New Mexico Business and Community Development Calendar

MARKETLINK is a 6-week intensive marketing course to help entrepreneurs grow their business. It empowers business owners who possess a strong desire to increase sales and learn techniques that place their companies on the cutting edge of their specif
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Monday, March 01, 2010 - Monday, April 05, 2010
  4:00pm - 7:00pm
• Location
  WESST Enterprise Center
• 609 Broadway NE
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  WESST
• Additional Event Information
• Clare Zurawski, czurawski@wesst.org, (505)246-6900
  
• Applicant Requirements 12 or more months of consecutive business revenue A consistent time commitment to the program Active participation in the classroom and completion of homework Willingness to learn and be open to new ideas 3 Ways to Submit Application See website for details.

This seminar is designed for the potential entrepreneur. It provides an overview of what you need to know to get started in a business. Most of the information is basic instruction concerning business start-up. The business plan process, tax procedur
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Filed in:
South-East Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Location
  Clovis Community College Small Business Development Center
• 417 Schepps Blvd
  Clovis NM, 88101
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Dianna Thompson, sbdc@clovis.edu, (575)769-4136
  

This seminar is designed for the potential entrepreneur. It provides an overview of what you need to know to get started in a business. Most of the information is basic instruction concerning business start-up. The business plan process, tax procedur
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Filed in:
South-East Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Location
  Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce
• 100 S. Ave A
  Portales NM, 88130
• Organized by
  SBDC at Clovis Community College
• Additional Event Information
• Dianna Thompson, sbdc@clovis.edu, (575)769-4136
  

ACCION New Mexico is an award-winning nonprofit organization that invests in the community's most important asset - human potential. This event is for all potential and existing entrepreneurs looking for resources for capital to help start or grow th
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Funding Opportunities

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  3:00pm - 5:00pm
• Location
  Angel Fire Community Center
• 71 Valley Road
  Angel Fire NM, 87710
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Luna Community College Small Business Development Center, tromero@luna.edu, (505)454-2582
  

Tickets Now Available for Ignite NM 5! (March 2nd 6pm) RSVP For Ignite NM 5 Location Smith Brasher Hall Room 100 717 University Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87106 We're part of Global Ignite Week! There are over 70 Ignites happening on the firs
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Filed in:
Central Region

Networking Events

Small Business - Other

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Location
  CNM's Smith Brasher Hall Room 100
• 717 University Blvd SE
  Albuquerque NM, NM
• Organized by
  Ignite NM
• Additional Event Information
• Mick Thompson, mick@davidmichaelthompson.com, (505)665-3049
  

Discover the fundamentals of search engine optimization. Instructor: Peri Pakroo, P-Brain Media. Cost: $30
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  5:30pm - 7:30pm
• Location
  WESST Enterprise Center
• 609 Broadway NE Ab Potter Classroom
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  WESST
• Additional Event Information
• Clare Zurawski, czurawski@wesst.org, (505)246-6939
  

This workshop for small business owners covers the basic taxes and how to file reports properly to avoid penalties. Topics include explanations of Gross Receipts tax, compensating tax, withholding tax, and the CRS Filers' Kit. Representatives from NM
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Filed in:
South-East Region

Business/Professional Training

Small Business - Other

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  9:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  NMJC Training & Outreach Facility
• 5317 N. Lovington Hwy
  Hobbs NM, 88240
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Centers
• Additional Event Information
• SBDC at NMJC, sbdc@nmjc.edu, (575)492-4700
  

This session explores raising capital, understanding and using the financial statements, preparing budget projections and proforma financial statements, dealing with the various tax issues and applications, and company valuation.
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Wednesday, March 03, 2010
  8:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  Auditorium Facility at UNM Sci. & Tech. Park
• 800 Bradbury SE
  Albuquerque NM, 87106
• Organized by
  Technology Ventures Corporation
• Additional Event Information
• Margaret Speer, margaret.speer@lmco.com, (505)843-4202
  

