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Creation of a successful business leads group, says Floyd Rowley, takes two things — time and money.

Enough time, that is, for members of the group to get comfortable enough with one another that they’re comfortable sharing information.

And money? The Northern Nevada Executive Council founded by Rowley six years ago really took off, he says, after it began charging participants $250 a year. With some skin in the game, they got serious.

The Reno group includes about 25 members who meet monthly to hear from a featured presenter and share information about potential business relationships. Read more:

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New Technologies for New Solutions - Wednesday, August 20

Limited Exhibit Space Now Available
Take advantage of this opportunity to further promote your business or organization.
Small businesses, individual professionals/consultants, researchers, and inventors are also encouraged to display their innovations and share their information and knowledge with attendees. This is a unique and cost-effective opportunity utilizing poster size easel displays. (Please note, these are not full-size booth displays)

Online Payment Option and Registration for Tours is Open
A convenient online payment option for tour registration has been made available.
Join us on a tour to the recently completed Nellis Air Force Base solar array on August 21,
and/or the Springs Preserve on August 22. Both are sure to be educational and a good time.
Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. Secure your reservation today!

Agenda
An early agenda has been posted. See the wonderful speakers and interesting topics that will be covered: http://osep.unlv.edu/Esy2008/Agenda72408.pdf

If you haven’t already….
Be Sure to Register Online for this FREE Event!http://osep.unlv.edu/Esy2008/ESy08RegForm.html

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For most of last month before realizing his life’s dream, Errol LeBlanc had grown so tense that he became physically ill.

Preparations had fallen weeks behind schedule and run tens of thousands of dollars over budget, the bank account drifted dangerously close to “E” and the economy had deteriorated from the time he started planning his R.E. Tapas Kitchen & Lounge in December 2006. His mother, who backed him in everything from financing to sewing curtains, was ready to pull the plug rather than see the project destroy his health. Read full story:

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Researchers from the Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, Reno are part of a $4.674 million study by Gas Technology Institute to economically convert any leafy or woody biomass into a uniform, densified feedstock that can be easily fed into any thermal gasifer or pryolyzer for conversion into syngas, fuels and value-added chemicals. Read full story:

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Do you want to sell over the Internet and actually get paid? Do you sell on the Web now but want to increase the pool of potential buyers? Then you’ll want to know about PayPal, the online payment system celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. If you want to start accepting credit cards or receiving payments online, you could be up and running with PayPal in about the time it takes you to read this column. Even if you accept credit cards, you may also want to accept PayPal payments because PayPal makes it possible for people without credit cards to make purchases online. In fact, PayPal has been a huge part of the reason for the growth of Internet commerce, enabling total strangers to exchange money securely. Read full story:

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