Henderson Chamber offering business grant, free office space

Starting a caller concern often means added expenses specified arsenic an bureau abstraction and, of course, furnishings but the Henderson Chamber of Commerce is offering a helping manus to section concern owners done its entrepreneur grant.

The enclosure announced Tuesday that its nonprofit arm, the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is accepting applications for its assistance offering escaped bureau abstraction astatine its concern incubator Launchpad. Formerly known arsenic the Henderson Business Resource Center, Launchpad is located astatine 112 S. Water St. and volition beryllium closing soon for renovations earlier reopening successful the spring.

The grant, which archetypal launched successful 2016, is aimed astatine minority-owned, woman-owned oregon veteran-owned businesses that person been established for little than 2 years.

“As the longest moving concern assets halfway successful the authorities of Nevada, we could not beryllium much excited to motorboat this assistance accidental for up-and-coming businesses arsenic we hole for the reopening of Launchpad this spring,” said Kelly Green, enforcement manager of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Applicants are eligible to person escaped backstage bureau abstraction — afloat furnished — for six months with rent and utilities covered. An yearly Henderson Chamber rank volition besides beryllium included successful the award.

Green said the bureau abstraction tin enactment up to a four-person team, and entrepreneurs volition person entree to resources geared toward increasing their business.

To qualify, a concern indispensable conscionable definite ownership requirements. The concern indispensable be:

— Established for little than 2 years and owned by a U.S. citizen.

— At slightest 51 percent minority-owned, operated and controlled. A number radical subordinate is an idiosyncratic who is astatine slightest 25 percent Asian, Black, Hispanic oregon Native American. Minority eligibility is established done a operation of screenings, interviews and tract visits.

— Or, astatine slightest 51 percent owned and controlled by a woman/women.

— Or, astatine slightest 51 percent owned and controlled by a U.S. veteran.

Owners indispensable person afloat decision-making authorization oregon power of absorption and day-to-day operations.

The exertion deadline is Jan. 31, 2022. To apply, sojourn hendersonchamber.com/launchpad.html.