In the spring of 2020, Chris Hsu’s financial technology startup, Zibo, did a friends-and-family launch of its first product, a banking and payment platform for independent landlords.
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The 2021 Nevada Legislative Session concluded on Memorial Day and, true to pandemic form, it was the oddest session that we have ever experienced.
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So after you connect with someone on Linkedin, what do you say to them and how do you say it? These are the scripts I use to build a genuine online relationship with someone.
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Fickle – that’s one word to describe the commercial real estate market as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and the accompanying economic development downturn looks likely to take 18 to 24 months to resolve.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday that a pandemic-related grant program aimed at assisting small businesses and nonprofits has administered more than $100 million to nearly 9,400 Nevada businesses and organizations.
COVID COVID COVID. Have we had enough yet? When it comes to managing employees while they can still be exposed to and sick from COVID resulting in missed work, there continues to be multiple considerations and decisions to be made.
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The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development used federal grant money to help 39 small Nevada businesses develop their export sales over the past year. The money is from a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to a June 23 press release from GOED.
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When you’re getting ready to head to a networking event, chances are you have put some thought into how you look. The same thought should be given to your business’ most visible “attire” — your website and social media accounts.
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Lindsay Bradley, Kevin Ciccotti and Jodi Herzik have been re-elected to the board of directors of NCET.
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As the pandemic subsides and vaccinations positively impact the workplace environment, employers are beginning to make plans and create policies, procedures, and requirements for transitioning employees back to the workplace either in a new hybrid model or a traditional pre-COVID work schedule.
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What do drinking fountains, estate distilleries, virtual orchestral performances, integrated framing solutions, aviation career readiness, cocktail napkin sketches, and artistic and licensed sUAS remote pilots have in common?
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Faced with a bulky office computer, any technician worth their salt begins by telling the frustrated user to try turning the computer off, then back on again. But how will that strategy work when it’s the entire tech economy that’s turned off, then back on again, as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane?
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Nevada’s minimum wage will increase again by 75 cents on July 1.
Around one in five adults in the United States lives with chronic pain, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet talking about and receiving accommodations for chronic pain and fatigue is still widely considered taboo in the workplace.
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Based right here in Reno, Desert Research Institute’s Hydrologic Sciences Division (DHS) is at the forefront of researching humans’ impact on the environment and the environment’s impact on humans.
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As the pandemic subsides and employers transition employees back to the workplace and/or hybrid models, many employers are experiencing an increase in the number of accommodation requests and the increase is coming at the same time as employers set target dates for reopening offices and other workplaces.
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If you're guiding a team, your most fundamental job is setting others up for success — a concept that is easily lost among the million and one tasks that need your attention.
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Businesses hit with huge numbers of jobless claims during the pandemic won’t see their unemployment insurance premiums increase, officials announced this week.
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Are Swag Bags effective? Any tips for rebuilding my nonprofit’s Board of Directors? NCET’s panel of business and technology experts answer your questions in our monthly column.
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San Francisco. New York City. Boston. Sure, these tech hubs count as some of the hottest job markets in the country. But they are also among the most expensive — and affordable rents are often far from the action.