KICK START BUSINESS
BUSINESS SEMINAR FOR NEW STARTUPS
OR
REFRESHING YOUR EXISTING BUSINESS
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Caliente, Extension Office, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Alamo, Senior Center 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Legal and Accounting Issues
Annie Bailey, Paralegal
Annie Bailey, Paralegal for Justice Law Firm, Bret Whipple, Attorney, and CPA. Justice Law Firm handles Corporate issues, Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law, Family Issues, Divorce, and Custody. Mr. Whipple practices law in Nevada and surrounding states.
Insurance Issues
Marlon Call, owner of Call Insurance Associates of Las Vegas
Marlon Call has lived in Las Vegas since 1962 and has been in business since 1982. Call and Associates Inc has been in the insurance business since 1991. Call & Associates Insurance handles Auto, Home, Life, Health, Business/ Commercial, Farm/ Ranch, and Animal insurance. At Call & Associates Insurance it is not always about PRICE, it is about VALUE.
Small Business Development, RNDC
Frank Hulse, Pioche
Frank Hulse was hired as a Business Consultant for the Rural Nevada Development Corporation in December. Frank is a lifetime resident of Lincoln County and has served as the County Recorder, County Manager, and County Surveyor for the County. Frank has run his own surveying business in Lincoln County for many years. He is a graduate of the University Nevada, Las Vegas with a BA degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics.
Frank has always been interested in history of Eastern Nevada, and in the people of the area and their pursuits. He has a vast knowledge of the region and is looking forward to working with the local business and owners with their needs and hopes for the future.
RNDC Lending
Mary Kerner, RNDC Lending Administrator
Mary Kerner is the Lending Administrator for the Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC) in Ely, Nevada. She services all of Nevada rural wide including the 27 Native American Indian Tribes. RNDC provides economic development assistance, financing opportunities to small businesses, and healthy, safe, affordable housing to persons in Rural Nevada.
Mary has more than 15 years experience in banking, finance and lending. She has a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management from Colorado Technical University. She is certified as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council. Mary was the U.S. Small Business Administrations Financial Services Champion of the Year in 2009 for the State of Nevada and Region 9.
Mary is very passionate about helping small business owners with their endeavor. She is very active in her community from volunteering her time teaching financial literacy courses, to being in charge of the youth soccer program and everything in between. She enjoys spending her free time with her family. Living in Ely lends itself well to four seasons, thus all kinds of outdoors activities!
Handouts will be provided. Great opportunity to ask questions of those who specialize in their field. This seminar is free. Please call Kerrie at the Extension Office to reserve your place, 775-726-3109 by Feb 17th. Contact Dottie Maitland CTP for additional questions by email at travelindottie@gmail.com or 406-249-5184. We encourage you to invite Lincoln County businesses and those interested in starting a small business. Check out information on www.lincolncountynevada.com
