Posted March 30, 2008
Nevada’s economy depends on small businesses more than ever—Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology shows that 85 percent of the state’s businesses have fewer than 20 employees. That’s why NCET has teamed up with TMCC’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division to offer a “Best of the NCET Entrepreneurial Expo” series held from 6 to 9 p.m. at TMCC’s Meadowood Center, in Reno, starting May 12.
Register for Classes Here
This series of workshops—ranging from creating a business plan and arranging financing to business legalities and Web marketing—was selected based on each topic’s vital contribution to entrepreneurial success. While the original Expo seminars were only 50-minutes in length; the series’ classes allow for more in-depth exploration. Speakers from the NCET Entrepreneurial Expo, all proven experts in their fields, will be the instructors. They include: David Branby, a Clio-winning advertising professional who owns his own advertising agency; Richard Normington, who has more than 30 years of management experience with Fortune 100 companies; David Leonard, senior area manager for the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Jarrod Lopiccolo, CEO for Noble Studios, a web development company.
While the 14-class series is broken into a basic and advanced track, entrepreneurs are invited to attend any or all of the sessions.
Basic track
- Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Business Planning~May 12
- Financing Your Business~May 14
- Raising Seed Funding~May 19
- Compliance, Credit and You~May 21
- Legal Pitfalls in Start-Up Companies~May 29
- Basic Bookkeeping for New Business Owners~May 28
- Accounting in the Trenches~June 2
Advanced track
- Five Ways to Build Profits~June 5
- Naming and Branding Your Product, Service, Business~June 9
- Behavioral Interviewing~June 12
- Risk Management~June 16
- Shameless Self Promotion~June 19
- The Foundation for Successful Web Sites~June 23
- Organize Your Entrepreneurial Style~June 26
For details and to register for individual courses, click here or call 829-9010. To register for the entire series, call 775-829-9010 to receive the discounted price.
More information here
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Posted March 24, 2008
The NCET Entrepreneur Expo was recently held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center and we’d like your feedback. Your opinion is very important to us, so please take a few minutes to complete our short survey.
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Posted March 17, 2008
(Sparks Mayor Geno Martini Cuts Ribbon to Open NCET’s Reno Entrepreneur Expo)
Thanks to everyone who made the 2nd Annual Reno Entrepreneur Expo a tremendous success!
Nearly 1,000 attendees, exhibitors and speakers gathered on Saturday, March 15 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center for this year’s Expo, which was free and open to the public.
The 80 exhibitors included non-profit groups, governmental agencies, and private companies, each there to help people start or grow small businesses. Complete list of exhibitors here
The 30 speakers and panelists provided expert advice on virtually every subject a small business might need, including financing, benefits, business plans and marketing. Complete list of speakers and topics here
And, thanks to our generous sponsors for making this year’s Expo possible:
Charter Communications
EDAWN – Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada
Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Tanglewood Productions
The Bosma Group
Stay tuned for information on how to exhibit at the 3rd Annual NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo
Reno – 2009
Posted March 17, 2008
(Sparks Mayor Geno Martini Cuts Ribbon to Open NCET’s Reno Entrepreneur Expo)
Thanks to everyone who made the 2nd Annual Reno Entrepreneur Expo a tremendous success!
Nearly 1,00 attendees, exhibitors and speakers gathered on Saturday, March 15 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center for this year’s Expo, which was free and open to the public.
The 80 exhibitors included non-profit groups, governmental agencies, and private companies, each there to help people start or grow small businesses. Complete list of exhibitors here
The 30 speakers and panelists provided expert advice on virtually every subject a small business might need, including financing, benefits, business plans and marketing. Complete list of speakers and topics here
And, thanks to our generous sponsors for making this year’s Expo possible:
Charter Communications
EDAWN – Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada
Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Tanglewood Productions
The Bosma Group
Stay tuned for information on how to exhibit at the 3rd Annual NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo
Reno – 2009
Posted March 12, 2008
Small business owners wear many hats. And NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo is here to help them.
» Access to organizations that can help jump-start a business
» Expert advice on virtually every facet of starting and running a business
» 80 exhibitors – complete list of exhibitors
» 30 speakers and panelists – complete list of speakers and topics
Free – Open to the Public
Saturday, March 15, 2008
9 am -5 pm
Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Visit www.NCETexpo.com for more information
