“So many of us think that you have to serve public office in order to be the governor of a state. The current governors of Florida and Michigan have never served any public office.” – Jared Fisher in a recent speech. #PoliticalOutsider #BusinessmanGovernor pic.twitter.com/F2PRgTtzue — Fisher for Nevada (@fisherfornevada) April… [Read More]
Economic Diversification
Nevada Needs a “CEO Governor”
It’s a fact: CEO Governors are great for Nevada’s economy. Unconvinced? Consider this: Fact: Most politicians are lawyers. Few of the law school graduates serving in office have experience managing a business. They have little or no experience in the private sector. Yet they make decisions that impact small businesses… [Read More]
Jared Speaks at a Republican Town Hall about the Need for More Small Business Leaders in Government
I’ve always been the CEO of our company… (a governor) is in charge of managing people, managing problems and managing money and learning how to bring all those things together. That is exactly what I’ve done for 25 years at Escape Adventures. ” – Jared Fisher Last Wednesday night,… [Read More]
Why Tax Incentives are the Key to Growing Nevada’s Economy
By: Jared Fisher Recently, an article in the Las Vegas Review Journal, “Price Tag for Nevada’s tax incentives finally revealed” (Oct. 21, 2017), captured my attention, both as a candidate for governor and as a Nevada-based businessman and entrepreneur. The article’s premise that the tax abatements given to companies… [Read More]
5 Things We Can Do to Move Las Vegas from the Worst List to the Best List for Small Businesses
By: Jared Fisher Small businesses are the backbone of any thriving, successful city. According to the Small Business Administration, over the last two decades, small businesses have generated 64 percent of the new jobs in the US and have paid 44 percent of the total private payroll. Small businesses are great… [Read More]