To celebrate this year’s Ìϲ©ÌåÓý Day, Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý is launching a new e-commerce site for Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses to sell their products directly to consumers. brings authentic Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses from across the Silver State into a single, easy-to-navigate website dedicated to promoting and facilitating the sale of Ìϲ©ÌåÓý-made products.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, small- and medium-sized businesses in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý have struggled to reach consumers, threatening the livelihoods of many Ìϲ©ÌåÓýns. Shop Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý aims to bridge the gap between the many Ìϲ©ÌåÓý makers, artisans, manufacturers and their customers.
"It's imperative that we give local consumers an option to support Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses online", Winnie Dowling, Deputy Director of the Ìϲ©ÌåÓý Small Business Development Center, said. "Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses must band together virtually, to help keep all of our local businesses operational during this trying time, and into the future. Providing this platform free of charge to our Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý members is one way the Ìϲ©ÌåÓý Small Business Development Center is helping businesses to continue their operations. This platform provides a safe way for the community to support local businesses from the comfort of their own homes, and choose curbside pickup, shipping, or even local delivery if offered by the business.”
The Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý program has connected, promoted, and supported Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses for more than 25 years. In 2015, the Ìϲ©ÌåÓý SBDC took ownership of the statewide marketing cooperative, and since then the program has flourished, accepting over 100 new Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses into its ranks. To build ‘Shop Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý’, the Ìϲ©ÌåÓý SBDC has partnered with Shop Where I Live, an Iowa-based company that has seen great success with similar small business e-commerce initiatives.
Interested Ìϲ©ÌåÓý businesses can sign up for their free Made in Ìϲ©ÌåÓý membership on or email info@madeinnevada.org for more information.
