Our partners

The Innevation Center has a wide variety of community partners that come together to support our Northern Nevada economy.

Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada

Adding quality jobs to the region to diversify the economy and have a positive impact on the quality of life in greater Reno-Sparks.

Visit the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada

Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Empowering success.

Visit the Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Nevada Industry Excellence

Working with Nevada companies and startups to strengthen their global competitiveness with more advanced technologies, techniques and best business practices.

Visit Nevada Industry Excellence

Switch

Powering the future of the connected world.®

Visit Switch

Community organizations

There are a number of community organizations that work out of the Innevation Center and with our community on a regular basis.

Entrepreneurs Assembly

Building businesses from the idea up.

Visit Entrepreneurs Assembly

Entrepreneurship Nevada

Fostering communication and collaboration among Entrepreneur Support Organizations.

Visit Entrepreneurship Nevada

Girlmade

Helping women play BIG.

Visit Girlmade

Nevada Small Business Development Center

Guiding Nevadans looking to start and grow businesses, with objectives to increase business starts, create and retain jobs, and increase access to capital.

Visit Nevada Small Business Development Center

SCORE Northern Nevada

Non-profit, volunteer-based group of retired and active professionals dedicated to small business education and formation, growth and success.

Visit SCORE Northern Nevada

Sierra Club, Toiyabe Chapter

Your local activists in Nevada and the eastern Sierra, fighting on your behalf for national monuments, renewable energy, public lands, and water protection.

Visit the Sierra Club, Toiyabe Chapter

Sierra Nevada Journeys

Delivering science-based education programs for children to develop critical thinking skills and inspire natural resource stewardship.

Visit Sierra Nevada Journeys

Startup NV

Preparing Nevada start-ups for early stage capital.

Visit Startup NV

Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum

Connecting a curious public with scientific inquiry and innovation.

Visit the Discovery Museum

Innevation Center mentors

Northern Nevada’s business community is unique, with a culture of engagement and members who are willing to lend a hand to grow the greater ecosystem. At the Innevation Center, community experts offer their mentorship to our members free of charge. Contact us at icadmins@unr.edu or (775) 682-8612 for more information on connecting with mentors.

Mark Anderson

Personnel development and training, cross cultural management.
Director, Nevada Industry Excellence
Appointment Hours: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (3rd Floor of Innevation Center)

David Lewandowski

Legal – corporate governance, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, M&As
Corporate Attorney, Fennemore Craig
Appointment Hours: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Nevada Jumpstarter

Prototype consulting
Michael Gillette, Mechanical Engineer
John Kirkpatrick, Electronics Engineer
Daniel Smith, Computer Science Engineer
Appointment Hours: Thursdays & Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lorne Smith

Large and small scale manufacturing
President, A1 Group Holdings
Appointment Hours: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Our partners

Sponsored groups

Community organizations

Innevation Center mentors

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