Eligible participants accepted into NMSU Arrowhead Center’s Native American Sprint will get $500 to invest in their business when they complete the program.
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Your 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 readingAccelerator to Focus on SBIR Grant Applications
Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University is hosting an accelerator program for individuals and businesses interested in pursuing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the National Science Foundation. SBIR/STTR programs offer grants for scientific discoveries that can be transformed into products and services that have commercial potential and/or societal benefit.
Continue readingLas Cruces Businesses Offered Free Social Media Training
The City of Las Cruces Economic Development Department and Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University have teamed up to help entrepreneurs take their business online. The free assistance, which focuses on social media proficiency, aims to augment the marketing of local businesses, especially those that were impacted by the pandemic.
Continue readingWinner of Online Pitch Competition to Receive $5k + Benefits
Arrowhead Innovation Fund (AIF), housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, is hosting an online pitch competition to introduce investors to companies with promising technologies developed and/or licensed by New Mexico start-up companies. AIF is focused on startups working in the agriculture, biotechnology, health/devices, information technology, engineering, energy, and water technology industry sectors.
Continue readingPlatform will Connect Entrepreneurs with National Labs and Research Institutions
Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University is poised to launch the Innovation Ecosystem Connect (IEC) Platform, a dynamic program to connect small businesses with national labs and research institutions for growth, development, and technology transfer.
Continue readingNM FAST Program Propels Anti-Counterfeit Entrepreneur
Roy Montibon worked with the New Mexico FAST program. Article by Jason Gibbs.
Heritage. Honesty. Respect for tradition.
These are keys to Roy Montibon’s work as CEO of Montibon Provenance International Inc. His mission to ensure the authenticity of Native American art has drawn support from New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, the Small Business Administration, and the respect of collectors and artists alike.
In 2017, Montibon tapped into resources offered by the New Mexico Federal and State Technology Partnership (NM FAST) program to develop a system to prevent counterfeit merchandise from polluting the Native American art market. Shoddy knock-off merchandise not only devalues the market, but it devalues the work that honest artists produce and harms the overall market, he said.
“The financial impact is three-fold,” said Montibon. “Collectors are ripped off. Native artists are deprived of revenue from sales of work that is falsely attributed to them. And, because the fake work is of poor quality compared to authentic work, the perceived value of the artist’s work is diminished in the marketplace, which also has a detrimental effect on future generations who may be considering a career in the arts.” Continue reading