Nevada-based startup companies looking to showcase their products or services while competing for cash and prizes have until Aug. 19 to apply for the business pitch competition at the Governor’s Conference on Business 2016.
Frank Hawkins is the executive director of two nonprofits, Community Development Center of Nevada and Global Property Management Co. He also owns a general contracting company that he started in 1985 and reopened in 2000. In addition to all this, he is part-owner and executive director of the Nevada Wellness Center, one of the first Las Vegas medical marijuana dispensary.
Today, Gordon is the CEO of Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. He joined the NCCF in 1997 as the executive director.
Binh Tran, a San Francisco-based former software engineer and co-founder of Klout, a website and mobile app that uses social media analytics to rank its users, is behind the Las Vegas launch of the Halal Guys, which is to open in mid-August at 3755 Spring Mountain Road.
Michael Coldwell, co-founder of marketing firm BrainTrust, hails from the small Nova Scotia town of Bridgewater. Coldwell attended university in Toronto where he received a degree in broadcasting. He worked as a producer for an all-hits radio station at night after attending classes during the day.
Apollo Global Management LLC, owner of Caesars Entertainment Corp., is acquiring Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts International Inc. for $2.2 billion.
Silos are a part of corporate life on the Strip. Different teams manage entertainment, marketing, group sales, casino, hotel, food and beverage. And all too often they don’t communicate well enough to deliver the best result.
I am often asked by business owners how to generate additional cash, beyond what their own company’s cash requirements are, to make an acquisition, expand into new territories, hire additional staff or buy a new plant and equipment. All of these growth scenarios take significant cash. Since many companies have existing debt, their borrowing capacity is often limited. Therefore, generating additional cash strengthens a company’s balance sheet permitting the company to increase its credit facility.
Surrounded by Nevada’s desolate desert beauty, a once high-flying community is making a comeback.