Online Resources

The following online resources cover a wide range of topics from Starting a Small Business to Geographic and Climate Data. If there are any other resources you would like to see, let us know.

Small Business Resources

Starting a New Business

• Business.Gov: The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government
• New Mexico Economic Development Department, Business Starting Out Guide
• New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Business Start-up Check List

Small Business Community Resources

• UNM Anderson School Center for Support of Economic Development
• Office of Senator Bingaman: New Mexico Small Business Resource Guide
• Acción New Mexico increases access to business credit, makes loans, and provides training enabling emerging entrepreneurs to realize their dreams
• WESST: Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team works to facilitate the start-up and growth of women and minority-owned businesses throughout the state of New Mexico; WESST services are available to any New Mexico resident seeking to start or grow a business.
• New Mexico Small Business Development Center consultation, resource materials, and training for businesses in New Mexico, with 19 centers around the state.
• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) organization of retired and working volunteers who provide free business counseling and advice as a public service; SCORE has local chapters in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
• Small Business Administration, Albuquerque Office
• New Mexico Economic Development Department

Online Business Planning Resources

• SBA Small Business Planner
• CIT Tutorial, Developing a Business Plan

Trademarks and Patents

• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Patents and Trademark Depository, University of New Mexico Libraries

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

• TAA for Firms provides financial assistance to manufacturers affected by import competition

Government Contracting

• Los Alamos National LaboratoryBusiness Resource Guide for New Mexico Businesses interested in government contracting

Business and Economic Development Organizations

• Albuquerque Economic Development
• Santa Fe Economic Development
• All Indian Pueblo Council
• NM WIRED: New Mexico Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
• Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
• Otero County Economic Development Council
• San Juan Economic Development Service
• Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (AHCC)
• Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce (GACC)
• Economic Forum of Albuquerque

Research Information and Databases

Small Business Data

• U. S. Small Business Development Center, SBDCNET Small Business Information Center
• Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
• New Mexico Economic Development Department New Mexico Factbook

General Economic Development Data

• University of New Mexico Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER) provides economic and demographic data tables, socioeconomic profiles for counties and cities, and links to other data sources.
• U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
• New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico Factbook

Workforce Data

• New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Labor Market Information
• Labor Analysis Statistics and Economic Research
• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• U. S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Education Data

• New Mexico Public Education Department school district profiles and accountability reports.
• New Mexico Higher Education Department
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• NCES School District Demographics

Census Data

• New Mexico State Library links to federal and local census data sites and Government Printing Office resources.
• New Mexico Census Data provides demographic, business and government summary statistics.
• 2002 Economic Census for New Mexico provides sector-based sales, employment, payroll and establishment data.
• County Business Patterns provides business patterns by county, metro area, and zip code.

Geographic Data

• U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Geographic Products and Information provides reference and thematic maps online, boundary files, Census 2000 centers of population.
• New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) Program provides geospatial datasets for New Mexico that can be downloaded for use with GIS technology.
• University of New Mexico Division of Government Research links to economic, demographic and health care data; traffic crash statistics are one featured database.

Climate Data

• New Mexico Climate Center

Energy, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Data

• U.S. Energy Information Administration provides national data and forecasts; data by state, by energy source, and by topic.
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Resources Department
• New Mexico Water Resource Data and Information System

Transportation Data

• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics provides transportation data from more than 100 federal agency databases across every mode of transportation.
• New Mexico Department of Transportation