The Mount Washington Valley Economic Council formed First Run Angel Group to help businesses in the region address the need for equity capital. First Run will help solve the problem of where to obtain injection capital for desirable business startups, expansions or recruitment opportunities to bring businesses to their area. First Run acts as a conduit to find and screen business proposals for the investors. The group's goal is to identify investors from within the group who will evaluate business proposals brought forth by qualified business candidates in order to make individual investment decisions.