Small Business Information
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Improve your odds of business success by understanding your financing needs as well as the options that are available to help you start, manage and grow your business. Find the financial help your business or organization needs from the following organizations.
Funding
At the Library
- Foundation Center for NonprofitsAn online database of global grants and grantmakers, available only at the Main (downtown) Library.
On the Web
- Enchantment Land Certified Development Co.
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This nonprofit corporation administers the SBA 504 Loan Program in New Mexico and provides 20-year, fixed-rate loans with low down payments (10%), for land, buildings, and equipment for expanding small businesses. - Finance New MexicoCreated to deliver business-knowledge resources to New Mexico entrepreneurs -- Finance New Mexico connects entrepreneurs to business funding resources to start or grow a business, and can help in preparing for loans or equity investment.
- Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Free
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For non-profits and foundations. Foundation Directory Online now includes a free search tool that provides public access to essential information on nearly 90,000 foundations and more than 250,000 IRS Forms 990-PF. - Loan FundFormed in 1989, the New Mexico Community Loan Fund is a private, tax-exempt organization that provides loans, training and business consulting to entrepreneurs, business owners and non-profit organizations throughout the state and the entire Navajo nation.
- Small Business Incentives from the City of Albuquerque
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New Mexico offers a broad range of business incentives to encourage relocation of new businesses and expansion of existing businesses. They range from bonds and funding sources to training programs and tax credits. - State Investment Council
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This agency administers trust funds for the State of New Mexico. It’s also authorized to make loans and investments to further economic development in the state. - WESSTThrough a network of six statewide non-profit offices, WESST provides clients with business training, consulting and small business loans.
