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From phone to table: Reno startup connects chefs with folks hungry for in-home dining
A while back, Benjamin Griffith noticed something while gathered with family to celebrate his brother-in-law’s college graduation.
Griffith’s mother-in-law, he realized, spent most of her time preparing and cooking food in the kitchen, missing out one time with family and friends. “She really got no time to spend her son’s graduation with everyone,” Griffith said in a phone interview with the NNBW.
Don’t Be a Vidiot: Tips for Communicating in a Remote World
Communicating remotely is and will always be important as we navigate a digital world. The smallest of details can improve the quality of your digital interactions. So as we see it, there’s no better time to share some remote communication tips and tricks. The Noble Studios team came together for a little refresher presentation on what we lovingly call “how not to be a vidiot.”
Amid California’s worst wildfire season, this Reno startup is aiding the fight
While massive wildfires continue to rage across California lands at a never-before-seen pace, the state’s National Guard is filling the skies with air tankers and helicopters to suppress the fires and rescue people trapped amid billowing smoke and fast-moving flames. A veteran-owned tech company based in Reno is helping Cal Guard keep track of their aircraft.
NCET Biz Tips: Grant Retrains Nevadans For Manufacturing Jobs
by Jodi Herzik Even if we have been blessed with good health, COVID-19 has changed the way we live, learn and work. As we have adjusted to the “new normal,” employees have gone back to work, and students returned to school. But for thousands of Nevadans, the pandemic has left them without a job to […]
NCET Biz Tips: How to Start a Business in Nevada: Part 7 – The Marketing Plan
By Mikalee Byerman. Now we’re at the ominous-sounding “marketing plan” step, which I promise, should not inspire thumb-sucking and cold sweats. In fact, if you do a basic search of your favorite engine, you’ll discover countless tips about developing a marketing plan — including the fact that a good one includes anywhere from four to 267 “fundamental elements.”
Reno, Bay Area teens launch company to help children with special needs
by Kaleb Roedle, NNBW Many high school students spend their summers working a full- or part-time job. Priyanka Senthil spent hers helping launch a social enterprise. In July, Senthil, a senior at Davidson Academy in Reno, and four Bay Area-based high school students formed AUesome, a startup that makes customizable at-home therapy kits that help […]
Northern Nevada tech startups growing fast thanks to UNR incubator
Space is hard to come by for a startup in Silicon Valley — especially lab space. This is one of the many reasons why startup company Bioelectronica decided to branch out at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR).
NCET Biz Tips: Overcome these obstacles for better marketing
by Chad Hallert Is your company producing great marketing that connects with your target audience and inspires action? If you’re like most organizations out there, the answer is no. Sure, there are pieces that stand out – a great tagline that sticks in our head or an innovative use of technology that gets a message […]