March 30th, 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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March 24th, 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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March 17th, 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

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March 17th, 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

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March 12th, 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

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March 7th, 2008

(Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman Cuts Ribbon to Open NCET’s Las Vegas Entrepreneur Expo)
Thanks to everyone who made the 1st Annual Las Vegas NCET Expo a tremendous success!
Over 600 attendees, exhibitors and speakers gathered on Saturday, March 1 at the Palace Station for the inaugural Expo, which was free and open to the public.. The 65+ 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 25 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:
Washington Mutual
Nevada Commission on Economic Development
KLAV 1230 am – The Talk of Las Vegas
Las Vegas Chamber
Nevada Business Journal
TBAN
Vanguard Media
Vegas PBS
Status Group LLC
Barbara Grey Krause Designs
Stay tuned for information on how to exhibit at the 2nd Annual NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo
Las Vegas - Spring 2009
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March 1st, 2008
Small business owners wear many hats. And NCET’s Entrepreneur can help!
If you have a small business or plan to start one, you should attend Saturday’s Expo. It’s free and open to the public. The Expo features:
- Access to organizations that can help jump-start a business
- Expert advice on virtually every facet of starting and running a business
75 exhibitors - Complete list of exhibitors
- Small Business Administration
- Nevada Small Business Development Center
- Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
- Management Assistance Partnership
- And, many many more!
25 speakers and panelists - Schedule and complete list of speaker
- Writing Business Plans
- Financing Your Business
- Licenses You Need
- Bookkeeping, Marketing, Networking
- And, many many more!
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 8 am -3 pm - Palace Station Hotel
Free - Open to the Public
Visit www.NCETexpo.com for more information

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March 1st, 2008
Small business owners wear many hats. And NCET’s Entrepreneur can help!
If you have a small business or plan to start one, you should attend Saturday’s Expo. It’s free and open to the public. The Expo features:
- Access to organizations that can help jump-start a business
- Expert advice on virtually every facet of starting and running a business
75 exhibitors - Complete list of exhibitors
- Small Business Administration
- Nevada Small Business Development Center
- Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
- Management Assistance Partnership
- And, many many more!
25 speakers and panelists - Schedule and complete list of speaker
- Writing Business Plans
- Financing Your Business
- Licenses You Need
- Bookkeeping, Marketing, Networking
- And, many many more!
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 8 am -3 pm - Palace Station Hotel
Free - Open to the Public
Visit www.NCETexpo.com for more information

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March 1st, 2008
Small business owners wear many hats. And NCET’s Entrepreneur can help!
If you have a small business or plan to start one, you should attend Saturday’s Expo. It’s free and open to the public. The Expo features:
- Access to organizations that can help jump-start a business
- Expert advice on virtually every facet of starting and running a business
75 exhibitors - Complete list of exhibitors
- Small Business Administration
- Nevada Small Business Development Center
- Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
- Management Assistance Partnership
- And, many many more!
25 speakers and panelists - Schedule and complete list of speaker
- Writing Business Plans
- Financing Your Business
- Licenses You Need
- Bookkeeping, Marketing, Networking
- And, many many more!
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 8 am -3 pm - Palace Station Hotel
Free - Open to the Public
Visit www.NCETexpo.com for more information

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February 22nd, 2008
Just a reminder that all applications for exhibit space at NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo in Reno on March 15, 2008 must be received by 5 pm on Friday, March 8.
And, all RSVPs for Monday’s eWeek Kick Off must be received by 5 pm as well.
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