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Nevada’s economy depends on small businesses more than ever—Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology shows that 85 percent of the state’s businesses have fewer than 20 employees. That’s why NCET has teamed up with TMCC’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division to offer a “Best of the NCET Entrepreneurial Expo” series held from 6 to 9 p.m. at TMCC’s Meadowood Center, in Reno, starting May 12.

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This series of workshops—ranging from creating a business plan and arranging financing to business legalities and Web marketing—was selected based on each topic’s vital contribution to entrepreneurial success. While the original Expo seminars were only 50-minutes in length; the series’ classes allow for more in-depth exploration. Speakers from the NCET Entrepreneurial Expo, all proven experts in their fields, will be the instructors. They include: David Branby, a Clio-winning advertising professional who owns his own advertising agency; Richard Normington, who has more than 30 years of management experience with Fortune 100 companies; David Leonard, senior area manager for the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Jarrod Lopiccolo, CEO for Noble Studios, a web development company.

While the 14-class series is broken into a basic and advanced track, entrepreneurs are invited to attend any or all of the sessions.

Basic track

• Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Business Planning~May 12
• Financing Your Business~May 14
• Raising Seed Funding~May 19
• Compliance, Credit and You~May 21
• Legal Pitfalls in Start-Up Companies~May 29
• Basic Bookkeeping for New Business Owners~May 28
• Accounting in the Trenches~June 2

Advanced track

• Five Ways to Build Profits~June 5
• Naming and Branding Your Product, Service, Business~June 9
• Behavioral Interviewing~June 12
• Risk Management~June 16
• Shameless Self Promotion~June 19
• The Foundation for Successful Web Sites~June 23
• Organize Your Entrepreneurial Style~June 26

For details and to register for individual courses, click here or call 829-9010. To register for the entire series, call 775-829-9010 to receive the discounted price.

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Technology plays a critical role in most businesses, and any system disruptions or failures to innovate might put your business at a competitive disadvantage. Consider some strategies that local organizations are using to implement technologies while controlling costs. Read full story:

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UNLV mechanical engineering graduate student Saul Opie will spend the summer developing new robotics technology at South Korea’s top research university, courtesy of the National Science Foundation (NSF). As part of the NSF’s East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program, Opie will work with researchers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) to design mechanical muscle components that can be used to mimic the joint motions of human hands or legs in robots. This work could lead to the development of more robust grasping and biped walking systems in robots, in addition to improved industrial robotic design. Read full story:

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The second organizational meeting of the Reno Angels investment group is scheduled for April 7 at Truckee Meadows Community College’s Meadowood campus in Reno. The aim is to bring as many qualified people together as possible to invest in high-risk/high-reward businesses and share their experience and expertise with other entrepreneurs. The Reno Angels will be patterned after 278 such groups across the country, including the Incline Village-based Sierra Angels and the Vegas Valley Angels in Southern Nevada. Read more:

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Improving the teaching and learning of science and math in Las Vegas Valley middle schools is the goal of a new $860,000 grant awarded by the Nevada State Department of Education to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the Clark County School District (CCSD). The grant will fund a new three-year project, titled “Project MIST” (an acronym for Mathematics Integrated with Science Using Technology).

“Project MIST attempts to capitalize on the important role that classroom teachers play in the intellectual development of students by further developing their understanding of science and science teaching,” said Kent Crippen, UNLV associate professor of curriculum and instruction. “The project does that by engaging teachers in the process of developing and using research to better understand their students, curriculum, and instructional practices.” Read full story:

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