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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Nevada Small Business Development Center

Nevada Small Business Development Center

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

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Nevada SBDC AI Day on Monday!We explored practical AI tools, real-world small business applications, and how to move from an idea to a working prototype. And an especially BIG thank you to our speakers, partners, UNR Innevation Center, and everyone who came ready to learn and build.Checkout the wonderful KTVN 2 News coverage of the event below.
https://www.2news.com/news/local/small-businesses-learn-how-to-use-ai-at-free-event-in-reno/article_90713ffa-a47f-4bc7-9834-f8675e498782.html#NevadaSBDC #AIDay #SmallBusiness #AIImage attachment

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Nevada SBDC AI Day on Monday!

We explored practical AI tools, real-world small business applications, and how to move from an idea to a working prototype. And an especially BIG thank you to our speakers, partners, UNR Innevation Center, and everyone who came ready to learn and build.

Checkout the wonderful KTVN 2 News coverage of the event below.
www.2news.com/news/local/small-businesses-learn-how-to-use-ai-at-free-event-in-reno/article_90713…

#NevadaSBDC #AIDay #smallbusiness #ai
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