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Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Start-ups
RESOURCES
Nevada County Economic
Resource Council
104 New Mohawk Rd., Nevada City
(530) 274-8455. ncerc.org
The Green Screen Institute
greenscreeninstitute.com
Greater Grass Valley Chamber
(530) 273-4667. grassvalleychamber.com
Nevada City Chamber
(530) 265-2692. nevadacitychamber.com
Penn Valley Area Chamber
(530) 432-1802. pennvalleycoc.org
Rough and Ready Chamber
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INCE THE 1850s when miners flocked
to the area an entrepreneurial spirit has
flourished in Nevada County. Those
who went into business providing food,
shelter and goods often achieved greater
wealth than the miners.
Today, there is a place in the local
economy for everything from small family
businesses to companies that ship products
all over the world.
Western Nevada County is fortunate to
have a history of technology companies that
dates back to 1959 with the formation of
Grass Valley Group (GVG). The company
continues today as Grass Valley, a Belden
Brand, and is an important world supplier
of video equipment primarily for the
broadcast industry. Some of the area’s most
successful companies were founded by
former GVG employees.
Manufacturing companies ship a variety
of goods from the area such as electrical
heating units, medical supply equipment,
automated cutting systems, glass parts for
industry and utility trailers.
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand
A recently completed project is the
In-Town Campground near downtown
Nevada City, and in Grass Valley, there
are plans for a center with residential and
commercial space.
At the eastern end of the county, the
Truckee economy is for the most part
tourist based. There is not a great deal of
manufacturing, although there is some light
industry. The largest areas of employment
include government, schools and the
hospital, as well as businesses geared to the
needs of tourists.
In early 2014, the Truckee Town Council
approved new economic development
incentive programs to help foster a healthy
year around economy.
a business. The ERC goal is to grow the
county’s economic pie.
It hosts several workshops throughout the
year, maintains a website with information
relevant to the economic development of
Nevada County, and provides assistance in
clarifying government regulations to help
remove barriers to success in the review and
permitting process.
The ERC serves as a central point of
contact for employers requiring assistance in
business endeavors. While the organization
works on broad issues dealing with
infrastructure, tax revenue generation and
the workforce, its principal focus is on how
to help individual businesses prosper.
Economic Resource Council
The Green Screen Institute provides
collaborative virtual reality and augmented
reality programming, including an
accelerator for start-ups and a co-working
space for established corporations.
The Nevada County Economic Resource
Council (ERC) is dedicated and positioned
to assist in business attraction, creation and
retention. It assists businesses looking to
grow and entrepreneurs thinking of creating
The Green Screen Institute
(530) 797-6729.
roughandreadychamber.com
South Nevada County Chamber
(530) 268-7622. sncchamber.org
Truckee Donner Chamber
(530) 587-8808. truckeechamber.com
Branding developed by the Economic Resource Council to identify Nevada County’s work/life
attributes as “The T.O.T.A.L. Package”: Talent, Outdoors, Tech Innovation, Art and Lifestyle.
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