NCET

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:00PM - 7:00PM

Join us for drinks, appetizers and networking with 75-100 EDAWN members and guests.   This is your chance to rub elbows with executives from northern Nevada ’s hottest companies. Meet executives from newly expanded or located companies. Hear the inside story about why they recently expanded/located to the region.

Location: Offices of Blue Moon Advertising & Promotions, 548 California Ave.
Cost: $20 for EDAWN Members; $30 for Non-Members  or for anyone at the door.

For more information contact Sarah Woodman at (775) 829.3712.

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“New Treatment for Sepsis” by Dr. Robert J. Webber, CEO of DSX Therapuetics, Inc.

Dr. Robert J. Webber is the founder and CEO of DSX Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Webber was trained at the UCLA School of Medicine in the Department of Biological Chemistry. He was the founder, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Research & Diagnostic Antibodies®, the parent company of DSX Therapeutics, Inc.  He is a pioneer in producing monoclonal antibodies, their use in diagnostic tests, and their utility as highly targeted treatments of disease. Dr. Robert Webber is the inventor or co-inventor of four issued patents and 13 pending US and foreign patent applications.

Friday, September 12th
11:30 Check-in, 12:00 Noon Meeting & Lunch
NEW LOCATION - Sunrise Hospital - Auditorium 3186 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas

To RSVP by phone, call Judy at 839-7222 or email jrebholz@cvbt.com

To RSVP and Pay Online

Seize the opportunity to showcase your products and services to an enthusiastic audience at the annual Northern Nevada Regional Business and Technology Show, Thursday, September 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks.  More than 800 business and industry professional will be on hand providing you with the perfect opportunity to generate leads, development innovative partnerships, expand knowledge of your product or service, uncover new business resources and increase your business presence. 

Join more than 100 Greater Reno-Tahoe companies from industries including: Clean Energy / Sustainable Living; Education and Training Resources; Financial and Lending Institutions; Health and Wellness Services; Hospitality and Tourism; Manufacturing; Technology; and Workforce and Job Opportunities.

For more information, call 775-883-4413 or visit online.

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Nevada Small Business Development Center, in conjunction with Nevada Microenterprise Initiative, is hosting a 1:00 p.m. seminar August 28, 2008, on “Growing Your Business through Government Contracting” at the Washoe County Government Complex.

Participating organizations making formal presentations at the seminar will include NCED Procurement Outreach Program (POP), SCORE, Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The seminar will focus on services available to companies seeking to enter government contracting, including:

• * Counseling and training programs to organize your business in preparation for starting government contracting;
• * Programs that identify potential federal, state and local contracts;
• * Programs that act as an advocate for business in the contract process;
• * Financing to start and complete contracts;
• * Marketing to the government;
• * Advantages of subcontracting for start-ups;
• * Bonding programs that allow bidding on, and acceptance of contracts; and
• * Limiting competition in the bidding process

Before bidding on and being awarded contracts, businesses must be able to demonstrate the capacity and capability to complete contracts. NSBDC, NMI, SCORE and VBOC offer free counseling to help companies prepare and organize prior to entering the contracting process. POP, part of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development, is a Procurement Technical Assistance Counseling (PTAC) organization, providing the necessary training and technical assistance to find, bid on and acquire federal, state and local contracts.

The seminar starts promptly at 1:00 pm on August 28, 2008 at the Washoe County Government Center, Building C conference room, located at 1001 E. 9th St, Reno, NV.

Seating is limited and to attend you can register on line at:

http://www.nsbdc.org/education/calendar/ or call NSBDC at: (775) 784-1717

Toll-free 1-800-240-7094.

Additional seminars are planned in the coming months that will cover other aspects of doing business with local, state and federal government agencies.

For more information on government contracting contact the SBA at (775) 827-4923, or visit our website www.sba.gov\nv.

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Management Assistance Partnership (MAP) is offering two workshops to help small businesses learn how to run their operations on a “lean” operating budget.

September 10, 2008: Lean Manufacturing
September 24, 2008: Lean Office

WHO: All top & middle management & staff
WHERE: CSN SAHARA WEST CAMPUS
2409 Las Verdes Street, Las Vegas NV 89102
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
COST: $299.00 per person/per event includes training materials and lunch

Come early for a complimentary continental breakfast Register online at: www.mapnv.com or contact Mary Arbutina: (702) 592-4569 or Lorraine O’Neill (702) 651-4360.

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