Research Guides: Entrepreneurship: ABQ / New Mexico Resources

ABQ Entrepreneurship Organizations

UNM Rainforest Innovations
"nurtures innovation and catalyzes economic development."
1 Million Cups of Coffee - Albuquerque
"fosters entrepreneurship and helps support an economy that works for everyone."
WESST
"to be a home to New Mexicans starting or growing a small business"

NM Small Business Resources

NMSU Arrowhead Center
"to promote entrepreneurship and innovation, creating economic opportunity."
Small Business Development Center (NM)
Resources and services "to develop skilled entrepreneurs and strong businesses."
SCORE - Albuquerque
Support for local business from experienced and retired business executives.
SBDC Small Business Snapshots
Market research reports cover industry trends, market statistics, costs, customer demographics, and more.
Small Business Adminstration

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Book chapters and articles on how to start, finance or manage a small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, and more. Coverage: 1991-present.

Community researchers in New Mexico can access this resource at http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=SBRC&u=nm_p_elportal

New Mexico Economy

Bureau of Business & Economic Research
"BBER at the UNM conducts economic and demographic research and analysis about New Mexico. It provides reports, data, tables, and visualizations for local and state entities.
NM Tourism Stats & Reports
Reports and Statistics from the NM Tourism office
NM Labor Market Information
Reports from NM Dept of Workforce Solutions provide overviews of labor market, social economics info.
US Census tables on NM Business & Economy
Statistics from its various surveys and censuses

NM Demographics

Quick Facts on NM: US Census
Basic demographic statistics on NM and its cities
NM Traffic Flow Counts
Traffic counts at all major roads in Bernalillo, Valencia, Torrance, Sandoval and southern Santa Fe counties.
SHARE New Mexico
This statewide website consolidates public and private sector information about a wide range of issues.
New Mexico Voices
Statistics and info about children in NM.

NM & ABQ Economic Development Resources

NM Links: Small Business Resources
A list of resources including organizations, funding sources, incubators, events, etc. Each list is automatically downloaded as an Excel file.
NM Economic Development Dept
This exceptional guide to business development and resources in New Mexico contains the "How to Set-Up a New Business in New Mexico" section. Other business topics include employee training, relocation services, finance, research reports, and statistics.
NM State Corporation Commission
The NM Secretary of State oversees the Corporations in NM. The site includes incorporation forms and instructions as well as information on NM corporations.
NM Sunshine Portal
The portal was created pursuant to provide public access to state government budgets, expenditures, revenue and specific public school district information, and to make such information accessible on one central website.
Bernalillo County: Economic Development
"Resources for existing and potential business in the county"
City of Albuquerque Economic Development
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance
For over 40 years, AREA, a private, non-profit organization has been recruiting quality companies to the Albuquerque Metro Area and assisting with the retention and expansion of existing industry. It provides a great regional profile.
Albuquerque Planning Department
This site contains statistical information on: cost of living, annexations, building permits, personal income, population estimates and projections, major subdivisions, vital statistics and employment estimates.
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Albuqeruque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Admin: New Mexico
Collection of local and national resources for small businesses

News Sources

New Mexico Newspapers
Newspaper articles and transcripts from 37 NM media outlets including the Albuquerque Journal (coverage: 1995-current), Las Cruces Bulletin (coverage: 2015-current), and Roswell Daily Record (coverage: 2002-current) and others.
Factiva
This Dow Jones database contains news from thousands of international, national, and local newspapers, magazines, and trade publications. It also includes transcriptions from major radio and television news organizations.

Factiva is only for individual and academic research. Text mining is prohibited.
Global Newsstream
It provides full-text access to global news information from over 2000 content providers including NM Newspapers. It features content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites; providing news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. It includes access to Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal.
Albuquerque Business First (via Westlaw)
Albuquerque and New Mexico weekly business news publication. Coverage: 2006-present.