While some businesses are starting to re-open to inside customers again, there is still an effort continuing to help bring local shops, restaurants, and other merchants into the world of e-commerce. A group called Rebound Nevada County is launching what they are calling a Business ‘Ignitor’ course. Sierra Commons Executive Director Robert Trent is organizing. He says doing business online, especially with the Covid-19 outbreak, is becoming more local….

The one-week class is next week, Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 10:30am, and will be done online. It’s free, and is limited to 50 participants. Trent says though truly serious about taking this step can learn a lot, with help from what Trent calls their Rebound Consultant Team…

Rebound Nevada County is a collaborative group including Sierra Commons, the local chambers of commerce, the Nevada County Economic Resource Council, and other groups like the Nevada City Film Festival and the Nevada County Arts Council. You can sign up between now and Sunday at sierracommons.org. Trent says they have an ambitious goal to have all 50 businesses launch revenue-generating online stores by June 1.

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