WASHINGTON –An interim final rule published in the Federal Register and effective immediately will amend regulations to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program allowing for greater access to federal contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) signed in January. The interim final rule… [More...]
Business Financing: An Economic Bright Spot
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The business financing picture in Nevada today is brighter than it was during the two years following the country’s great recession. Capital is available. Businesses are seeking financing, and lenders are closing loans. “Things are definitely looking up,” said Bob Francl, executive vice president and regional manager of First Independent Bank, which serves clients primarily… [More...]
Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television Announce the Winners of the 2013 SBA Small Business Awards
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Las Vegas) – Vegas PBS Channel 10 and Southern Nevada Public Television are excited to announce Nevada’s most outstanding businesses at the 2013 SBA Small Business Awards. Vegas PBS will host the awards for the second consecutive year. This year’s event will be held from noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Gold… [More...]
Op-ed: 69.3% of Small Businesses in Nevada are Eligible for Health Care Tax Credits
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By: U.S. Health and Human Services Region IX Regional Director Herb K. Schultz U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Elizabeth Echols For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses. Because they had less bargaining power, small businesses paid an average of 18% more for the same health insurance plan… [More...]
Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television to Host Small Business Awards
March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television to Host 2013 SBA Small Business Awards (Las Vegas) – Vegas PBS Channel 10 and Southern Nevada Public Television are getting ready to honor Nevada’s most outstanding businesses at the 2013 SBA Small Business Awards. Vegas PBS will host the awards for the second consecutive year. This year’s… [More...]
February 2013: Around the State
February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Southern Nevada Businesses Expect a Better 2013 According to the Southern Nevada Business Confidence Index, compiled by UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research, Southern Nevada businesses’ expectations are improving. The report found that, after two quarters of declining expectations, the index rose from 101.5 to 106.1 for the first quarter of 2013. The index is… [More...]
TMC Financing, Las Vegas’ Leading SBA 504 Commercial Lender, Celebrates Five Years in the Region
October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Successful Public-Private Partnership Responsible for Creating and Retaining 2,239 Jobs in Nevada LAS VEGAS (October 15, 2012)–TMC Financing (www.tmcfinancing.com), a leading Certified Development Company (CDC) providing U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 commercial real estate financing in California and Nevada, today celebrates five years of helping Las Vegas businesses that want to purchase and enhance… [More...]
Nevada’s Diverse Businesses: Minority-Owned Companies Thrive in the Silver State
September 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The year is 2012 and it feels strange and a little uncomfortable to be considering minority-owned businesses. Twelve years into the 21st century, it seems there should no longer be a designation for minority-owned business – business should be business and everyone should be working together through the slowly recovering economy. Which is pretty much… [More...]
Opportunities Abound in Gov’t Contracting for Women-Owned Small Businesses
July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The federal government is the world’s biggest customer of goods and services with purchases totaling more than $425 billion per year from construction and technical services to office furniture and grounds maintenance services. This allows for many revenue opportunities for small businesses, especially women-owned, disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran owned, and businesses located in areas identified as… [More...]
May 2012: Around the State
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Learning Center Offers “Green” Computing Classes The Learning Center has entered into a training agreement with the Nevada State Energy Sector Partnership to offer “Green IT” classes to employers at no cost. The training is offered under a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Division for the purpose of improving… [More...]
