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Event: NDOT DBEs: Networking & Connecting
Presenter: Kathy Carrico, UNR-NSBDC State Training Director
Description:
In April 2012, the NSBDC provided the first of many professional training sessions to existing and future business owners with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) status and others looking to become DBE Certified, specifically in the highway construction industry. Our upcoming training programs are designed to ultimately help these business owners increase their chances of working on government contracts with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).
Two goals of this program are:
This program is designed exclusively for business owners already established as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or those looking to become DBE certified in order to bid for contracts with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on highway construction projects.
Agenda Items Include:
About the Presenter:
Kathy Carrico (KC) has been with the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1991, serving the past 17 years as the state-wide training director for the Nevada Small Business Development Center, a department within the college. Kathy works with key community partners and business owners across the State to bring a variety of education and training to Nevada businesses.
Kathy has been Nevada’s administrator for the national curriculum, NxLeveL® for Entrepreneurs, for thirteen years and has launched over 100 of the popular 13-week training courses statewide that has served more than 2,500 Nevadans. She is one of eighteen national master trainers and has certified hundreds of NxLeveL instructors across the nation. The NxLeveL program won the 2009 bi-annual Silver State Star in Entrepreneurship awarded by Truckee Meadows Tomorrow Accentuate the Positive.
Kathy has been an active board member of the Northern Nevada Chamber and served her final year in 2011 as President. Five years ago she developed and branded the popular monthly business education program, BizFlash, where she currently solicits professional speakers to provide added member benefit to the chamber via business training.
In 2000, Kathy was named SBA’s Women in Business Advocate of the Year for Northern Nevada and in 2001 was awarded the Nevada State Star by the Association of Small Business Development Centers. In 2005 Kathy was honored as Chamber Member of the Year by the Sparks Chamber of Commerce, and in 2008 was one of ten women featured in the Women in Business Magazine, published by Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Kathy is a contributing author of the book, Incredible Business, in which she wrote the chapter, Developing Strategic Alliances. The book was published in 2010.
Date: May 23, 2012
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Urban Chamber Business Development Center, 1951 Stella Lake Street, Training room #30
City: Las Vegas
Fee: Free
Registration: Online or (800) 240-7094
The Nevada Small Business Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the State office of the Nevada Small Business Development Center at (800) 240-7094.
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