Northern Nevada is one of the premier locations in the United States for business and the development of new services and technologies. In the digital age, connectivity is essential for all businesses. At the end of the day, technology just needs to work, and PacStates works 24/7 to make that happen.
Read MoreWe get sucked into distractions, into mundane non-important stuff. Knowing your WHY will help you stay motivated and focused. Got your WHY? Good. Whatever you want to do with that extra time, know that you can do it.
Read MoreWhen done well, using social media can help create deeper personal relationships with customers and increase brand engagement. Social media also offers the ability to quickly spread the word about promotions and deals. While there is no right or wrong way to do social media, remembering a few of the basics is important.
Read MoreAlong with a panel of local judges, tech giant Google this week announced the five winning nonprofits for Nevada’s inaugural Google.org Impact Challenge. Each of the five winning organizations, announced Nov. 19, will receive $175,000.
Read MoreAs a person who lives and breathes your business, you know your customers’ thoughts, goals and obstacles from A to Z. Right? I would suggest that in many cases, you do not. And that’s totally understandable, and totally ok. Here’s why.
Read MoreFigure Technologies, a financial technology company headquartered in San Francisco, expects to double the size of its current 75-employee staff in Reno during the next year.
Read MoreNevada is open for business. The state is considered business friendly, and that goes for international corporations and small minority owned businesses equally.
Read MoreNevada saw more than $100 million in marijuana tax revenue over the 2019 fiscal year, which set a state record, according to the Nevada Dispensary Association. “We continue to build in cannabis. We’ve still very much engaged.”
Read MoreDo you want a jolly holiday season without getting overwhelmed this year? Follow our Unhustle guide and go through the holidays calmer and with more joy without the extra stress from family, obligations, work, and shopping.
Read MoreTruckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) entrepreneurship programs offers degrees and certificates in entrepreneurship. Click on the story for a list of the entrepreneurship programs that are offered at TMCC.
Read MoreThere was a palpable buzz in the building as members of Northern Nevada’s startup community gathered last week for the grand opening of Reno’s newest coworking space: Reno Hive. Tucked in downtown Reno’s Arlington Towers, a stone’s throw from the Truckee River, Reno Hive has 5,000 square feet of Class A office space, including 2,000 square feet for community space, six cubicles, six offices, and two state-of-the-art video conference rooms.
Read MoreEvery Nevada employer is responsible for making certain their employees are trained in safety procedures and covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Every business with even one employee is required to carry workers’ comp insurance and has a legal and moral responsibility to keep employees safe – even those employees they don’t realize they have.
Read MoreThis holiday season, one local, family-owned and operated business is inviting people to join their family and build their legacy. The company is Dorinda’s Chocolates’ sister enterprise, Live Kaya. Dorinda’s Chocolates is well known throughout the Reno-Tahoe region for its confections.
Read MoreOnce the front-line herald of business news, usually in a late-in-the-day fax or hand-delivered sheet to news outlets, the press release is fighting irrelevance in mass communications thanks to the rise of the Internet and, especially, the 24/7 chaos of social media. But if done well, its value endures.
Read MoreFinancial planning should be specific to personal financial goals and priorities. Yet there are common areas for most people — three major financial life stages that are defined more by financial, career and family situations. These life transitions are outlined below, along with relevant planning and investment strategies to discuss with your family and trusted advisers.
Read MoreTechnology companies continue to flock to Northern Nevada. In addition to bringing a slate of new jobs to the region, they also are providing an influx of capital that’s reshaping the region’s new economy.
Read MoreMotivation is one of those topics that influences a lot in the workplace including: organization design, human resources, policy and procedure, and leadership. The problem isn’t the application of motivation, but rather what people have come to understand about motivation.
Read MoreImagine if mining companies could send an unmanned aerial vehicle, instead of a person, into a dark, narrow underground area to document the landscape or the scene following an industrial accident. Well, the Autonomous Robots Labs (ARL) at the University of Nevada, Reno is developing the technology for autonomous aerial robots to do just that, to explore, survey, map and monitor underground mines when they can’t rely upon an operator’s vision or the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Read MoreOne of the main barriers ex-felons have in order to re-enter society successfully is getting a job. So, if you have a business and believe that individuals deserve a second chance and you also want the opportunity to make a significant difference in someone’s life, ask yourself: What are the pros and cons of hiring an ex-felon?
Read MoreThere are so many parts to who you are, what you do, and why you do it. What do you highlight? How do you make your message deliverable to the audience you are trying to reach? Here are five tips to help you showcase yourself.
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