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What a year 2020 has been! I have been thinking fondly of January 2020 because I didn’t know it yet, but I was much younger and oh so naïve! This year has certainly aged me while providing important life lessons. Thank you, COVID!
Let’s start simply by pointing out that the CDC website was one of the most used tools in HR this year. I’m not sure that I even knew the website existed back in January when I was so young and fresh.
Nevadans start several thousand new businesses each year. If you’d like to be one of them, NCET and the Reno Gazette-Journal are pleased to introduce a new monthly column designed to help you start your business. Each month, our local business experts will walk you through the steps you’ll need to take to launch your business.
The first step to starting a business is determining if business ownership is right for you. There are many signs you can look for to determine if owning a business is right for you. If you truly believe in your idea, have an appetite for learning, and are ready to face failure, you may be ready to take on business ownership.
When Arya Udry was a little girl, she would stare at the sky and ponder the possibility of life beyond Earth.
So when NASA selected the UNLV professor to be part of its Mars 2020 rover mission, Udry was over the moon. “At 32, to be selected so young for this mission is incredible,” Udry said.
NASA chose Udry and 12 other scientists, including fellow UNLV professor Elisabeth “Libby” Hausrath, out of more than 100 applicants for the mission.
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” the omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year that began October 1. The bipartisan bill, which is over 5,000 pages long, is the fifth phase of legislation aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigating the related economic harm for families, workers and businesses.
Among other things, it includes $600 stimulus checks for most Americans. After holding up the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill for nearly a week and urging Congress to increase the amount of stimulus checks to $2,000, President Trump on December 27 signed off on the package.
Do you share these 10 traits of successful entrepreneurs? Don’t despair if you don’t have all of these attributes – most people don’t. You can acquire many of these characteristics by learning and practicing them. Here are some tips for doing just that.
Backed by the notion that local companies currently need to go out of state to fill high-profile tech jobs, Blockchains, LLC is taking a significant step toward building a workforce for Nevada’s evolving blockchain industry.
The Sparks company on Nov. 11 announced the launch of its Blockchains Education Initiative (BEI), a pilot program focused on creating an education pathway for Silver State students to learn and develop skills for “well-paid careers” in the blockchain industry.
After a six-year-long development, fundraising, and construction process, Reno Ice plans to open its doors for public skate sessions later in December. As the only NHL regulation ice rink in the area, the nonprofit organization is innovatively equipped to bring community dreams to life.
Joel Grace, President of the Board of Directors for Reno Ice, explained a little about the process of launching a business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Well, the bottom line is that we’re dealing with people’s lives,” Grace said. “My wife’s a teacher, and I see what these kids go through. So, we’re going to be as safe as possible.”
Gabrielle Brackett has been elected to the board of directors of NCET, a member-supported non-profit that produces educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology. Jock Ochiltree and Chris Boline have been re-elected to the NCET board.
Adil Harchaoui has seen just about every way a business can leave itself vulnerable to a cyber attack. Two months ago, however, the founder of Reno-based Nevada IT Solutions (NVITS) double-clicked an attachment from a prospective client that made him do a double take.
“Their office manager sent us a spreadsheet of every single password they had ever created,” said Harchaoui, noting the importance of using encrypted password management tools instead of recording sensitive information on easy-to-hack documents.
