Stewart is driven by a commitment to help start and strengthen small businesses. He provides hands-on, reliable business advice from startup to succession and everything in between.
Stewart may have worked with you yesterday, or ten years ago, he nonetheless remembers you and has answers for you. It’s a true testament to the commitment he makes in providing ongoing advice to every client he serves in NH’s Central and Northern Regions.
Prior to joining SBDC, Stewart was a commercial lender for 20 years and currently owns a financial services company; a business he’s owned for more than 15 years.
When you need a results-driven business plan and solid answers to your questions, you want Stewart in your corner, possessing a keen perspective on what banks want and building a foundation of knowledge about your business to advise you accordingly.
Throughout the entire business journey, from start-up to operations, selling or closing, Stewart provides his clients with hands-on, well-reasoned, well thought out advice. Always with his clients’ best interests at heart, Stewart aims to provide a service where clients can trust that his advice will help them take their business wherever they want it to go.
Business Advising Expertise
Lending
Sales
Business Plans
Financial Management
The Resume
Ph.D from University of Connecticut
Previously a Commercial Lender for 20 years
Current Owner of a financial services company
2015 Designation of Chartered Financial Consultant
Has served as a business advisor for the VT SBDC and as lecturer at the University of VT Extension System.
Stewart Gates and Peter Rizzo, RizFit Fitness Studio, Lancaster, NH
“Andrea O'Brien and Dr. Gates have been exceptional. They were instrumental in the development of my business plan, giving excellent business advice, and always available when I needed them.”
- Renee Costa, Lady Rich Express Car Wash, Lebanon, NH.