Reno Rebirth: Does your business need a boost? Meet 11 groups that can help
People starting businesses or wanting to grow one often need help. Sometimes that means talking to peers with similar experiences. Or getting guidance from mentors. Or networking with smart, motivated...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: Improving the economy: “It takes cash, man.”
SunScience has developed a three-dimensional solar panel that generates significantly more energy per square foot than a typical flat panel. You’d think that’s a tremendous product,” said the Reno...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: The great outdoors is great for business
Liz Lyles, a Reno mother of two, has the opportunity to tell a lot of people where she’s from. That’s because she’s also a world-class Ironman triathlete. (This means she swims 2.4 miles, bikes for 112...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: Franchise vs. local – should locally owned franchises be...
Dave Asher wants people to buy local. He’s the executive director of Reno-Sparks Local Business Co-Op and Green Business Chamber of Commerce. To help show why buying local is important, Asher modified...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: Can electric cars jolt Nevada’s economy?
You want an electric car. The only reason you don’t want one is because you don’t know more about them. Not only will one improve your life — knocking 66 percent off your gasoline costs and getting rid...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: How to get students to be employers rather than employees
When Ravyn Smith was a junior last year at the University of Nevada, Reno, she looked for a club to express her interests. “I didn’t want to be an employee,” she said. “I wanted to be my own boss.”...
View ArticleRGJ Reno Rebirth: 1 Million Cups helps startups take root in Reno
A coffeeshop near Lakeside Drive hosts a gathering of businesspeople every Wednesday at 9 a.m. What sets the meeting at Swill Coffee & Wine apart from the many other business events around the...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: Mark Hatjakes of SoSu.TV
Mark Hatjakes is NCET’s Vice President of Visual Storytelling Mark Hatjakes of SoSu.tv gets ready to address the crowd at a Tech Bites luncheon earlier this month at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. WHY...
View ArticleReno Rebirth: Program for success
Jason Jarret’s co-workers sometimes talk about their awful commutes at Vertigo Software’s morning meeting. They’ll apologize for being late and complain about being stuck in the Bay Area’s stop-and-go...
View ArticleReno’s rebirth and the ripple effect of business relocations
By Dora Lane A drone being flown along the Truckee River in Reno. Photo by Lee Molof When a business picks up and moves, the complex chain-reaction it sets off is a great study in economic impact. When...
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