By Pat Kerfoot, Special to bizNEVADA Since it was signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1935, Social Security has become an important feature of retirement planning. Social Security provides the majority of income to most elderly Americans. For almost half of seniors, it provides about 50% of their income. For 20% of seniors, Social…
By Jason Guinasso, Special to bizNEVADA Over the last year, our firm has fielded a number of questions from employers regarding what their obligation to provide “reasonable accommodations” to individuals with disabilities. The answers lie within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The most common question…
By Toby Tatum, Special to bizNEVADA In my capacity as a Certified Business Appraiser, I have had many engagements to value a business in order to determine the purchase price for the ownership interest of a departing business partner or non-employee stockholder. In every case, these were small, locally-owned businesses and in every case, the…
By Michael L. Gagnon, Special to bizNEVADA The Nevada business community is strong, and I’m sure as seasoned as many of us are, it’s probably been several years since anyone has used a fax machine to send messages on a regular basis. Unless, perhaps, if you work in the health care sector. Just a few…
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…
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…
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.…
By Dara J. Goldsmith, Esq., Special to bizNEVADA The catchphrase “it is all good” summarizes the advantages of estate planning. There is no downside to setting up an estate plan. Estate plans generally consist of a will, powers of attorney for health care and financial matters, and a living will. Basic estate planning allows…
Special to bizNEVADA We’ve all been there. We wake up with a scratchy throat and a cough. We know we’re capable of working, but should we go into the office? We certainly could bring our Kleenex and runny nose to the office to show how dedicated we are, but this is a great way to…
By Craig A. Ruark If there were an actual ‘school of hard knocks,’ Debbi Somers would have graduated with honors. Raised in Chicago, Somers began working in her father’s grocery store at the age of 14. “When you work for your father, and he owns the business, you do every part of that job. I…
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