The Nevada County Relief Fund is launching a “Small Business Winter Survival Campaign” to raise desperately needed funds to support small, locally-owned businesses hardest hit by the pandemic. For-profit businesses, who are complying with public health guidelines to protect their customers and staff, will be eligible to apply for micro-grants up to $5,000 that may be used for rent relief or…
We had an exciting TechTonic Tuesday TV in November on fiber optic broadband and where it is being installed right now in Nevada County, if you missed it check it out here. We received a number of questions about current other broadband options that didn’t quite fit in the scope of that panel discussion, so…
The Nevada County Tech Connection sponsored by Nevada County’s Economic Resource Council offers a Talent Directory section for individuals to highlight their skills, experience and background as well as to provide contact information and availability for use by prospective employers. Students who visited the Nev. Co/ERC zoom room at the Chico State University Technical Career…
The Nevada County Tech Connection is an initiative of the Nevada County Economic Resource Council which focuses on technology and manufacturing. We do everything from producing events to helping recent graduates enter the local tech job marketplace, but can’t do it without the community. We’d love to hear from you as to what we’re doing…
Wonder why you can stream a movie in HD to your heart’s content but keep encountering glitchy video conferencing? Most internet service providers offer asymmetrical speeds, allowing you to download information quite rapidly but not to upload content at anywhere near the same speed. The fiber optic broadband revolution that is slowly coming to Nevada…
Hopefully everyone out there got through the last power outage without too much of a disruption to their workday. If you’re looking to improve your backup power solution check out our TechTonic Tuesday presentation from former director of the Tech Connection, Gil Mathew and his colleague Aron Martin. Last year he discussed basic backup solar…
The Tech Connection sat down 2020 style with Jessica Burgess of Sierra College Nevada County Campus to discuss a little about Sierra College, how to apply and enroll, what to expect from remote learning and their upcoming virtual event Preview Day. For anyone looking to expand their current skill set and adapt to our increasingly…
COVID-19 has make it easier for a lot of people to justify working remotely, but there are still some companies that are uncomfortable with the idea of their employees not coming into the office every day. Here’s how to make the case for working remotely for your company. What’s Your Plan? Before you have a…
Last month Douglas Greene came by (virtually) for our Writer’s Resources meetup and discussed how to get started podcasting. This is a topic the Tech Connection has long wanted to address and we were excited it finally came together. Fortunately the Zoom era has meant that it is much easier to generate a video of…
by Erika Kosina This is a critical time for small businesses – if they can’t figure out how to quickly adapt to the “new normal,” they may not make it. Fortunately, there are six things most small businesses can be doing right now that will increase their chances of making it to 2021 — and…
