University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada Small Business Development Center
University of Nevada, Reno
College of Business
Business Building, Room 411
Reno, Nevada 89557-0032
Phone: (775) 784-1717
The Reno office of the Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) houses the State Director and many of the NSBDC's specialty programs. The Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Geographic Information Services, Technology Transfer, the Nevada State Demographer, and the NSBDC Resource Library are all located in the state office. The Director of Counseling, State Training Director, Director of Research and Assistant State Director call the Reno office home. The student intern department provides research and information to counselors throughout the state.
A new partnership formed in 1998 brought the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) office to the NSBDC. SCORE counselors provide 2 hours of counseling services each day to new clients, freeing up the NSBDC counselors for follow-up and expanded service to existing clients.
Full-time counseling services are offered through the Reno office, as well as part-time services provided to Carson City and Carson Valley. The state office presents nearly 100 training events each year in the Reno/Sparks, Carson City, and Carson Valley areas. Statewide programs are coordinated from the Reno office with program delivery to all NSBDC centers, past examples include Y2K, Small Business Loan Expo, etc. Several research projects are developed, designed, and delivered with a multitude of partners and sponsors.
The state office is located in Room 411 of the Ansari Business Building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. For more information about the NSBDC services, or to make an appointment with a SCORE counselor or an SBDC management consultant, please call (775) 784-1717 or email nsbdc@unr.edu.
Reno Staff
Kayla Banda
Marketing Intern
Marketing Intern
Kayla, Marketing Intern, joined the Nevada SBDC in the spring of 2017. She works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location, while also pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marketing with a focus in Entrepreneurship. Ms. Banda has specific
Karen Coe
Operations Coordinator
Operations Coordinator
Karen, Operations Coordinator, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2014. She works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location. Ms. Coe has specific experience with Human Resources, Neoserra, financial analysis, budgeting, grant writing, project management, office fun,
Jake Carrico
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
Jake, Graduate Assistant, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2013. He works in the Reno office, and is currently pursuing his MBA at UNR. Jake has experience in preparing financial projections and valuations for small businesses, conducting financial analyses,
Chris Lynch
Director BEP
Director BEP
Chris, Director of the Nevada Business Environmental Program (BEP), has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2010. Mr. Lynch and his consulting team provide assistance to hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs annually on a broad range of issues including
Brian Bonnenfant
Project Manger Center for Regional Studies
Project Manger Center for Regional Studies
Brian is the Project Manager for the Center for Regional Studies where he has conducted a wide variety of mapping and analyses at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1994. Brian specializes in spatial analyses including site selection, market area,
Ben Tedore
Web Communications Specialist
Web Communications Specialist
Web Communications Specialist, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2005. He works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location. Mr. Tedore has specific experience with digital marketing, web development, social media, IT and graphic design. He previously
Anthony Ciaramella
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
Anthony is a graduate assistant for the Nevada Small Business Development Center at the Reno Office. Anthony has been working for the Nevada SBDC since 2016. Anthony works with the Made in Nevada program as well as assisting counselor, Sandra
Sam Males
State Director
State Director
Director of the Nevada Small Business Development center, manages 14 statewide offices that provide a wide array of technical assistance to Nevada’s businesses. In 1985, Males wrote the original NSBDC proposal to create the program within the College of Business.
Winnie Dowling
Deputy State Director
Deputy State Director
Winnie, Deputy Director, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 1991. She works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location. Ms. Dowling has an MBA and an undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems. Ms. Dowling has specific experience
Sandra Rentas
Business Development Advisor
Business Development Advisor
Bio coming soon...
KC Carrico
State Training Director
State Training Director
Kathy Carrico has served as the statewide training director for the Nevada Small Business
Development Center since 1995 at the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Business. She works
closely with Nevada SBDC counselors to identify a broad range of
Nancy Dahl
Client Intake Specialist
Client Intake Specialist
Nancy has worked at the Reno, Nevada SBDC office since 2006 in the capacity of ‘client specialist’. Nancy is the first point of contact for most clients and is responsible for discerning their needs and placing them with the appropriate
Rod Jorgensen
Director of Counseling
Director of Counseling
Rod is the Director of counseling for the Nevada Small Business Development Center (Nevada SBDC), located in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno. Rod has been the Director of Counseling since he arrived to Reno in
Katie Champagne
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
As a graduate assistant in the Nevada SBDC, Katie blends her background in consulting with her study of economics to counsel local businesses. Specializing in start-up entry and expansion, Katie conducts research, analyzes trends, calculates financial projections and evaluates market
Eric Florio
Air Quality Specialist
Air Quality Specialist
Eric Florio joined the BEP in January as our new Air Quality Specialist Business Advisor. Eric will work out
of BEP’s office in Reno and will provide air quality assistance statewide under our new contract with the
Nevada Division of