Business resource partners of the Armed Forces Chamber of Commerce proudly offer complimentary and low-cost services to members. These services include expert counseling, educational programs, essential tools, and practical training to empower businesses. By leveraging these resources, members gain valuable insights and support to achieve their entrepreneurial goals and enhance their professional growth.
Embedded Files
Clark County Business Development Advisory Council (BDAC):
A volunteer council that advises the Clark County Board of Commissioners on expanding opportunities for small, women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses. BDAC also supports small-business outreach and promotes the County’s equal-business-opportunity programs.
Harry Reid International Airport:
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBEP) is designed to promote equal contracting opportunities in construction, professional services, and airport concessions. Firms must be certified as a DBE or ACDBE to participate in these programs.
Las Vegas Vet Center:
Offers counseling and confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. There are multiple locations in the Las Vegas valley, including Henderson.
Nevada Department of Business & Industry:
The Department of Business and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in Nevada State government. Its objective is to encourage and promote the development and growth of business, and to ensure the legal operation of business in order to protect consumers by maintaining a fair and competitive regulatory environment.
Nevada GOED (Governor’s Office of Economic Development):
The Office of Entrepreneurship creates a common platform to highlight new and small business activities in support of statewide economic growth.
Nevada (NV) Grow:
NV Grow is a State of Nevada small business initiative customized for Southern Nevada’s existing businesses. Nevada Grow connects entrepreneurs to essential data, marketing, business intelligence resources, and more.
Nevada Small Business Development Center (SBDC):
Nevada Small Business Development Center is the statewide resource for business development for anyone seeking to start or grow their business. It is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Nevada Women's Business Center (NWBC):
Provides free business education, training, and support to help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Services include one-on-one consulting, business plan development, workshops, marketing guidance, referrals, and assistance accessing capital. Its services are available to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Office of Small Business Advocacy (OSBA):
OSBA’s mission is to serve as an advocate for small business owners within state government. In coordination with other state agencies, OSBA will serve as a centralized hub, connecting small business owners to available resources and working to resolve challenges and barriers to access.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Las Vegas:
SCORE is a national nonprofit with more than 8,000 certified volunteers nationwide who are highly skilled in business development and offer free business mentoring and more for the life of your business. It is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
UNLV Patent & Trademark Resource Center:
A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office–designated resource at UNLV that helps inventors and businesses learn about patents and trademarks. It offers access to research tools, workshops, and one-on-one guidance on searching and establishing intellectual property. Staff teach visitors how to conduct patent and trademark research but do not conduct searches on their behalf.
University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Extension:
The Small Business Education Program offers workshops and educational resources to help entrepreneurs and small-business owners learn fundamental business concepts and connect with additional Nevada business resources.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA):
SBA continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise.
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC):
The Nevada VBOC program hosts quarterly entrepreneurial development workshops at Nellis Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Fallon, and surrounding communities. The free workshops are designed to provide the foundational information participants need to evaluate opportunities and resources for starting, growing, or recovering a small business.
Page updated
Report abuse