Heart - Forward Business Education
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November 22, 2024
11:00 - 6:00 PM
792 Searls Ave, Nevada City, CA 95959
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It all begins with an idea.
Last week, Jesse Prim made his first order of 80 skateboard decks. It’s a big deal for Prim who is starting a new brand called Time Travel Skateboards.
As a current student enrolled in Sierra Commons’ Business Ignitor Course, Prim is learning the tools he needs to make his new business venture a success.
“Sierra Commons teachers and guest speakers are affording me the luxury of an education that will help me from making mistakes while getting this brand off the ground,” said Prim.
Big dreams come true.
Stephanie Williams took the Forest Entrepreneur Training course earlier this year. Now the developer of a project she has been involved with for a decade, Forest Biomass Business Center, was awarded $15.3 million from the Yuba Water Agency to construct a community scale 5-megawatt biomass to energy power plant.
“Now that the plant will be built, I get to focus my time on the tools and resources afforded me through the Forest Entrepreneur Training to build out our business campus," said Williams.
Looking for Coworking?
In an effort to focus on our educational mission and concentrate on growing economic impact and building a resilient local economy throughout the Sierra Nevada, Sierra Commons has discontinued the coworking branch of our business.
This decision will allow more efficient use of our resources so we can better focus on growth.
Learn more about this strategic leap forward, watch this short video by Mike Mooers, a founding member of Sierra Commons.
Foodies Unite!
In a nutshell, Sierra Commons helps guide people along the path of their business journey.
Since the group’s inception, it has offered the Business Ignitor Course. In 2024, Sierra Commons more than doubled its impact by launching two new opportunities for learning, the Food Entrepreneur Accelerator and the Forest Entrepreneur Training series. With the addition of new programming, the number of graduating students grew from 28 people in 2023, to 77 so far this year, with two more courses scheduled later this fall.
Building Resilience
Sierra Commons is expanding our partnership with Sierra Business Council to add an Advanced Forest Entrepreneur Training to its existing program series targeting climate change resilience and wildfire preparedness in rural communities throughout the Sierra Nevada.
"Sierra Commons has been a catalytic partner for helping expand training programs in Nevada County. The Forest Entrepreneurship program is just one example of the power of collaboration between Sierra Business Council and Sierra Commons. It is essential to build trust and partner in our rural communities to ensure we can deliver these impactful opportunities" - Kristin York, VP of SBC
Want some sage advice?
We're excited to partner with the Sierra Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to offer you free business advising! Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your business to the next level, our network of expert consultants is here to guide you through the toughest challenges. They can help you grow your business, tackle problems, refine your management skills, develop new products or services, and explore fresh opportunities. And the best part? It's completely free!
Sierra Commons’ Founder and Executive Director is Nevada City’s
2024 Business Person of the Year
We are laser-focused on building economic resilience in the Sierra. Our programs help transform the lives of our students by guiding them through the challenging path of entrepreneurship. The businesses they start and grow are reflections of their passions and manifestations of their purpose.
Social Justice Statement
Our thoughts and support are with all those adversely affected by the continued structural discrimination and acts of violence toward the African American community and other marginalized groups in this country. May we each examine our own conditioning and encourage others to do the same.
Land Acknowledgement - an important message from the Nevada City Nisenan tribe.