STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Guiding college students as they explore ideas and launch ventures through hands-on learning and mentorship.
FROM BOLD IDEAS TO REAL IMPACT
Your launchpad for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and lasting change.
Arrowhead Center is New Mexico State University’s entrepreneurship center, delivering entrepreneurship support in New Mexico to students, startup businesses, researchers, and communities. Whether you are developing a business idea, launching a product, or scaling an existing company, Arrowhead provides resources for entrepreneurs, expert mentorship, funding pathways, and strategic connections to help you move forward with confidence.
As the technology transfer and commercialization arm of NMSU, we provide technology support that helps bring campus innovations into the marketplace. Our work reaches communities across the state, with inclusive programs focused on helping small businesses grow, supporting rural regions, and expanding access to opportunity. At Arrowhead, we meet you where you are—because innovation should be accessible to everyone.
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Innovation for All, Opportunity for Everyone
Arrowhead Center is committed to building a vibrant, inclusive economy by delivering entrepreneurship support in New Mexico. As part of NMSU’s land-grant mission, we provide small business assistance, practical tools, expert guidance, and forward-thinking partnerships that help entrepreneurs, researchers, and communities create lasting economic impact.
Choose Your Path with Arrowhead Center
COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Providing resources for entrepreneurs and small business assistance that help local businesses and communities grow and thrive.
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Delivering technology support to help researchers and inventors move ideas from concept to market.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECH TRANSFER
Protecting and licensing innovations through NMSU resources to support commercialization.
SPACE AND FACILITIES
Offering workspaces and infrastructure that support entrepreneurs at every stage of growth.
Entrepreneurship Spotlight:
“Arrowhead Center helped me take Backyard Farms from a simple idea to a sustainable business. Their support, mentorship, and belief in my vision gave me the tools and confidence I needed.”
Rachael Ryan — Founder of Backyard Farms
Grow Your Venture At Arrowhead Park
Arrowhead Park is a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship support in New Mexico, offering space for lease, research partnerships, and custom-built facilities. Located in a federally designated Opportunity Zone, Arrowhead Park supports growing companies across industries including Life Sciences, Aerospace, and Agri-Business—helping businesses scale through strategic location, incentives, and access to NMSU expertise.
Learn about Arrowhead Park
Sponsors & Partners
Arrowhead Center’s work is made possible through strong collaborations with our funders and community partners. Together, we are building a future powered by innovation, inclusion, and economic growth.
News Highlights
Writer: Tatiana Favela, 20 January 2026
NMSU names Dr. Winnie Lee interim director of Arrowhead Center, CEO of Arrowhead Inc.
With more than two decades at New Mexico State University and recognition as one of New Mexico’s Top 50 Women Leaders, Winnie (Yu-Feng) Lee has been appointed interim director of the university’s Arrowhead Center and CEO of Arrowhead Inc.
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