Sierra Commons

Tomorrow (the 30th), from 6 to 8 p.m., Nevada City’s chapter of Green Drinks will hold one of their monthly informal sessions at Sierra Commons to discuss local environmental issues and ways people can get involved to help Nevada County. The event is open to the public, FREE, and anyone interested is highly encouraged to attend. (more…)

After the Community Weavers event at City Hall last night, it’s hard not the see the world through a new set of lenses. With an emphasis on being good neighbor/good Samaritan, volunteering and helping those in need, the event was very much about how to build community networks to help better everyone’s lives and serve the community’s interests as a whole.

While Sierra Common’s mission is limited in scope to helping startups and small businesses succeed, we share a common goal with the wonderful Community Weaver program: community building. (more…)

Cafe Community (formerly Mission Possible) is a weekly community news magazine on NCTV. The 1/2 hour live show offers low-cost/no-cost solutions for our community to take care of one another, survive and thrive.

It also looks at our local non-profits making a difference as well as individuals who inspire and help make our community the best place to live. Cheryl Noble produces and host. Airs every Monday @ 6 pm, Comcast 11 and Suddenlink Channel 16. It streams live at www.nevadacountytv.org. (more…)

If you are reading this post, you are interested in business and our local economy.  Those interested in local business in Nevada County should attend this seminar, put on by the ERC, New Business Network and H-Ware.  Sierra Commons will be presenting a segment on creative workspaces, environments and sustainable business practices.  

Date: June 24, 2010
Time: 8:30 am coffee & registration, 9am-noon seminar
Location: Holiday Inn Express, Grass Valley, Capacity 250
Price: Free

Overview: Are you a start-up or in the early stages of building your company?  Are you an established small business owner looking to learn more about market opportunities and local business resources?  Do you want to know how you can ensure business success in today’s tough economic climate?  Or do you want to know if it is too risky to start a business now…or a great opportunity?  The Nevada County Small Business and Entrepreneur Seminar will explore answers to these questions.  Hear from trusted and knowledgeable business experts and professionals about the opportunities and resources available to local business owners and entrepreneurs.  Meet like-minded people that are going through similar situations, make new connections, build up your network and support system, share ideas, and leave inspired.  Don’t forget to bring LOTS of business cards for networking. (more…)

On June 9th, from 4-6pm, Sierra Commons will host an exhibit of artwork by local artist, Chad Wood. The exhibit, entitled “Retro-Gloss,” will feature his oil paintings as well as his work with acrylic.

Chad’s work, as he describes it, ranges from slick, glossy (more…)

The Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA), a non-profit organization founded to foster entrepreneurial growth in emerging technologies and help attract venture capital to the greater Sacramento region, is putting on a seminar that will present effective ways for start-ups and small businesses to raise capital and maintain cash flow.

Some of the topics covered will be venture capital and angel investment, bank loans and lines of credit, SBA loan guaranties and where you can find one, and the impact of funding methods on your financial statement. (more…)

Anyone trying to navigate the treacherous and lonesome waters of a job hunt knows that interviews seem to come few and far between, which only makes those precious few minutes spent in a strange office with someone they’ve never met even more monumentally stressful. And even more important to actually getting hired.

So, how do you get hired? Start by attending Kim Ferguson of Get Hired!’s Interview Readiness Seminar next Wednesday, the 26th, from 10 to noon at Sierra Commons. (more…)