A majority of the legislation that affects your business’ day-to-day operations probably comes from one place. Chances are it is not coming from city hall, and it is probably not coming from Washington, D.C. If you live and work in Nevada, it probably comes from Carson City…

There will be a million post-mortems on this election and it’s much too early to get a clear data set of voters and their preferences yet, but here are some of my musings and meanderings…

Open enrollment can be a confusing and sometimes overwhelming time for health insurance consumers deciding what coverage they should choose for the following year. Let’s break it down…

Consumers love video. It’s more engaging and holds attention longer than photos. Video allows more creativity…

Melissa Saavedra serves as program manager for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office of Small Business Advocacy (OSBA) where she advocates for small businesses in Northern Nevada. She will serve as co-Vice President of Biz Bite and Special Events along with Nicole Berwager.

Smart digital marketers, even small business people who manage their own marketing, will be paying close attention to these five evolutionary trends in the next year…

Redwood Materials as a company is creating a closed-loop, domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries across collection, refurbishment, recycling, refining, and remanufacturing of sustainable battery materials…

As Nevada continues its recovery from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, those of us who work in public service are proud of the ways that the state supported tens of thousands of its small businesses and thousands of its homeowners during troubled times…

Lean is responsive process excellence. The response is process improvement, but how do you find something to respond to? Building a Lean firm is building a culture that continually generates something worth responding to…

By removing the pilot from the equation with unmanned aviation, there is an absolute need to replace that capability. Enter Iris Automation based in Reno with its Casia technology being the only commercially available machine vision detect and avoid (DAA) technology in the world…

Growing up in a small business was one of the best, and truly one of the most foundational of experiences…

As we head into the spooky season, here are some tricks and treats to help small business owners from becoming a horror story…

“Going Global” doesn’t necessarily mean expanding your offerings so that everyone has access regardless of where they purchase. Harnessing global intel in order to grow northern Nevada businesses is a lot easier…

Today, The Generator has gone beyond its roots and developed into a multigenerational community art hub for young and old where everyone can join together to create amazing projects…

What is a Pop-Up Store and how can it accomplish a non-profit’s objectives of fundraising, communicating message and mission, and keeping the organization top-of-mind…

The NCET Small Business Expo is where small businesses and entrepreneurs can tap some of the best help, guidance, and insights from other successful companies…

Some may argue semantics here, but I think there is a sound argument in ditching the word manage altogether when it comes to describing a boss. Guide, support, challenge, lead…

Logan Lathrop and Dr. David Croasdell’s research has shown a somewhat alarming trend; as larger companies get harder to attack, attackers are now focusing their attention on SMEs, and the attacks themselves are more targeted and damaging than ever before.

Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada are happening at unprecedented sizes and intensities. For fire managers trying to understand and predict fire behavior, access to accurate information for decision-making has never been more important. Enter DRI, the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), and DAS researchers.