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The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced Small Business Energy Efficiency Grants to Small Business Development Center (SBDC) networks in seven states to fund projects that provide energy efficiency assistance to small businesses. Each grant award is in the amount of $125,000.

“Small businesses are leading the way in developing green technology”

The SBA is committed to helping small businesses save money by making them more energy efficient and more competitive. Each SBDC was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants based on their ability to provide energy efficiency services, and each offered imaginative and innovative approaches to respond to the rising needs of small businesses to develop greater energy efficiency. The grant awards will help small businesses conserve energy and use it more efficiently. Read full story:

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Whether you are the owner of a home-based business, a virtual worker, or you simply want to establish a space in your home to handle the demands of your off-site business, carving out a home office can help you be more productive at home and maintain your sanity when family and household issues threaten to impede on your work. It’s important to choose a suitable space and access your technology needs beforehand so that your new home office is compatible with your needs. The following guide will help you get the most out of your home office setup.  Read more:

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Value Stream Mapping (VSM) helps work teams find & eliminate waste in their process – which reduces costs, delivery times & defects to increase profits.

Nevada Industry Excellence presents Gary Conner, author, consultant, trainer, has developed a unique, flexible VSM tool that has been used successfully by 100s of companies in the US & Canada. Learn Gary’s VSM technique using new software built within a simple spreadsheet for real‐life conditions
including:
• Hybrid talk times determined by part or service
complexity
• Weighted average operator & machine cycle times
• Weighted average set‐up time and process yield 

You will be able to see how this flexible tool can be applied  to your unique requirements – you may bring your laptop to this intensive 1‐day training.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
8:30am – 5:00pm
WHERE: DRI
755 E. Flamingo Rd. 
Las Vegas NV 89119

WHO Should Attend: Kaizen Managers, Six Sigma disciples, anyone seeking higher profits
COST: $449 per person includes continental breakfast & lunch – PLUS a CD containing Gary’s software, 100-page handout, training videos & other useful files & tools.

CLICK HERE for more information.

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The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting grant funding requests from the governors of U.S. states and territories to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program through May 10, 2010. 

FAST provides $2 million in funding (up to $100,000 per applicant) for outreach and technical assistance to science and technology-driven small businesses.  The program places particular emphasis on helping socially and economically disadvantaged firms compete in the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.  Eligible applicants for FAST grants include state and local economic development agencies, Small Business Development Centers, and colleges and universities.  Each state, through its governor, may submit one proposal.

FAST funding applicants are encouraged to show how they will help support areas such as:

• * small business research and development assistance,
• * technology transfer from universities to small businesses,
• * technological diffusion of innovation benefiting small businesses,
• * proposal development and mentoring for small businesses applying for SBIR grants;
• * and, commercialization of technology developed through SBIR grants.

Companies supported by the SBIR and STTR programs often generate some of the most important breakthroughs each year in the U.S.   For example, about 25 percent of R&D Magazine’s Top 100 Innovations come from SBIR-funded small businesses.

More details about FAST grants can be found here: http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/sba_fast_program_annc.pdf

For more information about the SBIR and STTR programs, visit SBA’s Web site at: www.sba.gov/sbir.

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Please join NCET for this high-energy networking event on May 12 at the Chocolate Bar @ Summit Sierra, Reno!

NCET’s Wi-Fi Wednesdays feature:
- The very popular “Speed Networking”
- Delicious appetizers
- Drink Specials
- Great Door Prizes

• Wednesday, May 12
• 5:30 – 7:30pm
  Click here to RSVP and Prepay ONLINE
  $15 PAID IN ADVANCE ONLINE
  $25 at the door

The Chocolate Bar @ Summit Sierra
13979 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89511

For more information contact:
Emily Somerville at Emily@NCET.org or
(775) 853-4226

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