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

Upcoming Training

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.

Meet the leaders helping guide and strengthen Nevada’s small business community. In our Advisory Board Spotlight series, we’re introducing the professionals who bring their experience, insight, and commitment to the Nevada SBDC.Meet Abbi Whitaker, President and Co-founder of The Abbi Agency. Since founding the firm in 2008, Abbi has grown it from a Nevada startup into a nationally recognized marketing and communications agency.As an entrepreneur herself, Abbi brings firsthand experience building and scaling a business, along with a deep understanding of the value of mentorship, resilience, and community support. Her expertise in marketing, storytelling, and entrepreneurship brings an important perspective to the Nevada SBDC Advisory Board and to our work supporting small businesses across the state.Learn more about the Nevada SBDC Advisory Board: https://nevadasbdc.org/who-we-are/advisory-board/#NevadaSBDC #SmallBusiness #NevadaBusiness #Entrepreneurship

Meet the leaders helping guide and strengthen Nevada’s small business community. In our Advisory Board Spotlight series, we’re introducing the professionals who bring their experience, insight, and commitment to the Nevada SBDC.

Meet Abbi Whitaker, President and Co-founder of The Abbi Agency. Since founding the firm in 2008, Abbi has grown it from a Nevada startup into a nationally recognized marketing and communications agency.

As an entrepreneur herself, Abbi brings firsthand experience building and scaling a business, along with a deep understanding of the value of mentorship, resilience, and community support. Her expertise in marketing, storytelling, and entrepreneurship brings an important perspective to the Nevada SBDC Advisory Board and to our work supporting small businesses across the state.

Learn more about the Nevada SBDC Advisory Board: nevadasbdc.org/who-we-are/advisory-board/

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Social media platforms are not one-size-fits-all, making it essential for small business owners to understand where to invest their time and marketing efforts. Attendees will walk away with a clear framework for developing a sustainable social media strategy that supports long-term business growth.
Register now: https://nsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/5111#socialmedia #webinar

Social media platforms are not one-size-fits-all, making it essential for small business owners to understand where to invest their time and marketing efforts. Attendees will walk away with a clear framework for developing a sustainable social media strategy that supports long-term business growth.
Register now: nsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/5111

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