Small Business Management Courses in May
The Santa Fe Chapter of SCORE (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping small businesses) will hold a series of management courses in May. All the courses are free and scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., so you don’t have to worry about fitting them into your already busy day. The classes cover everything from marketing to the legal structure of your business. You can take one or all of them after you’ve registered by calling (505) 424-1140, or by sending an e-mail to scoreseminars@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, May 2: Financial Planning and Money Management
Thursday, May 3: Practical Accounting: Organizing and Using Financial Information
Tuesday, May 8: Legal Structures For Your Business
Wednesday, May 9: Effectively Marketing Your Business
Thursday, May 10: Creating Your Website and Getting Visitor Traffic
Tuesday, May 15: Web Strategies Buffet
Thursday, May 17: Social Media Nuts and Bolts
To sign up, or get more information, go to http://www.santafescore.org/2012springseminar.htm.
SCORE is a nonprofit organization supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The courses are sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Economic Development Division and hosted by The Santa Fe Business Incubator.
Sessions for Small-Business Leveraged Projects Assistance in May
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program (a partnership of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories and the State of New Mexico) provides technical assistance from lab scientists and engineers to New Mexico small businesses at no cost. While individual businesses can request assistance at any time, NMSBA annually considers leveraged projects involving multiple businesses with a shared problem too large or complex to be solved by a single entity. These leveraged-project proposals for 2013 will be accepted from May 4 through June 8. To help prepare, information sessions will be held in May throughout the State.
May 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., The Hive in White Rock, NM
May 11, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Quality Center for Business in Farmington, NM
May 16, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., High Desert Discovery District in Santa Fe, NM
May 16, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces, NM.
May 17, noon to 1:00 p.m. Innovation Parkway Office Center in Albuquerque, NM
May 22, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Carlsbad, NM (location TBD).
Companies interested in learning more about NMSBA leveraged-project assistance or the workshops, can visit the website at http://www.nmsbaprogram.org/.
2012 Santa Fe Business Awards Nominations Due May 18
The City of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce are accepting nominations for the 2012 Santa Fe Business Awards. All local businesses (except past winners) are eligible, as are self-nominations. Awards will be presented in the following categories:
Business Excellence Awards
Small Business of the Year Award
Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award
Santa Fe Green Business of the Year Award
The deadline for nominations is May 18 at 5 p.m. The awards will be presented at the Daniels Insurance Annual Business Awards Red Carpet event at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion on June 7.
For more information, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V22WLQ8.
Lab Director Meets with the Major Subcontractor Consortium
The Lab’s recent voluntary separation of more than 500 employees and other cost-savings efforts caused some business concerns about potential financial impacts. To help address the situation, Lab Director Charlie McMillan met with more than 30 members of the LANL's Major Subcontractor Consortium to discuss what we're doing and why.
The Consortium is made up of businesses that have contracts of $5 million or more with the Laboratory. The Consortium members meet periodically to determine where they can work together to meet their community-development commitments and benefit Northern New Mexico.
For more information, contact the Community Programs Office at (505) 665-4400.