Workforce Development Business Partnership for workforce training and career development.
• ApprenticeshipNHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Youth Workforce Development Business Partnership providing apprenticeship pathways for youth.
• North Country HealthcaresecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership with healthcare organization serving the North Country region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCORE: National non-profit network of volunteer business mentors offering free business coaching, workshops, and templates to entrepreneurs. CEDC partners with SCORE on workshops and competes for similar mentees in the same geography.
• NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC): Statewide network providing free business advising, training, and access to capital to New Hampshire small businesses — directly overlapping with CEDC's business coaching and resource navigation offerings.
• Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC): New Hampshire-based Community Development Financial Institution providing loans, technical assistance, and community economic development services across the North Country — directly comparable lending and capacity-building model to CEDC.
• New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA): State-level authority administering tax credits and grant programs for community economic development across NH. CEDC both receives CDFA awards and helps local nonprofits apply for CDFA resources — a closely aligned capital deployment counterpart.
• North Country Council: Regional planning and economic development organization serving the same North Country region of NH. Operates the CEDS process and coordinates closely with municipalities and RDCs, including CEDC.
• Grafton County Economic Development Council: One of the other ten designated New Hampshire Regional Development Corporations, providing the same portfolio of business coaching, loans, grants, and community economic development services to Grafton County. Most structurally comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• USDA Rural Development (NH Office): Federal agency providing rural business loans, grants, and infrastructure funding nationwide. CEDC is both a recipient of USDA grants and a local conduit for USDA programs, making USDA Rural Development a broader-incumbent counterpart.

Regional players

• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI): Maine-based CDFI providing small business loans, business advising, and community development programs across rural New England. Highly comparable model to CEDC but operating in a different geography.
• Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA): State-level economic development financing authority in neighboring Vermont providing loans, gap financing, and business assistance — comparable in mission (rural/small business capital access) but operating in a different state.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coos-economic-development-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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