B:Side Capital is hosting a step-by-step program designed to help participants build essential financial knowledge through online and in-person sessions. Attend the March 4, 2026, virtual meeting to learn about Managing Your Finances, and join by web again on March 11 to learn about the Power of Saving. A final session is offered in person at the B:Side Denver office on March 18, when participants explore working capital loans starting at $10,000.
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Local Program Has National Implications for Entrepreneurs
The New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (NM LEEP) has selected its fifth cohort of deep-tech innovators. The two-year fellowship, based at Los Alamos National Laboratory, supports entrepreneurs working to accelerate the commercialization of breakthrough technologies that address the nation’s most urgent energy, security, and economic challenges.
The program pairs deep-tech entrepreneurs with the unique talent and technology of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Fellows are matched with seed capital, a large network of mentors, customers, and investors to help entrepreneurs transition technology into a scalable product. The program also offers a generous stipend, health insurance, travel reimbursement, and relocation assistance.
Applications for the 2027 cohort will be accepted beginning February 28, 2026. The application period closes on May 8, 2026.
Continue readingTechnology Opportunities Highlighted
Technology ready for commercialization and other opportunities will be highlighted at the 2026 Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase, an annual event taking place on Tuesday, March 3, in Albuquerque. Participants can explore emerging technology and commercialization opportunities from The University of New Mexico, the Air Force Research Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia National Labs, NASA, New Mexico Tech, and New Mexico State University.
Continue readingSuppliers and Customers Can Help with Financing
Discover financing options with suppliers and customers, and learn how to build business capacity by leveraging business contracts during a February 12, 2026, webinar hosted by the nonprofit lender LiftFund.
Continue readingWESST Has Microloans
The nonprofit lender and business development organization WESST is offering a virtual workshop to introduce business owners to its lending program. Register ahead and then sign into Zoom at 1:00 pm on Thursday, February 29, 2026.
Continue readingTake the Ski Lift to Funding
Activate NM at CNM Ingenuity is hosting its popular Ski Lift Pitch at Taos Ski Valley on February 2-3, 2026. Ten startup companies have been selected to pitch, but entrepreneurs can learn what venture capitalists look for in a fundable startup by attending the event. You don’t have to ski to participate, but why not have some fun while you learn and network?
Continue readingTax Changes Aloft
Changes are coming to tax returns, and the nonprofit lender DreamSpring aims to help small business owners prepare. Join DreamSpring on Zoom on February 3, 2026, at 12:00 pm to learn about the changes brought about by the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
Continue readingLoans Support Childcare Center
Clearinghouse CDFI has provided loans and funding for the Kewa Childcare Development Center, a new 22,000 square foot childcare facility located in the underserved community of Santo Domingo, New Mexico. When fully operational, this transformative project will provide critical early childhood development services to the surrounding community, supporting the next generation in a region facing significant economic challenges.
Continue readingRegional Business Grants Target Locals
Individuals, businesses, and organizations in Santa Fe can apply for funding from the Go Local Go Different Fund, a community-focused regional grant opportunity that aims to support projects, events, and programs that strengthen Santa Fe’s local economy and businesses. Awards must be used for strategic or programmatic projects, event support, or sponsorships. Applications will be accepted up until midnight on February 5, 2026.
Continue readingSmall Businesses Gain with Year-End Giving
Philanthropic giving is approaching $600 billion annually in the United States, and New Mexicans do their part every year to underwrite the causes that matter most to them. Often overlooked among worthy food bank and animal welfare nonprofits are organizations that promote grass-roots economic development. Nonprofit lenders that offer business assistance — LiftFund, DreamSpring, and others — rely on private giving to support and enable individual entrepreneurship in our state.
Microlenders such as these manage separate pools of private and public money, which they make available as loans and lines of credit to small businesses — especially startup businesses and those in chronically underserved communities and populations. They also support their clients’ success through other services, such as business counseling, training, and mentoring.
Thoughtful contributions — sometimes known as social investments — to any one of these organizations have a way of living indefinitely into the future.
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