Episode 0040: Our Fun Innovation Destination

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The Fun Economy is real, resilient, and not easily reproduced elsewhere. Rather than placing it at risk, why not lean into our many resources for visitors and add Innovation Destination to our Destination City offerings? Links LV Startup Week 2023 https://lvstartupweek.com Global Entrepreneur Week 2023 https://gewvegas.com LV Convention and Visitors Authority Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/ LV Global Economic Alliance https://lvgea.org Innovate Vegas innovation district https://innovate.vegas Harry S Reid Research and Technology Park https://www.unlv.edu/econdev/research-technology-park Proposal for Clark County to make an Innovation District https://issuu.com/ssalamanca-hraadvisors/docs/clarkcounty_action_plan_executive_summary_5.22.23 The Fun Economy https://knpr.org/show/knprs-state-of-nevada/2022-08-25/the-fun-economy-of-las-vegas-its-growth-pitfalls-and-where-its-heading Fun Economy not a trademark, only pending (NOA August 2023) https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97367459&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch Billions and Billions https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/unprecedented-5-months-of-las-vegas-events-expected-to-bring-up-to-15-billion-to-nevada/ NV GOED Office of Entrepreneurship https://goed.nv.gov/entrepreneur/ AB75 and AB77 https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/new-initiatives-propel-entrepreneurship-in-nevada Nevada Small Business Development Center https://nevadasbdc.org/ Nevada SBDC 2023 Annual Report https://nevadasbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ARletter2022comp.pdf