Nevada Grow
The Urban Chamber is proud to partner with the Nevada Grow program, which aims to help businesses in key strategic research areas, including:
- Initial diagnostic by counselors of business strategy
- Analysis of potential barriers or issues in your business model
- Customized data specific to the needs of the client
- Specific instruction on how to use the data
- Identifying new markets, industry trends and competitive intelligence
- Mapping of geographic areas for qualified sales leads
- Access to highly trained Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysts
- Raising visibility in search engine results and increasing website traffic
- Leveraging social media to better connect with customers
- Assistance from College of Southern Nevada professors with specific expertise in culinary, website design, and business
- Investment coaching or strategies for improved operational functions
This program also gives entrepreneurs access to Business Peer Learning Groups, where activities include roundtables with a diverse array of companies, group discussions and mentoring. Nevada Grow models the concept of Economic Gardening - connecting entrepreneurs to essential data, marketing, and business intelligence resources - to help companies build capacity and produce jobs. Under Assemblywoman Dina Neal’s leadership, Nevada Grow was officially enacted into law during the 2017 legislative session.