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CARSON CITY, Nev. – Students and faculty at Carson High School will join others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education Month.

This month, I’ve been writing along a general theme. Have you noticed yet? You are not alone! This week, I am posting on a Tuesday because life was preparing me to write this column. I had a day of complete and total entrepreneurial stress.

“Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.”
— Howard Schultz, Entrepreneur

This week included a very historic moment for the State of Nevada when Governor Sandoval gave his State of the State Address to a packed audience in the Assembly Chamber.

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell attended a joint meeting of the University of Nevada, Reno and a coalition of partners to embark on an ambitious effort to explore solutions for safe, clean and efficient transportation and to establish a “Living Lab” in northern Nevada.

“I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs. The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”

~Roger Bannister, Athlete, Physician

It currently supports entrepreneurs in local northern Nevada chapters including Reno, North Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe and Carson City.

“Anyone can hold a grudge, but it takes a person with character to forgive. When you forgive, you release yourself from a painful burden. Forgiveness doesn’t mean what happened was OK, and it doesn’t mean that person should still be welcome in your life. It means that you have made peace with the pain, and are ready to let go.” — Doe Zantamata

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“If you never settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your life.”
-Vince Lombardi

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Children are naturally willing to take risks. We can easily recognize this as they tackle the playground, go down the largest slide, jump from the highest point, and show off their abilities to their parents. Many times they will fall as they are learning to walk, and with determination, they will keep getting back up for their next attempt.

Carson City High School students will participate in the New Entrepreneurship Network (NewE) this school year. NewE is a youth entrepreneurship ...

Adams Hub for Innovation hosted entrepreneurial events last Wednesday, including the monthly meeting of the Entrepreneurs Assembly of Carson City and a consortium of young community leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean.

“Honestly, we didn’t know until last spring about The Greenhouse Project even though the facility is on campus,” said Shaylin Segura, who with fellow Carson High School senior Sophie Waite, have for their Senior Project endeavored to raise community awareness about and $5,000 for The Greenhouse Project.

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and integrity of his intent." — General Douglas MacArthur

“Mayor Bob Crowell is a genuine leader that shows passion for Carson City, and engages with people at all levels.”
— Shaylin Segura, Carson High student, Ted X Speaker

Editor's Note: Jeff Glass is a children's book author, youth advocate and social entrepreneur. Jeff writes entrepreneurial curriculums for the state of Nevada and the juvenile justice system. He lives in Carson City. This is the first in a series of articles.

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” — Henry David Thoreau

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop on “Starting a Food Business in Nevada” with video conferencing of the event to be held at the Carson City Extension office. Attendees will learn key considerations to creating and selling food items, such as jellies, baked goods, pickles and frozen produce.

Every two years, the Cato Institute in Washington, DC ranks the recent changes in state fiscal policies to give readers an understanding of the trends prevailing in each state. Last week, Cato released its newest Fiscal Report Card, and Nevada fares poorly.

Of the 50 states plus Washington, DC, Nevada ranks 47th due to its unfavorable shifts in tax rates and spending in the last legislative session.
Study author Chris Edwards notes that large unfunded liabilities for public-employee pensions and ballooning Medicaid costs are putting upward pressure on state budgets.

Carson City area Boy Scout Luke Bowler is collecting used bicycles and bicycle parts to send to Africa in an effort to help the people there. The drive, which began Sept. 25, is Bowler's Eagle Scout project. Thus far, 65 bikes have been collected. The goal is 100.

Local Boy Scout Luke Bowler is collecting used bicycles and bicycle parts to send to Africa in an effort to help the people there. The drive is Bowler's Eagle Scout Project.

Carson City author and entrepreneur, Jeff Glass, launched a crowdfunding campaign via Indiegogo this week to raise funds for publishing his new children’s book series on social entrepreneurship. The campaign can be found here.

Glass, who describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur,” is known in Northern Nevada for teaching social entrepreneurship to local youth through the Carson City Juvenile Probation Office and formerly through the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation. He is currently the executive director for the Youth Entrepreneur Syndicate in Reno.

Carson City High School students will participate in the New Entrepreneurship Network (NewE) this school year. NewE is a youth entrepreneurship ...

Heading “back to school” will mean something very different to the Carson City area high school students who participate in the New Entrepreneurship Network (NewE) this school year.

“Back to school” will mean something very different to the Carson City High (CCHS) students who participate in the New Entrepreneurship Network ...

Social media was the buzzword of the day for local business owners receiving marketing consulting advice from teen members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada on Wednesday.

Adams Hub for innovation is celebrating the opening of The Studio at Adams Hub, a new collaboration and event space. The community is invited to the launch party, which will be on Wednesday, August 3, from 5-7 p.m.

The approximately 1,500 square foot, multi-purpose facility is being added to the business incubator and co-working habitat, and will be host to classes, workshops and community events, including a new chapter of the award-winning Nevada entrepreneur and business-mentoring organization, Entrepreneurs Assembly.

Coming this Monday and Wednesday, the New Entrepreneurs Network of Carson City will unleash a team of student consultants to help local companies create solutions for their business challenges.

A highlight of the organization’s Get A Glimpse summer program, a partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, The Student Consulting Project is the fifth in a series of six sessions that help young people think entrepreneurially about their lives and their futures.

Ricky Garcia, 18, is preparing for the entrepreneurship competition at the National Future Business Leaders of America Convention in Atlanta from June 26 to July 3.

“They give you a situation and you have to come up with a solution,” he explained. “That’s something you have to know how to do in life, whether it’s in business or just personal stuff.”

Carson City’s Juvenile Probation department graduated a dozen local youth, ages 12 to 18 serving probation sentences of varying lengths, from the Entrepreneur Mentorship Program this week.

Miles Construction’s president Bill Miles is the Northern Nevada Development Authority’s Pioneer of the Year, awarded at the Authority’s annual Pioneer Awards banquet last night in Carson City, Nevada, to recognize his efforts in improving the entire Sierra Nevada region. Miles Construction also received the Golden Hammer Award, in partnership with the Nevada Builder’s Alliance, for their work on the Multipurpose Athletic Center (MAC) in Carson City.