Entrepreneurs are the critical force behind innovation and new wealth creation. The mission of New Mexico Angels is to provide innovators with a networking opportunity and fresh insights into the world of start-ups, spin-offs and the management of s
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Thursday, March 04, 2010
  11:30am - 1:00pm
• Location
  WESST Enterprise Center
• 609 Broadway NE Wells Fargo Conference Room
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  WESST
• Additional Event Information
• Clare Zurawski, czurawski@wesst.org, (505)246-6900
  

The right amount of stress is essential to achievement, whereas the wrong amount can lead to disastrous results for you and your business. In “Managing Success Through Managing Stress” you will gain useful information and participate in e
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Thursday, March 04, 2010
  1:00pm - 4:30pm
• Location
  UNM Los Alamos Small Business Development Center
• 190 Central Park Square
  Los Alamos NM, 87544
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Heather Campbell, heather@losalamos.org, (505)661-4803
  

Customers consistently tell us that the most important and best ways to gain and keep their business costs almost nothing – word of mouth, reputation, genuine connection, superior service, and marketing that meets customer needs. So how do you
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Thursday, March 04, 2010
  7:30am - 8:30am
• Location
  Goodwill Industries
• 5000 San Mateo Blvd NE
  Albuquerque NM, 87109
• Organized by
  New Mexico Chapter of American Marketing Association
• Additional Event Information
• NMAMA, Info@nmama.org, (505)244-7278
  
• RSVP by NOON on Monday, March 1, 2010. Limited to 28 participants - respond early!

Launching your Business, Forms of Business Ownership, Required Insurance, Funding Your Business, Marketing Your Product/Service and Highlights of a Business Plan
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Filed in:
Central Region

All Event Types

Small Business - Other

• Thursday, March 04, 2010
  9:00am - 11:00am
• Location
  1309 4th St. SW
• 1309 4th St. SW
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Centers
• Additional Event Information
• Liliana Ramirez, svsbdc@cnm.edu, (505)248-0132
  

Join us for this fun and interactive evening designed to help you harness the power of your credit and finances. Local tax preparation and financial experts Ruth Ann Castellano-Piatt, CPA and tax manager for Pulakos & Alongi, and Lisa Apodaca Laffer
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Thursday, March 04, 2010
  6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Location
  ACCION officd
• 20 First Plaza NW Suite 417
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  ACCION
• Additional Event Information
• ACCION, accion@accionnm.org, (505)243-8844
  
• Park in the Galeria lot for validation.

This workshop will focus on gathering the necessary market data and its practical uses to make your business a success. The custom market research process will be covered in depth, using the Web and other free or low-cost resources that will result i
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  1:00pm - 3:00pm
• Location
  UNM Los Alamos Small Business Development Center
• 190 Central Park Square
  Los Alamos NM, 87544
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Heather Campbell, heather@losalamos.org, (505)661-4803
  

Learn to use the popular business accounting software. QuickBooks allows you to take care of daily transactions in a small business such as writing checks, making bank deposits, transferring funds, tracking inventory items and invoicing your customer
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Filed in:
South-East Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  9:00am - 4:00pm
• Location
  Small Business Development Center at New Mexico Junior College
• 1 Thunderbird Circle
  Hobbs NM, 240
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• SBDC at NMJC, sbdc@nmjc.edu, (575)492-4700
  

This workshop for small business owners covers the basic taxes, proper recordkeeping and how to file reports properly to avoid penalties. Topics include explanations of Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), compensating tax, state withholding tax, specialty taxe
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  9:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  Small Business Development Center at Santa Fe Community College
• 6401 Richards Ave.
  Santa Fe NM, 87508
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Julianne Gutierrez-Ortiz, julianne.gutierrezor@sfcc.edu, (505)428-1343
  

Explore online promotion tools such as social media and pay-per-click advertising. Instructor Peri Pakroo, P-Brain Media. Cost: $30
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  5:30pm - 7:30pm
• Location
  WESST Enterprise Center
• 609 Broadway NE Ab Potter Classroom
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  WESST
• Additional Event Information
• Clare Zurawski, czurawski@wesst.org, (505)246-6939
  

NMBio’s March luncheon is designed to provide attendees the opportunity to gain practical knowledge on licensing intellectual property from government and educational institutions and private industry. Topic covered will include patent strateg
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  11:30am - 1:00pm
• Location
  Technology Ventures Corp.
• 1155 University Blvd SE
  Albuquerque NM, 87106
• Organized by
  New Mexico Biotechnical and Biomedical Association
• Additional Event Information
• Amy Hepker, admin@NMBio.org, (505)620-6731
  

Combine traditional and online marketing to increase visibility, sales and profits.
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  10:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  1309 4th St. SW
• 1309 4th St. SW
  Albuquerque NM, 87102
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Centers
• Additional Event Information
• Liliana Ramirez, svsbdc@cnm.edu, (505)248-0132
  

An educational program and lunch featuring Stacy Sacco, business consultant/trainer for WESST and Adjunct Professor at both the University of New Mexico and Webster University.
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  10:30am - 1:00pm
• Location
  Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North
• 5151 San Francisco NE
  Albuquerque NM, 87109
• Organized by
  The New Mexico Society Association Executives
• Additional Event Information
• NMSAE, billmckinstry@msn.com, (505)989-8473
  
• Registration is $30 for NMSAE members, $40 for others; this includes lunch.

This course is designed to assist the business owner with information on managing the critical element of money. Topics to be covered include, how to read a credit report, how to establish lines of credit, open lines of credit versus secured lines of
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

Small Business - Other

• Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Location
  RRR Chamber of Commerce
• 4001 Southern Blvd. SE
  Rio Rancho NM, 87124
• Organized by
  Sandoval County SBDC
• Additional Event Information
• Melanie Martinez, sandovalsbdc@la.unm.edu, (505)867-5066
  
• Located inside the NM Bank & Trust Building.

The Santa Fe Community College is hosting its first Green Career Fair on March 10 at the Santa Fe Community College Community Center on campus. The fair will feature company booths as well as agencies focused on green careers. The Fair will be prec
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Networking Events

All Industries

• Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  10:00am - 2:00pm
• Location
  Santa Fe Community College Community Center
• 6401 Richards Ave.
  Santa Fe NM, 87508
• Organized by
  Santa Fe Community College
• Additional Event Information
• Patty Armstrong, patty.armstrong@sfcc.edu, (505)428-1406
  

Learn how to design brochures, flyers, and business cards for your business. Desktop Publishing merges text with graphics to produce professional looking promotional materials. This seminar will give you some of the basics, such as: templates, text b
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Filed in:
South-East Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  8:30am - 11:00am
• Location
  Clovis Community College Small Business Development Center
• 417 Schepps Blvd
  Clovis NM, 88101
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Dianna Thompson, sbdc@clovis.edu, (575)769-4136
  

Is selling to the government right for your business? Come learn how to decide and how to proceed. In this fast-paced, informative and enjoyable workshop, business owners are introduced to government contracting. # Topics include: Does the governm
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Filed in:
North-Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  10:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  Northern New Mexico College
• 1027 North Railroad Ave JCI Building
  Espanola NM, 87532
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Center
• Additional Event Information
• Rita Sandoval, rtamm@nnmc.edu, (505)747-2236
  

f you are interested in starting your own business, this workshop is a must! You will learn about the assistance and resources available to you at the Albuquerque SBDC. By the time you leave you will know why you are going into business, you will und
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Filed in:
Central Region

Business/Professional Training

All Industries

• Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  10:00am - 12:00pm
• Location
  Suite 302
• 2501 Yale Blvd SE
  Albuquerque NM, 87106
• Organized by
  New Mexico Small Business Development Centers
• Additional Event Information
• Christina McQuerry, sbdc@cnm.edu, (505)224-5250