2025 Nevada Small Business Challenges Survey Results

Each year, Nevada SBDC surveys its clients to find out what challenges Nevada small businesses are facing. Discover what 2025's issues and challenges were.

Nevada Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

SSBCI is designed to catalyze private capital in the form of loans to and investments in small businesses, especially in historically underserved communities and among entrepreneurs who may have otherwise lacked the support needed to pursue their business ambitions.

Take the Nevada SBDC's free cyber security assessment. Identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in your current cybersecurity policies and procedures. At the end of the assessment you will receive your results via email, a grade, and have an opportunity to ask for further assistance.

ABOUT US

Nevada SBDC guides and assists Nevadans looking to start and grow businesses, with objectives to increase business starts, create and retain jobs, and increase access to capital. One-on-one advising services are free and confidential. Nevada SBDC also offers and coordinates a wide range of workshops and courses in collaboration with public and private entities.

Nevada SBDC 2025 Impact Report

TRAINING

The Nevada SBDC offers and coordinates a wide range of workshops, seminars and courses in collaboration with public and private sectors

Successful business owners and advisors teach entrepreneurial practices to new and existing business owners through a wide range of training events.

SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the United States

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BUSINESS ADVISING

  • STARTING A BUSINESS

    Have an idea and want to make it a business? We offer advising related to legal structure selection, licensing, and permitting, market research, site selection, business plan creation, finding capital and franchising agreements just to name a few.

  • GROWING A BUSINESS

    Growing a business can be challenging. Advisors can help you with managing cash flow, planning strategically, developing a network, rebranding and reinventing, establishing personnel policies, marketing, and creating an exit strategy.

  • MANAGING A BUSINESS

    Nevada SBDC helps with sustaining businesses with expertise in valuing and buying a business, hiring employees, legal and tax considerations, customer service, financial management, risk management, marketing, advertising, sales and more.

NETWORK LOCATIONS

CARSON CITY • DOUGLAS COUNTY • ELKO
ELY• FALLON • FERNLEY • HENDERSON
LAS VEGAS • PAHRUMP • RENO

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The Nevada SBDC is a statewide business assistance outreach program with 12 locations across Nevada.

Nevada SBDC is proud to be part of Reno Startup Week, bringing together entrepreneurs, small business owners, resource partners, and community leaders from across Northern Nevada.Throughout the week, our team had the opportunity to connect with founders, share resources, support conversations around business growth, and strengthen the partnerships that make Nevada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem stronger.A VERY special thank you to Northern NV Now and the Nevada Governors Office of Economic Development - GOED for their partnership and support throughout the week. Collaboration between organizations like these helps ensure Nevada entrepreneurs have access to the connections, guidance, and resources they need to move their businesses forward.Thank you to everyone who joined us during Reno Startup Week. We’re already looking forward to next year!Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment

Nevada SBDC is proud to be part of Reno Startup Week, bringing together entrepreneurs, small business owners, resource partners, and community leaders from across Northern Nevada.

Throughout the week, our team had the opportunity to connect with founders, share resources, support conversations around business growth, and strengthen the partnerships that make Nevada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem stronger.

A VERY special thank you to Northern NV Now and the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development – GOED for their partnership and support throughout the week. Collaboration between organizations like these helps ensure Nevada entrepreneurs have access to the connections, guidance, and resources they need to move their businesses forward.

Thank you to everyone who joined us during Reno Startup Week. We’re already looking forward to next year!
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Artificial intelligence can help small businesses work faster, serve customers, and make better decisions. But what happens when employees use AI tools without the business owner’s knowledge or guidance? In this presentation, Dr. Mack Jackson Jr. will show small business owners how to recognize these risks and set practical boundaries for AI use.Register at: https://nsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/5127#ai #nevadabusiness

Artificial intelligence can help small businesses work faster, serve customers, and make better decisions. But what happens when employees use AI tools without the business owner’s knowledge or guidance?
In this presentation, Dr. Mack Jackson Jr. will show small business owners how to recognize these risks and set practical boundaries for AI use.

Register at: nsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/5127

#ai #nevadabusiness
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