NAC231.200. Certification: Requirements; application and supporting documentation; determination; written notice.

     1. The Office will certify as a local emerging small business a business that satisfies the requirements set forth in this section and NRS 231.1405 and 231.14055.

     2. To obtain certification as a local emerging small business, a business must:

     (a) Submit a complete application to the Office on a form prescribed and provided by the Office.

     (b) Attest on the application that the business satisfies the criteria to be certified as a local emerging small business, as set forth in NRS 231.1405.

     (c) Submit to the Office the documentation required by the Office to establish that the business satisfies the criteria set forth in NRS 231.1405.

     3. A business may submit to the Office an application to obtain certification as a local emerging small business and the supporting documentation required by subsection 2 by using the Office’s online application process or by mail or in person at the address provided on the application form.

     4. Upon receipt of a complete application, the Office will review the application and supporting documentation submitted by the applicant and determine whether the applicant satisfies the requirements to obtain certification as a local emerging small business, as set forth in this section and NRS 231.1405 and 231.14055.

     5. The Office may delay or deny the certification of an applicant for certification as a local emerging small business if the applicant fails to disclose information required by the application or submits a materially incomplete application.

     6. The Office will provide each applicant for certification as a local emerging small business written notification of its determination pursuant to subsection 4 within 90 days after receipt of the application.

     (Added to NAC by Office of Economic Dev. by R102-13, eff. 12-23-2013)