The latest news from the The city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency! http://www.lvrda.org <p>Whether you&rsquo;ve been operating your own business for a few months or many years, there are always new tricks of the trade to be learned. Beginning this July, the&nbsp;city&nbsp;of Las Vegas Office of Business Development, in conjunction with the Adam Hodson CPA firm, is sponsoring a newly developed series of free seminars that will provide entrepreneurs with valuable business information. All presentations will be held&nbsp;at the Historic Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas, which is located at 401 S.&nbsp;Fourth St. <br /><br />The seminar series will run through November. Topics will include finance,&nbsp;information technology,&nbsp;marketing,&nbsp;advertising and payroll solutions.<br /><br />Space at all of these presentations is available on a first come,&nbsp;first served basis. While the cost to attend is complimentary, advance registration is required. If you would like to make a reservation, please contact Darren Harris at 229-6551. Note: Separate registrations for each class are required.</p><p><a href="http://www.lvseminars.com">Click Here To RSVP</a></p> http://www.lvrda.org/news.php?global_news_id=6 http://www.lvrda.org/news.php?global_news_id=6 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 The Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and the Urban Chamber of Commerce are working together to create a business development center that will aid with the growth of area small businesses. The facility will officially be named the Urban Chamber of Commerce Business Development Center sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency.<br /><br />Development centers have been implemented in communities throughout the United States, providing below-market-rate office space and support services for new or recently formed small businesses. The goal is to help develop small businesses so that they are able to become fully functioning independent enterprises.<br /><br />The&nbsp;17,171-square-foot business development center is located at 1951 Stella Lake Street in Enterprise Park in West Las Vegas across from the FBI Regional Headquarters building.<br /><br />The facility offers 10 flexible spaces of 1,200-square-feet each. These spaces can be used for office or light industrial purposes.&nbsp; An additional 5,171 square feet of office space is also available. Three businesses are currently housed in the&nbsp;development center: Stargate Plumbing &nbsp;J&amp; M Financial and ProServe Mortgage. The Urban Chamber&rsquo;s administrative offices will also be located within the development center.<br /><br />Business owners interested in participating in the&nbsp;development center's&nbsp;program should contact the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency at 702.229.6100 or the Urban Chamber of Commerce at 702.648.6222. http://www.lvrda.org/news.php?global_news_id=5 http://www.lvrda.org/news.php?global_news_id=5 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600