NEVADA INVENTORS ASSOCIATION

"Education, Assistance, and

Networking for the Inventor"

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Meeting Schedule

June Meeting -Saturday June 16, 9AM to Noon, Meeting Room 101 Washoe Medical Center. Featured Speaker: Kris Holt, Northern Nevada Development Authority

July Meeting - Saturday July 28, 11 AM - 2PM Picnic, Galena Creek Park (see insert for map and details.)

Kris Holt, Executive Director of Northern Nevada Development Authority will address the Nevada Inventors and their guests next Saturday. Kris joined the NNDA in August of 1988. In the Executive Director position, Kris is responsible for the development and implementation of national and regional marketing strategies and programs for economic diversification and development. Kris began his tenure with the NNDA with 112 members and a $120,000 budget. Today, NNDA has over 200 members and a $300,000 budget. His number one priority is business recruitment and industry expansion...job creation. Today, NNDA has become one of the top results-producing economic agencies in the he United States, based on jobs created, new company relocations and membership growth. Kris has been involved with over 140 company relocations creating approximately 3,000 new jobs in northern Nevada.

Excepted from the Reno Gazette Journal By

Janice Hoke Wednesday May 23rd, 2001

Christopher J. Yocom , Sparks High School senior won a $100,000 college scholarship for paint can invention. Yocom, 18, was awarded the first-ever Lemelson Young Inventor Scholarship on Tuesday for his invention of a new type of paint can lid that allows paint to drip back into the can while maintaining an air-tight seal. "The average everyday Joe can save paint to do touch-ups around the home," Yocom explained. The Lemelson scholarship provides $100,000 to support a Washoe County student inventor and innovator while attending an accredited United States college or university. Yocom said he plans to attend the University of Nevada, Reno for a year or two and possibly to transfer to a technical college. The four-year scholarship of $25,000 per year comes from the Lemelson Education and Assistance Program, begun by Dorothy Lemelson of Incline Village. Geyer and several other area teachers learned about entrepreneurial inventions and how students could apply for the scholarship in a summer class taught by John Kleppe, a University of Nevada, Reno professor and friend of Jerome Lemelson. Most of the seven applications came from students of those teachers. Applicants had to submit an idea that would have a commercial application and had to conduct a patent search. "The hardest part is the idea," Geyer said. "Putting the rest together is more time-consuming. The patent search is the most complicated of all." "(Yocom) had done his homework," said George Ochs, the school district science coordinator who served on the selection committee. "He did his research and then stepped back to reassess the problem." Inventors think differently than pure scientists, Ochs said. "They think in an innovative and creative fashion, not just theory and concepts. "He was obviously seeing the picture in his mind and could draw it."

Member of the Nevada Inventors Association since 1998, artist/designer, Carol Foldvary-Anderson has been recognized by the community of Carson City as "Artist of the Year". The Community Awards are sponsored by the Nevada Appeal and Cat 10 of Carson City. Carol was recognized for her 20 years of involvement in the arts on various levels. She as designed and created Public works of art for the Western Nevada Community College. Last year she was honored to create the Carson City 2000 Silver Millennium Coin minted at the Carson City mint. The Nevada state Legislature gift shop commissioned Carol to render an illustration of the building in Carson City and also to depict an illustration representing the Assembly Chambers. Carol said in accepting the award, "I am honored to be recognized by the community as Artist of the Year. I find great encouragement in the fact that what I have found to be my love and passion is seen as a contribution to many lives in the community in which I live. your acceptance of my talents ignites the spark to further my dreams and accomplishments in the Arts. - Thank you."

NON-PROFIT AGENCIES

Northern Nevada Development

Authority - NNDA

Kris Holt, Executive Director

310 S. Curry Street Carson City, NV 89703

(775) 883-4413

www.nnda.com

Business Information Resource for Nevada's Manufacturing Hub. Provide liaison to startup, relocating or expanding companies with investors in our region. Offers monthly breakfast meetings last Wednesday of each month. All meetings at 7:30 AM. $15.00 Reservations required, call (775) 883-4413 Next Meeting: June 27,'01 Carson Valley Inn.

Center - NSBC

University of Nevada, Reno

College of Business Administration

Reno, NV 89557 -0100

(775) 784-1717

www.NSBC.org

The center will help you with many aspects of starting and growing a business in Nevada. Services include:

• Counseling
• Marketing
• Accounting Loan Applications
• New Business Start Up / Capital Formation
• Strategic Planning

In addition the NSBC offers a variety of training seminars. Training Calendar available on the website.

The Center runs a Technology Development Assistance Program to increase the awareness of 2 federal technology development programs, SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research and STTR - Small Business Technology Transfer. Call (775)784-1717 or write lgarcia@unr.edu for more information.

5190 Neil Road Suite 111

Reno, NV 89502

(775) 829-3700

www.newnevada.com

Tech Alliance a non profit corporation fosters Technology and Entrepreneurial Development in Nevada to help the area diversify in a responsible manner. Offers a monthly networking opportunity with Reno's Tech Community by hosting "Cocktails.Com". The Cocktails.com meetings are held at various locations through the Truckee Meadows. Interested persons are invited to attend. The next Cocktails.Com is scheduled for Thursday, June 28,'01 6-8 PM. Featured Topic: In-depth look at the future of the internet and high speed wireless internet connectivity.

RSVP REQUIRED by 6/15 on website.

Corporation - NSDC

Nevada State Capital

Corporation - NDCC

6572 S. McCarran Blvd

Reno, NV 89509

(775) 826-6172

www.nsdc-loans.com

Established in 1983, NSDC has helped approximately 700 businesses obtain over 200 million in SBA financing.

Many small businesses find it difficult to qualify for a bank loan in their early years. NSDC by arrangement with NDCC organizes alternative financing for your businesses that cannot qualify for a bank loan. These business owners may be first time borrowers or the businesses may be to new for a bank to gamble on.

NSDC is the city/ state partner for the U.S. export -import bank, assisting exporters to obtain working capital guarantees and foreign credit insurance.

Sibayan Associates, LLC

P.O.Box 19535

Reno, NV 89511

www.sibayan.com

www.sierravisionlaunch.com

Invests in seed and Series A-stage companies targeting the business infrastructure of networking, internet infrastructure and biotech companies.

Also offers consulting services, workshops and training session in sales, marketing, business development and customer support.

www.sierraangels.com

Invests in business plans with the following characteristics: .

• Unique products with proprietary technology.
• Rapidly growing market sufficiently large to create a business with over 450 million in annual revenue
• Proven manageable needs.
• Patents or other intellectual property barriers to entry.

Realistic, achievable financial projections and high ROI.

Check out these websites

www.nnda.com - The Northern Nevada Development Authority

www.nsbc.org - Nevada Small Business Development Center

www.nsdc-loans.com - Nevada State Development Corporation

www.newnevada.com - Tech Alliance

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