The Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at UNR has attracted some of the brightest female business minds for its next International Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium: Innovation in a Changing World. The completely virtual event is set for International Women’s Day, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, March 8. It will include speakers from seven U.S. cities, eight countries and four continents.
Read MoreIn 1998, I proposed something unheard of to my then-boss: let me work from home. Preparing for my son’s birth, I lined up in-home care for my newborn, created a home office, and secured the necessary technology, I carefully laid out my plan for how I could ensure results while creating a work-life integration for me. “Give me 3 months to prove this” I requested; and it worked. Twenty-two years later, I am still an advocate for the premise that you don’t have to be in an office in order to meet with success.
Read MoreWhen the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy crashing last spring, no state was hit harder than Nevada. With COVID shuttering casinos and resorts for months, halting the hospitality and tourism industries, Nevada saw its unemployment rate skyrocket to 28% in April. It was the worst-ever unemployment rate in state history and highest mark in the country.
Read MoreWe’re surrounded by entrenchment. In the U.S., we constantly hear of lawmakers unable to pass collaborative legislation because they’re entrenched in increasingly polarized positions. Stories of failed mergers and acquisitions populate the business press, as leaders attempting to blend cultures and groups remain entrenched in their way of leading and “their” group’s ways of working. And for those of us just trying to complete our own work, how often have we been derailed when other groups of people were entrenched in their view of the problem?
Read MoreThe Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Office of Workforce Innovation are joining forces and using CARES Act funding to make the state’s so-called “Emsi SkillsMatch” tool available for people trying to get back into the job market.
Read MoreDave Archer has been re-elected as president and CEO of NCET, a member-supported non-profit that produces educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology.
Archer, now in his 15th year with NCET, previously held executive positions in international product and market development at Viacom, Home Box Office, AOL Netscape and Headlight before joining NCET.
Archer is also a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s EPSCoR Advisory Committee and past chair of Entrepreneurship Nevada.
Read MoreAs the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important to consider different avenues for patients to assess home care. DispatchHealth, a mobile urgent care service, is working diligently to provide pandemic relief by redefining patient care as we know it today. The innovative in-home care service has tested and treated more than 1,040 patients with COVID-19 related symptoms,
Read MoreIn the past three decades, a series of quiet revolutions in design have changed the way offices are used, erasing former hierarchies of walls and cubicles and incorporating workplace methodologies from the technology industry into team-based, open-plan layouts. At the same time, digital tools such as e-mail, Excel, Google Docs, video conferencing, virtual whiteboarding, and chat channels like Slack have made a worker’s presence in those offices less essential. The pandemic has collapsed these divergent trends into an existential question: What’s an office for?
Read MoreA new business on Vassar St. is set to open early March. The Virgil serves as a shared workspace and an event venue that could host up to 150 people.
The three level building features plenty of work seats and a patio. Co-founder Rachel Macintyre said the design will have mid-century and modern touches. She said The Virgil will be the fourth shared workspace business in Reno.
Read MoreCareer Bound NV is now accepting applications from juniors and seniors in Churchill County and Lyon County for its Medical Career Development Program.
Career Bound NV serves as the intermediary between Renown Health and local schools to provide opportunities for students to explore medical career pathways and develop work-readiness skills,
Read MoreSaatvik Advisors is actively building the New Internet – its third generation. Business, municipal, personal and educational use of the internet is exploding due to XFH (Everything From Home) as well as new internet-based technologies designed specifically to expand the use of the internet.
Simultaneously, users of the internet face a unique challenge in meeting a foundational requirement of the New Internet. The internet has run out of the IP addresses used to uniquely identify connected devices, IPv4; requiring a global transition to the next generation IP addressing protocol, IPv6.
Read MoreTabu McKnight checks his phone. It’s 4:40 p.m. No missed call. It’s a Tuesday afternoon in early January and McKnight, owner of Tabu’s of Reno Barber Lounge, is starting to doubt the person who scheduled a haircut for 4:30 p.m. is going to show up.
“We’ve had a lot more no call, no shows,” says McKnight, staring out the windows of his downtown Reno barbershop. “And that’s been pretty hard. We’re a service-based business. Our livelihood is connected to people that come in and we provide service. But, if they don’t come in, then we can’t have our livelihood.”
Read MoreWhile not getting much press, the COVID-19 Stimulus Package approved by Congress in December has several significant components that many business owners are unaware of.
What follows is a comparison with the federal CARES Act from last spring, and the new $900 billion Stimulus Package from December.
Read MoreThe Nevada Small Business Development Center announced the launch of the Nevada Entrepreneur Network — a free mobile app and website that connects entrepreneurs with resources needed to grow and succeed with support from applicable government, nonprofit and private organizations.
Read MoreI’m starting a new business. Which social media platforms should I use? My team and I are working from home indefinitely, what’s the best way to manage/motivate them? NCET’s panel of business and technology experts answer your questions in our monthly column.
Read MoreThe past will soon meet the future of workforce development in the historic Southside Studio, operated by the University of Nevada, Reno in downtown Reno. K-12 robotics competition teams stimulate interest and development in robotics, computer science, engineering and automation, and these teams need large, open areas in which to design, build and test their creations. The K-12 Robotics Center|University of Nevada, Reno, will open in the first quarter of 2021.
Read MoreThis week, the government released updated guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) (covering both the “first draw” program, and the recently enacted “second draw” program), including new interim rules governing the second draw loan program and a consolidated interim rule (with frequently asked questions) covering most facets of the first and second draw loan programs.
Read MoreIf 2020 was a year of disruption and transition for small businesses, 2021 will be a year of continued evolution. To help you prepare, we talked with a handful of business experts about what to expect in the coming year. Here are six business trends and changes to look out for:
Read MoreWe have all heard the term “set it and forget it” applied to various scenarios. Your business should not be one of them!
The goal of having a business is to create a business that is an asset, not a job. This means that you can work “on” your business not “in” your business. If you can reach this elevated state within your business, it is important to make sure you do not take your eyes too far off the ball.
Here are some things that you should be looking at in your business at least every 90 days.
Read MoreFirst, I’m going to do my best to talk you out of it.
Regardless of your geographical location, there are likely tons – TONS – of nonprofits already in existence. Nevada alone has over 8,000 nonprofits. Under the theory there’s no such thing as an original thought, chances are someone else is already doing what you want to do.
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