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Accion Opportunity Fund connects thousands of entrepreneurs with affordable capital each year, but we know there’s a lot more to business success than just the cash. That’s why we offer one-on-one, customized business advising with expert business coaches to small business owners across the country.

The Audacity Institute was created in 2018 in response to a growing need for a new approach to funding and supporting underserved business owners.
We successfully do this by flipping the narrative to: value people, put companies first and invest for change. join us in building thriving inclusive local economies.

Have you ever said, “I want to start my own business” or do you have questions about where your existing business is heading? Then you might be ready to attend one of our Westfield Roundtables™. Our mentoring is based on founders helping founders. Our Westfield Roundtables allow mentors and entrepreneurs to discuss business challenges which result in action items for each entrepreneur so they can make continuous progress with their business.

The Small Business Connector is a one-stop shop located inside North Las Vegas City Hall that helps businesses launch and expand, provides loans at subprime rates to entrepreneurs and connects job seekers with employers.

Whether you are looking for work, changing jobs or exploring new career options, a One-Stop Career Center is your gateway to many employment and training resources in Southern Nevada.

Our Purpose:To provide a physical and virtual repository of education, training, and real-time consulting/advisory services that our communities can access in aims at driving our local economy through the creation of new businesses and the strengthening of already existing businesses.

Nevada Business Opportunity Fund offers a comprehensive array of tools and resources to help entrepreneurs to successfully start or expand small businesses.

NVGrow is a State of Nevada small business initiative customized for Southern Nevada existing businesses that have over $50,000 and less than $700,000 in sales. Participating businesses receive access to economic and demographic data and assistance from Nevada Small Business Development Center counselors to help grow their businesses.

The Nevada MBDA Business Center assists minority business owners with finding access to capital and contracts, and increasing profitability thereby facilitating scaled growth of their businesses.

The Nevada Small Business Development Center is a statewide business assistance outreach program of the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Business. We provide a wide variety of technical assistance to support Nevada Business. The purpose of the Nevada Small Business Development Center is to guide and assist entrepreneurs in starting and growing their businesses in today's dynamic market.

We are dedicated to providing FREE business education, training, and support to help you succeed in business.

The Office of Small Business Advocacy (OSBA) serves as a point of contact to state and local government agencies for owners of businesses with twenty (20) or fewer employees.

Our business advising platform is a game-changing innovation. It’s common for entrepreneurs like you to seek advice from community organizations with limited capacity and industry expertise, or hire costly consultants and coaches. Pacific Community Ventures leverages technology and volunteerism to provide small business owners with high-quality mentoring, at no cost, in any way that you need. You can be matched with a pro bono advisor in your town, or the most qualified advisor to meet your needs anywhere in the country.

If you're just starting a business, SCORE mentors can provide the practical action plan, education and tools you need to open your doors and establish a customer base. Already own a business? Our volunteer mentors can help identify ways to increase profit, improve employee and customer satisfaction, and achieve work/ life balance.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business. The SBA has 15 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).