The Rural Efficient Business Program (REBP) offers assistance to small businesses and agricultural producers to reduce energy consumption, implement renewable energy systems, and increase profits.
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Technology is Available for Licensing
Los Alamos National Laboratory has a stockpile of patents covering technologies with untapped commercial potential, as well as a portfolio of copyright-protected software it wants to share with businesses that can translate these assets into private-sector jobs.
Continue readingSpecialized Assistance for Native American Entrepreneurs
Native American business owners are encouraged to utilize the wide range of resources available to all New Mexico entrepreneurs, however, a number of opportunities focus exclusively on the growth of Native-owned businesses.
Continue readingDo You Have IP to Protect?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a new website in May 2021, to help entrepreneurs and inventors navigate the system that protects intellectual property.
Continue readingNorthern N.M. Tribal Economic Diversity Grants
The Regional Development Corporation will begin accepting applications for grants from its Tribal Economic Diversity Fund on July 1, 2021. The deadline to apply is August 2 at 5:00 pm.
Continue readingTax Changes Start July 1
The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) and the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) will hold a webinar on Wednesday, June 23, to assist businesses with transitioning to the new source-based gross receipts tax system and revised reporting website brought about by statutory changes that take effect on July 1, 2021. On that date, businesses will begin charging state, local, and special-district taxes based on the rates in effect where their goods or services are delivered.
Continue readingSecond Round of LEDA Grants Opens
The New Mexico Finance Authority, which manages the state’s LEDA pandemic grant program, is accepting applications under a second round of funding. The first-round application period was widely publicized to end on June 15, 2021. A second-round application period opened as soon as the first round closed. The deadline for application acceptance in the second round is slated for June 30 at 12:00 noon, and additional rounds may be added if funding is available.
Continue readingYour Own Outdoor Recreation Business? Explore the Possibilities
Entrepreneurs and hobbyists interested in exploring the potential for starting or growing a business in the outdoor recreation industry have two new resources.
Continue readingWESST Launches HOPE Loan Fund
Economic developers believe a key contributor to economic inequality in the United States is the large and persistent racial and ethnic disparity found in business ownership and performance. Barriers to accessing capital that particularly impact Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs include lack of initial wealth, financial literacy, education, and managerial experience. To address racial and income inequities, WESST launched the HOPE Fund (Helping Open Possibilities for Everyone), a “no barriers to accessing capital” approach for people of color and low-wealth New Mexicans.
Continue readingAccelerator Program Summer Cohort Forming
Libraries as Launchpads, a virtual business accelerator program, has announced that applications for its summer cohort will be accepted until June 20, 2021. The 5-week program begins June 28.
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