Several nonprofit small business lenders are hosting events to introduce themselves and their clients to small businesses and communities in New Mexico who may not be aware of the loans and services they provide.
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Buy Local to Help Your Community
Consumer studies and statistics are clear: There’s value in buying locally, especially during the holidays. Local businesses are more than twice as generous to hometown nonprofits that fulfill community-specific needs, according to the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), and they are more loyal and accountable to the people they employ and live among. Local businesses are typically small, and this sector of the economy employs about half of the private sector workforce.
Shopping locally reduces environmental impacts associated with transportation. It supports businesses that offer products and services that reflect local tastes and a community’s distinctive character.
But the best reason to spend money at a local business rather than an absentee-owned business — including during the critical holiday shopping season — is the financial recycling that results.
Continue readingNative American Farmer Incubator
The Native Farmer and Rancher Project is a year-long program that provides comprehensive support to Native producers to help them develop their agricultural businesses. The program, which starts on November 20, is accepting applications until November 6, 2025.
Continue readingBe Part of the Pitch
The 2025 pitch competition for outdoor businesses, called Adventure Pitch, features eight companies battling to win $15,000 in prizes. It’s part of the annual event showcasing dozens of outdoor businesses and organizations from across New Mexico. The event takes place from 3:00 to 7:00 pm on November 6, 2025, at the historic Albuquerque Rail Yards. The event celebrates New Mexico’s $3.2 billion outdoor recreation economy.
Continue readingNMSBA Program Improves Production
FreshPure Waters was founded to replace single-use plastic water bottles by providing consumers with a more eco-friendly refillable bulk water option. Its system specializes in high-pH alkaline, reverse osmosis, and deionized water, all in one machine. However, the rapidly growing demand for its purified water systems outpaced its production capabilities.
FreshPure Waters applied for assistance through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program, a unique opportunity that brings the technology and expertise of New Mexico’s national laboratories and their partners to solve problems that inhibit business growth.
The NMSBA Program paired FreshPure Waters with Wesley Eccles and Jeff Abrams, directors at New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (New Mexico MEP), to lead the initiative to optimize production, improve system maintenance, and expand market reach.
Continue readingState’s Business Resources On Display
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.
Continue readingLease or Buy a Building?
Owners of businesses seeing an increase in profits often wonder if they should continue to lease their building or buy one of their own. Increasing profit is just one factor to consider when deciding if it’s time to buy a commercial building. Many other factors are just as important.
Continue reading8-Month Business Accelerator Program
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.
Continue readingWESST Doubles Down to Help Businesses
The nonprofit organization WESST is strategically restructuring to serve businesses and startups throughout New Mexico well into the future. Much like the advice WESST consultants give business owners facing changes in the marketplace, WESST is responding to a volatile nonprofit-funding environment.
Continue readingBoost 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.
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