NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs™

What is an Entrepreneur?
Working with thousands of small business owners during the past fifteen years has allowed me to study behaviors and practices. I’ve asked many of them, “What do you think is the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur?” I never get the same answer twice!

Many believe that obtaining a business license automatically creates an entrepreneur. I believe that what separates the two is largely behavioral. I have noticed that the most successful entrepreneurs are those who cannot stop learning, and the sources of learning are diverse. What defines the entrepreneur is the insatiable drive for knowledge, innovation and resources.

When I was introduced to the NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs curriculum more than a decade ago, I was greatly impressed because its primary content was written by 20 highly successful entrepreneurs from around the country, using more than 200 additional contributing authors. I learned that $6 Million had been invested by the U.S. West Foundation to develop the best practical education for people who wanted to run a small business successfully.

NxLeveL didn’t stop with the written materials, and that’s why they are the number one entrepreneurial program in the nation. The art of teaching business owners how to become successful is a process in which a great curriculum is coupled with great instruction. NxLeveL requires certification for every curriculum instructor, and its content cannot be split into convenient, free-standing seminars. The topics provide a sequential process for learning the best practices and the inclusion of weekly guest speakers is a requirement of the 12-topic course. NxLeveL guides each participant through writing a comprehensive business plan and demonstrates why the plan is an essential strategic piece of every successful business.

More than 1,800 Nevadans have enrolled into the NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs course and without exception, 100% surveyed said they would recommend it to their peers!

Who Trains the Business Owners?
If you are a business owner, you know that there is no boss for you, and no one to send you to a professional training for your new job position! It’s up to you to seek the best practical, hands-on training that will position you to work smarter ON your business and more efficiently IN your business. By enrolling into a NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs course you will realize, “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Take care of your number one employee – yourself! Be entrepreneurial in all that you do, and never stop learning!

Some NxLeveL Nevada Facts

• Since 1999, NxLeveL in Nevada has received close to $1M in funding from private and government supporters.
• The NSBDC has provided more than 75 NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs courses in Nevada.
• The Nevada Commission on Economic Development continues to significantly fund the program in rural Nevada communities.
• The Western Nevada Development District is a new and substantial 2010 funding source of NxLeveL in three Nevada rural towns.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs in Nevada has accepted the NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs curriculum as an official vendor for their clients that have a 10% or greater disability, providing 100% tuition costs to these valuable veterans.
• The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has been using the NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs curriculum in their Applied Entrepreneurship Mgt. 305 course for three years, and employs one of our southern Nevada certified instructors to teach the course. Each of the previous five classes has filled to capacity, and the course grows in popularity amongst UNLV college students.
• Great Basin College is providing NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs via satellite to 3 rural locations in the fall of 2010 that include Elko, Winnemucca and Pahrump.
• NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs newly translated Spanish edition was a huge success in both Reno and Las Vegas with full capacity (30+ students) in each class.
• The Latin Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas hosted the program at their facility with a graduation celebration that included family,friends, guest speakers and chamber staff; it was a significant value to the chamber because of its educational value to their members.