Commerce in education: SCORE one for business class
Grace Thomson does double duty as an economics professor and a volunteer guiding new businesses seeking advice through the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE).
Last summer, Thomson had an epiphany: Combine her business classes at Nevada State College with the decades of expertise that her fellow SCORE volunteers offer to fledgling business owners. The result of that pairing is a program that Thomson and SCORE officials hope to expand across Southern Nevada and beyond.
“Both (Nevada State College and SCORE) have the same objective,” Thomson said. “SCORE helps entrepreneurs who want to improve their businesses, and Nevada State College is educating students to manage businesses or start their own business. There is a common goal that we each have.” Read full story:
