The Littlest Entrepreneur - Nana Sarfo

The Littlest Entrepreneur

by Craig A. Ruark Born in Indiana of immigrant parents from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Nana Sarfo has lived most of her young life in Las Vegas and is the CEO of a convention company that will bring over 800 attendees to the Henderson Convention Center this summer. But the story of this littlest entrepreneur starts many…

Book Review with Eric Miller

A Love Letter to Reno

By Eric Lincoln Miller “There are 8 million stories in the naked city, some ice cold some without pity.” —Kurtis Blow “In the city there’s a thousand things I want to say to you.” —The Jam Reno, Nevada stars in this new collection of writings by 14 women who overcame adversity, economic hardship, natural and…

Nutrition for the Smallest of Humans

Nutrition for the Smallest of Humans

By Gael Hees, special to bizNEVADA Elena Medo is the CEO of Medolac, a public benefit company dedicated to improving preterm infant survival rates by providing safe, storable human breast milk. She started learning about the many health challenges facing preterm infants while teaching hospital staff members to use her patented double-breast milk pumping system.…

Mary Beth Hartlieb

Taking the Leap of Faith into Business

By Craig A. Ruark It seems that many people enter college and may even finish their education with a plan to do one thing and end up taking a different path in life. That was the case for Mary Beth Hartleb, founder and CEO of PRISM Global Management Group, LLC. Hartleb initially considered getting a…

10 Steps to Start Your Business

10 Steps to Start Your Business

Special to bizNEVADA   Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions, and completing a series of legal activities.   Conduct market research. Market research will tell you if there’s an opportunity to turn your idea into a successful business. It’s a way to gather information about potential customers and businesses already operating in…