The Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship at UNM Anderson School of Business is offering an eight-month business accelerator program to help individuals and businesses take their ideas to the next level. Participants do not have to be enrolled at UNM. Applications will be accepted until August 22 for the program that begins on September 6, 2025.
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Boost Your Publicity
The New Mexico Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is hosting a “Meet the Press” event to help public relations professionals and businesses strengthen their ties to the media. The July 31, 2025, event aims to deepen understanding of today’s media landscape and build stronger, more effective relationships with journalists and media outlets.
Continue readingBusiness Plan is Guide to Success
A business plan is a document that spells out a company’s expected course of action for a specified period, usually including a detailed listing and analysis of risks, uncertainties, and opportunities. For the small business, it should examine the proposed products, market, industry, management policies, marketing policies, production requirements, and financial needs.
Continue readingRaise Capital for Your Tech Business
Scale Up NM is offering a free business support program to New Mexico tech startups called the Capital Raise Sprint. This 6-week virtual accelerator is designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs understand how to fund their growth through financial tools that include angel investors and venture capital investors.
Continue readingLaunch Your Business with LiftFund
The nonprofit lender LiftFund is offering a step-by-step checklist for starting a business. Join LiftFund online on Tuesday, July 11, 2025, to learn how to set up your new business and get the tools for business growth and success.
Continue readingREAP Program Guarantees Small-Business Loans
The Rural Energy for America Program helps agricultural entities and rural small businesses develop renewable energy systems or implement energy efficiency upgrades by making capital available. While the grant-making portion of REAP is closed until at least October 1, 2025 (and perhaps longer depending on Congressional funding), the loan portion of the program is open and accepting applications on an ongoing basis.
Continue readingSpecial Assistance for Rural Businesses
Entrepreneurs and business owners in rural areas can get business assistance from the nonprofit organization Rural Community Assistance Corporation. The nonprofit lender, known as RCAC, offers workshops, business consulting, and loans to entrepreneurs and businesses in western communities with less than 50,000 people.
Continue readingLearn About SBA Microloans
New and aspiring business owners can learn about SBA microloans and small business loans offered by the nonprofit lender and business development organization WESST on June 26, 2025. The workshop is offered online or in person at the WESST Enterprise Center, 609 Broadway NE in Albuquerque.
Continue readingWhat Price Should I Charge?
New business owners often wonder, “What price should I charge for my product?” It’s a good question, and it takes time to answer. Pricing is both an art and a science.
Continue readingMeat Processors Targeted for Assistance
Do you make beef jerky at home? Or maybe homemade sausage in your garage? Aspiring meat processing entrepreneurs can get business assistance and loan advice from the Biz Sprint program Arrowhead Center.
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