New Mexico offers an abundance of resources to help new and established businesses reach their goals. Many will be on display at an expo-style event on August 29, 2025, in Santa Fe. The event is open to the public, and participants are encouraged to walk around, meet institutional representatives at their tables, and engage in informal conversations about available resources and potential partnerships.

Sponsored by UNM Arrowhead Center’s NM FAST in collaboration with the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, the event brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and resource providers. Dubbed Leveraging State Assets for Stronger Proposals and Projects, the one-day event features representatives from the national laboratories, technical schools, and economic development organizations across the state, each offering insight into how they can support startups and small businesses.

For example, the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program (NMSBA program) provides New Mexico small businesses facing technical challenges access to the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. Small businesses can seek assistance from lab scientists and engineers and other partners to solve challenges and overcome barriers to company success. The program, which does not offer cash but is free to the business, has provided more than $80 million in technical assistance to over 3,200 businesses across the state’s 33 counties since 2000.

Event attendees can explore this and other programs that offer training, commercialization support, and technology partnerships with New Mexico’s leading innovation and education organizations.

Whether you’re a startup founder, small business owner, or just getting started with a new idea, this event is designed to help you discover the tools and connections you need to grow. Register here.