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Last year presented some of the greatest challenges Carson City small business owners have faced. Unfortunately, there has been a disproportionate effect on diverse-owned businesses, including those owned by Black and African American entrepreneurs.

Addressing a need that was revealed during a 2020 student survey, Western Nevada College is nearing completion of a Food and Hygiene Pantry for students and their families.

Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (more popularly known as NCET) will be hosting a hybrid version of its annual Technology Awards alongside the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) Awards on Wednesday, October 21.

CARSON CITY —The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development is partnering with StartUpNV, Entrepreneur’s Assembly, Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority, business leaders, and other government entities, in a new statewide initiative to foster entrepreneurship in Nevada’s smaller cities and towns.

Notably, Mares, a Carson City native, earned an accounting degree and all-conference honors in track and cross country at UNR. Joey Mares, Peep No ...

Counting all the bees in this Hive might be more than Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh bargained for.

If only there was an app to somehow account for the over one million worker bees connected to Hive, the world’s first full-stack artificial intelligence company, heavily capitalized by PayPal Founder Peter Thiel, they just might get back to Pooh Corner in time to chase all the clouds in the sky.

For the second year in a row, Adams Hub for Innovation in Carson City is collaborating with Entrepreneurs Assembly, The Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Warsaw School of Economics to bring 10 very exciting Polish tech startups to explore potential collaborations and the Nevada business climate for their respective wares. This is part of a program funded by the EU, the Polish Government, and the Warsaw School of Economics.

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., detailed her new policy proposal extending startup tax credits to some veteran-owned businesses during a stop today in Las Vegas ...

What can we do to attract and retain the best and brightest to remain in Carson City?

That is the subject of the Wednesday, Feb. 6 discussion titled "Brain Drain" at the next "Ideas on Tap," a monthly series of interactive conversations held at the Union Eatery and Taphouse, 302 N. Carson Street in downtown Carson City.

As Gov. Brian Sandoval enters his final months in office, he shared the stage one more time with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to highlight his record helping Nevada recover from the Great Recession Tuesday afternoon during a tech summit at the Tesla Gigafactory near Reno.

Tax Code Section 195 covers when a business begins and when the expenses are deductible. Mr. H. Samadi claimed business driving expenses in 2013 and 2014 in his “real estate sales” business.

Breakfast fans will rejoice, the popular Squeeze In restaurant known in Reno and Truckee, as well as locations now in California, will be coming to Carson City inside the new downtown development being built for retail and residential spaces on Curry Street.

PAMPLONA, SPAIN — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joined the President Uxue Barkos of the Historic Community of Navarre on Wednesday to sign a memo of understanding between the state and the province on collaboration in economic development. The signing was preceded by a meeting with the National Center for Renewable Energies to share policies, initiatives, projects and best practices regarding the development and use of renewable energy.

Mother Natures Naturals.com is a Veteran owned ecommerce startup company in Carson City that is focused on the hundreds of thousands of Veterans with PTSD.

We also provide support for first responders, Fire Fighters and police who also suffer this traumatic mental health issue. National Studies on PTSD state that at any given time the United States has up to 10,000,000 people suffering from PTSD.

People impacted include rape victims, battered women, abused children, terrorism victims and Natural disaster victims.

March 14, or 3.14, is jokingly referred to as ‘Pi Day’ because of its resemblance to the mathematical constant. The Tahoe Mountain Milers host a fun run every year to celebrate. If you can run 3.14 miles in a time closest to 31.4 minutes, the bragging rights, and a delicious pie, will be yours. Spaghetti is on the menu at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion where the Nurses of Western Nevada College are hosting a fundraiser.

Today is traditionally a day to celebrate sweethearts, but there are those who eschew the trappings of what they consider a ‘Hallmark holiday.’ However you choose to spend the day, you’ll find some options here. Show some love to local non-profit ‘Food for Thought’ by grabbing a yummy beverage at Dutch Brothers coffee today. Battle Born Social is hosting a Un-Valentine's Roaring 20s Party and hoping to see some zoot suits and flapper dresses while they serve era-inspired cocktails and appetizers.

Are you starting or expanding a business? How do you create and deliver a compelling, successful business pitch that wins over investors and other key stakeholders?

Dan Schwartz, the maverick state treasurer who has made friends and enemies on both sides of the political spectrum through his zeal for an embattled school choice program and outspoken disdain for incentivizing a football stadium and an electric car startup, is running for governor.

On August 1, 2017, Comstock Mining, Inc. (CMI) released its quarterly report, which included a number of statements and topics important to Silver City. CMI’s ultimate goal of an open pit mine in Silver City remains unchanged. The company plans to begin the permitting process for the Dayton Mine by the end of the year. “We are marching toward Dayton feasibility come hell or high water,” according to company CEO Corrado DeGasperis, with production plans ready to go in two years.

The Department of Business and Industry will host the sixth annual Governor’s Conference on Business August 17 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks.

To accelerate their growth, EasyKeeper recently became a member of the business incubator at Adams Hub for innovation in Carson City.

Senator Ben Kieckhefer, whose district includes Reno and Carson City, introduced a legislative package Tuesday to strengthen Nevada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and ensure Nevada is the destination of choice for business startups and entrepreneurs. The package includes a first-of-its-kind $45 million venture capital fund for businesses in the state.

Carson City startup LuDela is inviting the Northern Nevada community to a high tech, candle-lit Happy Hour at the Studio at Adams Hub for Innovation, Wednesday, March 22, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This is the eighth column in a series presenting findings and conclusions of Nevada’s 2016 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), posted at controller.nv.gov. Here, we address critical problems facing economic growth in Nevada.

One of the myths of the hard-working entrepreneur is they are alone. You hear about solopreneurs battling it out alone. You hear the challenges of being the only employee doing it all in a startup. You may even know or be an intrapreneur who is trying to get an idea pushed through alone. Here’s my big question for you this week. Why are you alone?

Deny DotsonDirector of Tourism Virginia City ... a startup that produces its own craft beers for distribution around Virginia City, Reno and Carson City.

It’s a great time to be a business student at Western Nevada College. Changes to WNC’s Business program are providing students with important community contacts, real-world training, marketable skills, online course offerings and the opportunity to transfer to a four-year business program as a junior.


Ahhh… the quintessential question: “what do you do?” Some people can still provide a single title answer to that response. I’m a lawyer. I’m a doctor. I’m in retail. I’m a stay at home mom. Yet, in the new economy, the question isn’t so much “what do you do” it’s about doing what it takes.

As I stare at this blank Word document, which will fill with words, I remember back to when this column first debuted in April of 2014. I was so grateful to have an audience, particularly an audience as wonderful as those who live in and around Carson City.

The Hop and Mae Adams Foundation was joined by local dignitaries to break ground Wednesday on a much-anticipated, mixed-use project in Carson City’s downtown historic district.

The parcel bounded by Curry, Nevada, Telegraph and Proctor streets will soon be graced by a handsome, historically-inspired three-story complex that will include more than 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 11,000 square feet of office space and 10 upscale apartments.