Back when many cities had just three TV stations and you had to walk to the TV to change channels, I looked forward to TV Guide’s Fall Preview of new and returning shows. With that in mind, here’s my annual NCET’s Fall Preview of programs and events designed to help Northern Nevada’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.
NCET Biz Tips: ITS Logistics Takes Freight Brokerage Across The Goal Line
Today, ITS Logistics freight brokerage occupies a 9,000-square foot space on the fourth floor of 50 W. Liberty St and is on its way to generating more than $120 million in revenue in 2018. With more than 80 team members, the office is quickly filling to capacity. To take a break from helping companies worldwide manage their freight brokerage needs, the team often gathers on their outdoor-deck, the only space of its kind in the building.
NCET Biz Tips: Communication and Diversity in the Workplace
The ability to communicate with one another is essential in work and life, just from the elementary standpoint of survival. However, in the workplace, clear communication is essential for the employees’ productivity, safety and wellbeing. We have all heard stories about highly-skilled, internationally-trained professionals who are wasting time in low-wage jobs. Primarily, it is attributed to inadequate professional language skills, which can only be overcome with decades of re-learning their profession in English.
NCET Biz Tips: Internet Privacy: How to protect your home and home office
Hacking. Data breaches. Phishing. Scams. It seems like every day we learn of another attack on our privacy and personal information. While it sometimes seems an overwhelming challenge, YOU can take steps to protect your Internet privacy in your home or home office. To learn more, we asked the advice of three of Northern Nevada’s top Internet privacy experts.
NCET Biz Tips: Is Beef Stew Nevada’s State Food?
When someone mentions Nevada’s top industries, what do you think of? Gaming? Mining? Renewable energy? How about Beef Stew? Nevada is home to one-half million cattle, as well as some of the nation’s largest potato, white onion and seed garlic farms. (Hmm. “Nevada: The Beef Stew State.”)
NCET Biz Tips: NevadaNano creating technology to help the world breathe better
Enter NevadaNano’s Molecular Property Spectrometer Indoor Air Quality Sensor, which represents a breakthrough in gas sensing performance. By using nanotechnology, NevadaNano was able to create a sensor that enables smart home air quality monitors, smart air purification systems, and smart ventilation systems to monitor indoor air quality and automatically take action when it isn’t safe.
NCET Biz Tips: Median Home Prices Understood
Home prices impact our businesses and our lives. Real estate statistics impact how we view the market. So, when the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors announced that the median home price in Reno reached $400K in March, we all took notice. But, this measure of the real estate market is not as simple as is presented. What does median home price mean?