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The Business Services Group connects the knowledge resources of the University of Nevada, Reno to the needs of our businesses, industries, and government – to grow and strengthen our communities. You will find a wealth of University programs that offer services and assistance here.

 

Reno

Reno NSBDC (State) Office

Reno NSBDC (State) Office
University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada Small Business Development Center
University of Nevada, Reno
College of Business
Business Building, Room 411
Reno, Nevada 89557-0032

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Phone: (775) 784-1717
Fax: (775) 784-4337

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 SBDC E-mail Directory
Sam Males, State Director males@unr.edu
Dick Bartholet, Director of Research richardb@unr.edu
Winnie Moore Dowling, Deputy State Director wdowling@unr.edu
Rod Jorgensen, Director of Counseling and Management Consultant rodj@unr.edu
Kathy Carrico, State Training Director kcarrico@unr.edu
Brian Bonnenfant, Geographic Information Systems Analyst bonnen@unr.edu
Brian Kaiser, Business Research Analyst briank@unr.edu
Gracie Bartholet, Business Development Advisor
Jeff Hardcastle, State Demographer jhardcas@unr.edu
Marie Graves, NSBDC Operations Coordinator marieg@unr.edu
Nancy Dahl, NSBDC Client Specialist ndahl@unr.edu
Ben Tedore, Web Communications Specialist benjamint@unr.edu
Marcel Schaerer, Hispanic Business Development Manager