Sierra Commons

Holiday greetings to all of the Sierra Commons community.

As the new year approaches, we are gearing up for some big activities.  Of course there is the Business Ignitor Course starting January 19th, a new affinity group for programmers and technologists is forming and will hold its first meeting in January, we are getting a few new members, a local Toastmasters group is holding a mini-Toastmasters course, and in February, we will be holding a tabling event showcasing local products and services targeted towards entrepreneurs. (more…)

Local entrepreneurs join forces with Sierra Commons to create new businesses in Nevada County

Sierra Commons held a pre-class informational meeting for its Business Ignitor Course, scheduled to begin Jan 19, 2011. The meeting, held Dec 9th at Sierra Commons offices in Nevada City, was opened by Sierra Commons’ Robert Trent and featured Ruth Schwartz and Barry Friedmen, two of the many business professionals who will contribute to the 6 week course in the new year, who provided motivation and inspiration. A question and answer session followed and participants registered for the course in January. (more…)

PLEASE NOTE: A recent newscast states that the course is Thursday December 9th @ at 8:30PM.  The actual time of the event is 8:30 AM

The introductory course will include an overview of the Business Ignitor Into Course content, our approach to helping startups, brief presentations by Business Ignitor presenters Ruth Schwartz and Barry Friedmen, and a Q & A Session.

Business Ignitor Into Course

Thursday December 9th at Sierra Commons

12/09:8:30am – 10:00am

For more information, please email info@sierracommons.org

The City of Grass Valley is actively helping create jobs in Nevada County by sponsoring the Sierra Commons Business Ignitor Course.   At a recent Grass Valley City Council economic development strategy meeting, members of the community and The Council looked at promising opportunities for strengthening Grass Valley’s economic foundation.  Among the many topics covered during the meeting, discussions surrounded infrastructure, manufacturing, financial “leakage” out of the county, tourism, and quality of life issues. (more…)