North Las Vegas, Nev. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) toured the North Las Vegas Small Business Connector to highlight critical resources available for Nevada business owners and entrepreneurs during National Small Business Month. The connector supported by funding Cortez Masto delivered to Clark County through the American Rescue Plan. She also secured funding last year to help hire two bilingual staffers at the Connector to help Latino businesses across Las Vegas.
“Small businesses are such an important part of Nevada’s economy and culture, and the Latino business community across the state is growing at record rates,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “I’m proud to have supported the funding that makes the Small Business Connector possible, and I will continue to support our incredible small business community.”
“We’re doing everything we can to support our diverse small business community in North Las Vegas to keep strengthening our local economy, and I’m grateful for Senator Cortez Masto’s partnership in the Senate fighting to bring in more resources to make sure business continues to boom here in Nevada,” said North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown. “The North Las Vegas Business Connector will continue helping local entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground here at City Hall.”
“It was an honor to welcome Senator Cortez Masto and North Las Vegas Mayor Goynes-Brown to our headquarters to highlight all the resources available for Nevada small businesses,” said Carlos Mejia, North Las Vegas Business Development Advisor. “From professional business advising to helping with access to capital, we will continue working together to make sure businesses have the tools they need to grow here in Southern Nevada.
“When my brother and I decided to turn our family business into the first and only brewery in North Las Vegas, we faced several additional expenses we didn’t anticipate, but thanks to the Small Business Connector, we were able to open our new business,” said Amanda Payan, co-owner of North 5th Brewing Co. “Thanks to Senator Cortez Masto and the City of North Las Vegas for all their support—all the Connector’s resources have truly helped us succeed.”
The North Las Vegas Small Business Connector is a one-stop hub inside North Las Vegas City Hall that helps businesses — including veteran-, women-, and minority-owned small businesses — launch and expand, access affordable loans, and create good-paying jobs. Specifically, it assists small business and entrepreneurs by offering professional business advising, microloans, assistance in getting government contracts, and training to start, manage and grow businesses in English and Spanish. For more information, please visit their website here.
Senator Cortez Masto has been a strong advocate for Nevada’s diverse business community in the Senate and has introduced legislation to make it easier to start and grow a new business in Nevada. She has also introduced bipartisan bills to protect small businesses from expensive data breaches and cyber-attacks and help small businesses compete in the 21st century economy. She has also secured multiple grants for Minority Business Development Centers in Las Vegas to help minority entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Her legislation to make the Minority Business Development Agency permanent was passed in 2021.
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