Small businesses in need of workers can hire an intern and receive pay reimbursement of up to $4,800 per intern through the Paid Internship Assistance for Employers program at Central New Mexico Community College. The program aims to give students real-world working experience as it connects businesses to a talent pipeline of potential future employees from CNM.
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Resources for Creative Entrepreneurs Suffering Hardship
Suppose a disaster, illness, or other hardship disrupts your ability to work as a creative entrepreneur. In that case, you can apply for emergency relief funding or support services based on your artistic field.
Continue readingNew Mexico MEP Helps Company Go Lean
In 2014, Adam Wagoner attended a Lean 101 workshop conducted by Denise Williams, Northwest Region Innovation Director for New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), when it hit him that lean strategies would be a good fit for Largo Tank’s longstanding company culture of promoting from within and encouraging professional development among workers.
Wagoner is an owner and vice president of Largo Tank and Equipment, a three-location manufacturing and service facility for truck-mounted equipment, fire equipment, truck tanks, and tank trailers in the Four Corners region.
Largo’s focus is welding and mechanical service work on all types of semi-trailers, tankers, and truck-mounted equipment. The company holds an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) U-stamp for pressure vessel manufacturing and an R-stamp for pressure vessel repairs.
Continue readingDo You Know if Your Business Idea is Feasible?
The nonprofit lender and business development organization WESST aims to help entrepreneurs discover if their business idea is feasible. Join WESST online on Monday, February 3, 2025, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm to learn about the research and resources every entrepreneur should explore before launching a new business.
Continue readingApply to Free Business Support Program
Arrowhead Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Economic Development Administration, is accepting applications until January 31, 2025, for its newest free business support program. BizSprint San Juan is for existing and aspiring business owners in San Juan County.
Continue readingCalling All Artists
If you are an artist ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and artistic growth, consider attending the Curiosity, Wonder, & Resilience webinar series offered by the business development organization WESST.
Continue readingGet Help from New Mexico’s National Labs
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program provides New Mexico small businesses facing technical challenges access to the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories and their partners. At no cost to the business, small businesses can seek assistance from lab scientists and engineers to solve challenges and overcome barriers to company success. Think your technical challenges are too small for our labs? Think again!
Continue readingProgram for Doña Ana Business Startups
The nonprofit lender LiftFund is offering an online workshop on Monday, September 16, to help entrepreneurs in Doña Ana County navigate the sometimes murky and challenging path to starting a business. Owners of businesses that are already operational are also encouraged to attend. The workshop is part of the Doña Ana Small Business Program, which guides entrepreneurs from business concept to operations.
Continue readingSBA Ascent Training Program Starts Soon
The New Mexico District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging women entrepreneurs to apply to participate in its Ascent Training Program. Ascent is an online program that includes business skill training and networking with other women entrepreneurs. The deadline to apply to join the fall 2024 cohort is Wednesday, October 2. The program runs from October 3 to November 7, 2024.
Continue readingBuildwise with Homewise
The nonprofit organization Homewise, known for supporting homeownership and communities, is offering up to $850 of business consultation services for free to businesses in the construction industry. The Buildwise program offers individual consulting and networking events with industry peers and experts to help contractors and construction businesses develop the skills and resources needed to build a successful business.
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