It happens to the best of us. When you least expect it, you lose your job, or the car’s transmission fails, or your dog requires surgery. In the best case scenario, you have an emergency fund set aside for unexpected disasters like these. If you don’t and you need to raise money quickly, according to the Nevada Society of CPAs, you can pursue two main courses of action. First, … [Read more...] about What To Do When You Need Emergency Money: Evaluate Your Funding Options

Organizations typically expend a great deal of resources to attract, hire and retain personnel who posses the knowledge and skills key to a position. Furthermore, each individual must be well-suited to the organization as a whole. In many cases, however, a new employee just doesn’t fit. Additionally, organizations often lose long-term employees for no apparent reason. The … [Read more...] about Exit Interviews: What They Can Tell You

In the '90's having access to your checking and savings accounts via the Internet was practically unheard of. Today, nearly all banking institutions provide customers 24/7 access to checking and savings accounts in order to stay competitive. So what’s the next tech step for banks – particularly business banks? Total bank automation. In January, Service1st Bank of Nevada … [Read more...] about Service1st Bank of Nevada: Making Its Own Investment in Technology

Nevada’s population growth and its bullish business climate has resulted in a statewide building industry with nearly $9 billion worth of construction spending in 2007, reported McGraw-Hill. Construction is the state’s second largest and fastest growing employer, reveals the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR). The industry is responsible for … [Read more...] about View from the Top: A Look at Nevada’s Largest Commercial Projects

Watching local television one evening, Eric Hilton, son of the late Conrad N. Hilton – founder of the Hilton hotel dynasty, was alarmed to see that a non-profit organization feeding Southern Nevadans in need had to close its doors for lack of funding. They were no longer able to prepare the 300,000 annual meals upon which so many people depended on. The next morning he called … [Read more...] about Three Square: Working to End Hunger in Las Vegas

Chuck Alvey. Curt Anderson. Frank Martin. Heather Murren. Doug Roberts. You may recognize some or all of these names and if you don’t, you should. They are Nevada’s Most Respected CEOs for 2007, as chosen by Nevada Business Journal’s readers. With countless nominations for the coveted most respected CEO honor, the NBJ editorial team carefully considered each candidate and … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Most Respected CEO’s

The stretch between summer and winter is an interesting time in the political world, especially in the year leading up to a major election cycle. While the rest of the population is off vacationing in cooler climates, political leaders and operatives from both parties are beginning the process that will continue until just before next spring: finding suitable candidates to … [Read more...] about Searching for Challenging Candidates: The Heat is Just Beginning

In response to explosive growth and new business challenges, Nevada’s legal market continues to change and evolve, with larger, regional firms establishing a presence within the state. At the forefront of this trend in 1999, Lewis and Roca LLP was the first out-of-market attorney firm to settle in Nevada, creating a strong legal base in the state. To maintain a competitive … [Read more...] about Relative Newcomer Partners with Long-time Nevada Firm: The “New” Lewis and Roca LLP

Ducking Taxes and Proud of it By Bill Martin, Nevada State Bank The disagreement between banks and credit unions is simple: we pay taxes, credit unions pay virtually none. This includes Federal Corporate Income Taxes (36 percent), sales taxes on purchases (7.5 percent), Nevada Business Tax (2 percent of employee compensation) and Nevada bank branch franchise tax of $7,000 … [Read more...] about Banks vs. Credit Unions: Is it a fair playing field?

The belief that projects are a collaborative effort involving the client, architect, builder and other specialists is the foundation of SCA Design. The success of the Las Vegas architectural firm, established in 1995, stems from the “hands-on” approach of founder Sheldon Colen and his business partner Michael Andersen, AIA. With a skilled staff of 17 who occupy 8,000 square … [Read more...] about SCA Design: Modern Day Visionaries

Users of industrial space have discovered the advantages of locating in Nevada, from national companies utilizing Reno/Sparks as a distribution hub for the western U.S., to resort-related enterprises serving Las Vegas’ casinos and conventions. However, this popularity comes with a price, as increasing demand for industrial facilities, coupled with a shortage of available land, … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Industrial Demand Fuels Growth

2007 Tax Season Sets Record for E-file The recently completed 2007 tax filing season set a number of electronic records, highlighted by more than 76 million electronically-filed individual tax returns and more than 140 million visits to IRS.gov. This year’s tax season saw a surge in electronic filing among last-minute filers, a group that has traditionally sent in paper … [Read more...] about July 2007: Business Up Front