Food businesses can get up to $100,000 in funding from the New Mexico Healthy Food Financing Fund. Applications will be accepted for Fiscal Year 2026 grant awards until the end of the day on November 19, 2025. Food retailers, producers, processors, distributors, and others in the food industry are encouraged to apply.
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Business Grants Exist and Money is Available
New business owners often ask if they can get a grant to fund their startup. Money is never free, but a few available business grants only require the time it takes to fill out an application.
Continue readingConferences Offer Business Resources, Loans, and Networking
Several June and July conferences aim to offer networking opportunities and equip participants with knowledge about business resources and available capital, including loans and grants. The nonprofit lender and business development organization WESST is offering a half-day Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference in collaboration with Arrowhead Center at NMSU on July 18. The Atomic 66 Convergence of Space, Art, Tech, and Culture takes place June 10 to 13, and the Women Veterans Conference is June 14, 2025.
Continue readingGet Your Deep Tech to Market Faster
The deadline to apply for The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) is fast approaching. Applications are being accepted until May 8, 2025, from technology entrepreneurs ready to obtain two years of individualized assistance to commercialize their technology. The program pairs deep-tech entrepreneurs with the unique talent and technology of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, matching LEEP fellows with seed capital and a large network of mentors, customers, and investors. The current application period is for the 2026 cohort.
Continue readingGrant and Loan Program Helps Businesses Install Renewable Energy Systems
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development REAP provides grants and low-cost loans to agricultural producers and rural small businesses interested in saving money by saving energy. The Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) aims to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas pollution that affects the climate. REAP grants and loans help businesses purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements.
Continue readingSki Lift Pitch Offers $10,000 Grant
Nine pre-seed and series-seed New Mexico startup businesses will compete for $10,000 at this year’s Ski Lift Pitch on February 4 at Taos Ski Valley. Organized by Activate NM and powered by CNM Ingenuity, the Ski Lift Pitch brings together New Mexico’s best startups and world-class VC funds for a fun-filled day on the slopes. The competitors have already been selected, but entrepreneurs can attend to learn what a successful pitch looks like.
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 readingGrants Offered by the RDC
The Regional Development Corporation (RDC) is accepting applications for 2024 grants from its Tribal Economic Diversity Fund. The deadline to apply is August 15, 2024.
Continue readingNew Owners Put Silver City Tile Company on Path for Growth
Within two years of purchasing Syzygy Tile Works in Silver City, Josh and Carolyn White knew they needed to expand the business to meet national and international demand for their high-end, handcrafted ceramic tiles.
Josh had worked for the company for 16 years before the previous owner retired, and he quickly made improvements to shorten production times. But with employees needing as much as three years to fully learn their craft, customers were waiting four to five months for product delivery.
The Whites knew this was an unsustainable interval. In 2020, they contacted the state Economic Development Department to ask what resources were available to small manufacturers. They were referred to New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (New Mexico MEP), a nonprofit dedicated to helping small manufacturers streamline production and become more competitive.
Continue readingApplications Accepted for Northern N.M. Tribal Economic Diversity Grants
The Regional Development Corporation is accepting applications for 2023 grants from its Tribal Economic Diversity Fund. The deadline to apply is August 1, 2023.
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