NCET

Please join NCET for the July 14 Wi-Fi Wednesday hosted by Charter Business at Flowing Tide Pub. 

July 14 Wi-Fi Wednesday will feature:
- The very popular “Speed Networking”
- One complimentary beverage
- Delicious appetizers
- Gift Card to Flowing Tide
- Special Prizes from Charter

• Wednesday, July 14
  5:30 – 7:30pm
  Click here to RSVP and Prepay ONLINE
  $15 PAID IN ADVANCE ONLINE
  $25 at the door
• Flowing Tide Pub
  465 South Meadows Parkway
  Reno, NV 89521
• 
  For more information contact:
  Emily Somerville at Emily@NCET.org or
  (775) 853-4226
• Sponsored by:
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NSBA today released its 2010 Mid-Year Economic Report which shows small businesses facing the most difficult business climate they’ve faced in the last 3 years. The report, conducted on-line June 23 through July 14 among 400 small-business owners, shows 41 percent of small businesses are unable to garner adequate financing. Despite a slight increase in optimism just six months ago, small businesses today report decreases in nearly every indicator including business confidence, revenues, job growth, and growth projections.  Read more:

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., plans to host a third summit to talk about clean energy with policymakers and industry leaders in Las Vegas.

Reid said Wednesday that the Sept. 7 meeting will include White House Economic Council adviser Christina Romer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue and Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens.

Reid said leaders will discuss how to create 177,000 renewable energy jobs nationwide and consider new ideas for energy legislation.

Reid’s latest draft of energy and oil spill legislation is less sweeping than the bill he hoped for. It includes no cap on carbon emissions.

The event is co-hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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The city that gaming built is open for business. Here’s how to balance the risks.

Las Vegas presents an odd challenge for the Nevada Development Authority, a nonprofit agency that encourages economic development the southern part of the state. The trouble is that Sin City’s fun reputation often outshines its entrepreneurial cred.

“You’ve probably been here and had a heck of a time,” says Somer Hollingsworth, the agency’s president and CEO. “Our challenge is to show that there’s a business side to this community.”

Vegas sweetens the deal for new business with more perks than a penthouse suite. The city competes head-on with business hubs in California, and has successfully spurred relocations with a potent combination of competitive real-estate prices, affordable services, solid amenities, a ready workforce, and scant taxes. The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council’s most recent Small Business Survival Index, which ranked each state by their policy climates for small businesses and entrepreneurs, put Nevada at the top right behind South Dakota. California came in 49th. Read more:

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By Hubble Smith: Sunny days that are common in the desert are perfect for the solar power systems that Amonix will manufacture at its new plant in North Las Vegas by the end of the year, creating nearly 300 jobs in a city with a 15.6 percent unemployment rate. Read full story:

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