October 4 is National Manufacturing Day 2024, and this year’s theme underscores the mission of this annual celebration. “See Yourself in Manufacturing” encourages students to envision well-paying careers that now include technology, design, AI, and boundless creativity. Mfg Day is celebrated the entire month of October in New Mexico, and while events are largely geared toward students, there is plenty for manufacturers and businesses with employees.
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Get Help from New Mexico’s National Labs
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program provides New Mexico small businesses facing technical challenges access to the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories and their partners. At no cost to the business, small businesses can seek assistance from lab scientists and engineers to solve challenges and overcome barriers to company success. Think your technical challenges are too small for our labs? Think again!
Continue readingSmall Business Training Series
The nonprofit lender and small-business training organization WESST is collaborating with the Sandoval Economic Alliance and the New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) to offer a six-part training series designed to empower business owners and entrepreneurs in key areas of their business development.
Continue readingLooking for Venture Capital? This Sprint is For You
Scale Up New Mexico, in collaboration with the New Mexico Angels, is offering a FREE business support program to existing and aspiring business owners in New Mexico called Venture Funding Sprint. This 6-week business support program will equip participants with the understanding of terminology and financial instruments, engaging in negotiations with potential investors, and creating the necessary tools and materials to attract investment.
Continue readingThirty Years of Small Business Loans
DreamSpring, an award-winning Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of supporting small business dreams and vitalizing communities through small business loans.
Continue readingLiftFund Supports Women-Owned Businesses
The number of women-owned businesses has increased exponentially in the last 20 years, and many of them have been helped by small business loans and training that supports the unique needs of women. Aleia Shipman’s story is a great example of the passionate women who gain assistance and loans from lenders such as LiftFund and other nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to start businesses and provide for their families.
In 2016, Shipman knew she needed to make a change, not only for herself but for her three children. She had been working in sales at a chemical company for 10 years helping the owner grow the business despite the resistance to her creative ideas and solutions. Shipman turned her frustration into opportunity and decided to branch out on her own. That’s when she founded 3G Chemical Solutions, LLC.
Continue readingProgram for Doña Ana Business Startups
The nonprofit lender LiftFund is offering an online workshop on Monday, September 16, to help entrepreneurs in Doña Ana County navigate the sometimes murky and challenging path to starting a business. Owners of businesses that are already operational are also encouraged to attend. The workshop is part of the Doña Ana Small Business Program, which guides entrepreneurs from business concept to operations.
Continue readingSBA Ascent Training Program Starts Soon
The New Mexico District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging women entrepreneurs to apply to participate in its Ascent Training Program. Ascent is an online program that includes business skill training and networking with other women entrepreneurs. The deadline to apply to join the fall 2024 cohort is Wednesday, October 2. The program runs from October 3 to November 7, 2024.
Continue readingC-PACE Financing Rolls Out
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County businesses can now apply for funding through the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program for energy efficiency and resiliency improvements.
Continue readingStartup Fiesta Aims to be New Mexico SXSW
ActivateNM is joining forces with the New Mexico Tech Council for a night of innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial networking on the evening of September 10, 2024 at the Clyde Hotel in Albuquerque. Inspired by the success of events like SXSW, Startup Fiesta aims to foster innovation, inspire, and provide networking for the New Mexico entrepreneurial community.
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