First, the good news. Economic development efforts in Southern Nevada over the last decade have resulted in unprecedented business growth. That growth, coupled with our region’s low employment, means that today there is fierce competition among employers for a skilled and diverse workforce.
While Nevada continues to be a “retiree haven” based primarily on mature wealth, there’s been a sea change in who has wealth today as new generations reside here. It’s no longer just older retirees and seasonal snowbirds, as more and more younger business entrepreneurs are staying and growing wealth here. In 2018, the median age in Nevada was 38 with millennials and Gen-Xers accounting for almost half (47 percent) of the state’s population.
Technology can unite or divide us. On one hand, we now have the ability to process copious amounts of data to better understand and provide personally relevant information and services to customers and others. On the other hand, we risk annoying and, worse, alienating people if we don’t use the tools of digital personalization correctly.
Nevada employers will soon have a very important New Year’s resolution to complete: complying with the state’s first-ever paid leave law. Effective Jan. 1, all private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada will have to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per benefit year.
In many businesses a wide gulf exists between ownership and the workforce, a disconnect that can leave employees feeling undervalued and wanting to leave.
To become a successful entrepreneur, the new business owner must find ways to reach customers. Social media can make that job easier.
This year proved to be a busy year in Southern Nevada for SBA 504 loans, which are designed to help small business owners start or grow their companies through the purchase of commercial real estate.
This year proved to be a busy year in Southern Nevada for SBA 504 loans, which are designed to help small business owners start or grow their companies through the purchase of commercial real estate.
With the baby boomer generation entering their golden years, more and more are proudly calling the Silver State home. Recognizing all the opportunities Nevada has to offer, more and more retirees are moving to our state, making it one of the most popular destinations for retirees in the country.