Employer Toolkit

The Seacoast Economic Development Stakeholders (SEDS) is a collective of municipal economic development managers, chamber of commerce directors, planning commission staff, and representatives from other allied organizations who play a key role in economic development in Strafford and Rockingham Counties. The NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs (NH BEA) recognized the success of the SEDS model, which served as inspiration for the Collaborative Economic Development Regions (CEDRs) proposed in NH BEA’s 2021 Economic Recovery and Expansion Strategy.

In 2023, with funding from NH BEA, SEDS chose SoHo Creative Studios to create an Employer Toolkit to help businesses on the Seacoast and beyond address their workforce challenges. As the toolkit was being created, it was discovered that businesses are grappling with three things: attracting, developing and retaining talent. The Employer Toolkit takes a unique approach to exploring these three challenges through the toolkit, interviews with Seacoast employers who have or are overcoming these challenges, and through social media posts over a three-month period. The posts will be updated weekly on this page and included on SRPC’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages. In the meantime, check out the Employer Toolkit now!