Underwritten by: Bank of New Hampshire

2026 Economic Forecast

Tuesday, January 13, 8-10am

North Country Hard Cider, 38 Littleworth Road

Join the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce for this year's Economic Forecast for a review of 2025 and a preview of the economic landscape for 2026. Our keynote speaker is

Brian Gottlob.

This event is underwritten by Eversource.

For more information, contact Melissa at melissa@dovernh.org.

Business Open House

Thursday, January 15, 5-7pm

83 Main Street, Dover

The Beacon Retirement Group and Chapel + Main are partnering to ring in the new year with the first Business Open House of 2026! Bring plenty of business cards and enjoy an evening of networking with friends and colleagues.

Light refreshments will be provided. Bring plenty of business cards and enjoy an evening of celebrating while networking with friends and colleagues. 

For more information, contact Melissa at melissa@dovernh.org.

Morning Mixer

Wednesday, February 4, 8-9am

42 Dover Point Road, Unit N, Dover

Join the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and our Morning Mixer sponsor First Seacoast Bank for our February Morning Mixer co-hosted by ScratchPad CoWorking and

Ace Handyman Services.

This fast-paced, structured, speed networking program starts promptly at 8am, ensuring participants make it through all stations before the end of the hour. Participants arriving after 8am will be assigned a station if there is a station available; any participants unassigned to a station are welcome to stay until the end of the program for general networking.

For more information, contact Melissa at melissa@dovernh.org.

Leveraging the Chamber

Thursday, February 5, 8:30-9:30am

550 Central Avenue, Dover

Join the Greater Dover Chamber staff for our first Leveraging the Chamber program. Throughout the year we will explore chamber member benefits through a different perspective. This session will focus on Goal Planning for 2025. Use this session to workshop with Chamber staff how your want to best utilize your membership in the new year.

For more information, contact Melissa at melissa@dovernh.org.

Nominations Open for

2026 Annual Awards Gala

Nominations due on Friday, January 16

Applications are now open for the 2025 Annual Awards Gala. We are seeking nominations for:

• Citizen of the Year
• Business of the Year
• Nonprofit of the Year
• David K. Bamford Educator of the Year
• Community Arts Champion

The 2026 Annual Awards Gala will take place on Thursday, February 12 from 5:30-8:30pm at Regatta Banquet & Conference Center. This event is underwritten by Newburyport Bank.

Email Jed at jed@dovernh.org with questions.

For sponsorship information, contact Margaret at margaret@dovernh.org.

PEEK Newsletter

Next issue Thursday, January 15

If you have something to submit to the next edition of PEEK, send it to Emily at emily@dovernh.org by 5pm on Tuesday, January 13.

See the January 1 issue here.

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