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After holding a successful event in downtown Las Vegas earlier this month, Microsoft is now featuring the Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) on its IdeaWins.com website. The Microsoft IdeaWins.com Tour rolled across the country this January making stops in New York, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago and Atlanta in search of America’s best small business idea. Las Vegans were encouraged to come out to Fremont Street to meet with business consultants to discuss their entrepreneurial concepts. The winner with the best plan will receive $100,000 in startup funds, a 1-year lease for retail space in New York City and free software and technical support from Microsoft. Submissions are still being accepted online at www.ideawins.com through January 31, 2007 and the winner will be announced in the second week of March 2007.

Mayor Oscar Goodman offered opening remarks about how important and vibrant the small business community is in Las Vegas. Michael Graham, NSBDC Deputy State Director, addressed the crowd and invited aspiring business owners to utilize the services of the NSBDC. Mr. Graham also was on hand to provide one-on-one consulting for contestants who attended the IdeaWins.com event. Footage from the Las Vegas tour stop and videos of NSBDC clients can be viewed online at www.ideawi ns.com/contest. The following clients of the NSBDC are featured:

   
• Calvin Hudson of Classic Cuts
• Pamela Jenkins, Dawn Kalman & Laura SantoPietro of The Cupcakery
• Tamara Butler of Desert Diamonds Magazine
• Ramon Torres of Epicure Group International
• Nick Jones of Load
• Mark DiMartino of Tilted Kilt
• Alicia Gibbs of E-Vibe

The website has had over 2,000,000 hits to date and offers tremendous exposure for the NSBDC and its participating clients. Michael Graham comments on the NSBDC’s involvement in this nationwide contest: “The NSBDC is pleased to have played a part in this innovative Microsoft promotion that truly brought out the entrepreneurial spirit in our community. Best of luck to the contestants and, whether or not you win the $100,000 prize, by all means come see us at the NSBDC. We’re here to help put southern Nevada’s small business owners on the path to success.”

 

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Save the Date for the Tip-Off of the 1st Annual EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, where the Las Vegas Valley celebrates and encourages the entrepreneurs who fuel Nevada’s economic diversity and growth.

Plan to join us on Monday, February 26 at 6 pm at the UNLV Alumni Center for an informative and inspiring evening with presentations by Southern Nevada’s successful entrepreneurs. You’ll also have an opportunity to meet those organizations that provide support and encouragement to entrepreneurs — and aspiring entrepreneurs!

Exhibitors and sponsors include:

• Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• MAP - Management Assistance Partnership
• NCET – Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
• Nevada Commission on Economic Development
• Nevada Department of Education
• Nevada Development Authority
• Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
• Nevada Small Business Development Center
• UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship
• UNLV College of Business
• Vegas Valley Angels
• Washington Mutual Bank

Please visit http://www.ncet.org/eweek/, or call 775-337-3328 for more information.

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Generously sponsored by:

• Nevada Commission on Economic Development
• NCET – Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
• Washington Mutual Bank
• UNLV Alumni Association

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Please join us on February 15^th for Tech Thursday, Northern Nevada’s premier technology and entrepreneurial networking event!

February’s Tech Thursday is hosted by the University of Nevada Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR). CABNR will be showcasing their world-class research and educational programs in high-tech biological sciences related to plants and animals, human nutrition and health, environmental and natural resources, agricultural production and economic development.

Facts and Figures

Thursday, February 15 - 5:30 – 7:30 pm
$10 donation at door
RSVP by Tuesday, February 13 to
Emily Lowe at Emily@NCET.org

Manzanita Room - Jot Travis Student Union
N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89511

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Mike Bosma, one of the driving forces behind the creation of the TechAlliance, NCET’s predecessor, has founded The Bosma Group, P.C. which will focus on assisting growing companies achieve their potential with savvy tax, accounting and strategic business advice.

Asked about being previously recognized as the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada’s eLeader of the Year, Bosma responded, “While this Nevada-wide recognition was very flattering, I think that we in the state still need to do more to get the necessary tax and accounting resources to promising start-ups. In fact, through complex equity structures and financing arrangements, small and medium sized businesses need sophisticated services normally reserved for much larger companies. Our firm is designed to meet that need.”

You can contact Mike at 775-826-5500 or mbosma@thebosmagroup.com

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The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship announces its first Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy, March 26 - 30, 2007, at the new Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences (TCES) in Incline Village, Nevada. At the Academy, science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs and research faculty will spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their research.

The five-day immersive program provides participants with focused lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on experiences turning their science into viable business ventures. Participants interact with Academy faculty, investors, entrepreneurs, and industry executives to understand the path from laboratory to market, and the resources that are available along the way.

Schools are encouraged to nominate science and engineering students or teams working on the development and commercialization of a green technology in the areas of Clean Energy (efficiency + alternative fuels); Clean Air, Water, and Soil; Sustainable Agriculture; Remediation; and Sustainable Materials.

For additional information or to download an application, visit the Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy web site at:

http://entrepreneurship.ucdavis.edu/green/
or e-mail  busdev@gsm.ucdavis.edu.

A limited number of fellowships are available. Please contact busdev@gsm.ucdavis.edu  for additional information.

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