Sen. Rosen: How Nevada Is Helping Veterans and Small Business Owners

While Nevada might be known for extravagant resorts owned by big gaming companies, the overwhelming majority of businesses operating in Nevada are considered a small business, with 500 employees or fewer.

But many businesses also fail in their first year often because of the steep financial burden it takes to support a company, US Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), who sits on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, told The Nevadan during a recent sit-down interview.

Lawmakers need to come together to find ways to make it easier for people to start a business, and Rosen said she has some ideas to do that, while also uplifting the state’s veteran population, which according to official estimates is over 200,000 people.

“We’ve been trying to find ways in the Small Business Committee to continue to incentivize people to open their small business and give them that capacity to grow, hire others, and live out their dram,” she said.

Click the link in our bio to watch our full interview with Rosen.