NMSBA
New Mexico’s Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program connects New Mexico small businesses with NMSU experts to address technical or business challenges, leveraging the resources of Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.
Eligibility
Open to for-profit small businesses in New Mexico seeking technical or business support through the expertise of NMSU faculty, staff, and laboratory partners.
John Waller
Program Manager
jcwaller@nmsu.edu
solving new mexico's small business challenges
New Mexico's Small Business Assistance (NMSBA)
The NMSBA program assists for-profit small businesses in New Mexico with technical and/or business challenges. Arrowhead Center, as a contractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), brings the unique resources of New Mexico State University through faculty and staff to assist in a variety of technical and/or business challenges.
How NMSBA Works
Working teams for NMSBA projects are comprised of cross-disciplinary groups of technology entrepreneurs, technical staff, subject matter experts, and inter-disciplinary graduate students to help small business in the following areas:
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of product
- Technology Demonstration and Validation of product
- Technology Product Usability Testing of product
- Technology Feasibility Demonstration of business or technical aspects
The team works directly with clients to complete tasks specific to their needs and that will add value to their business. Assistance is provided at no cost to the business. The assistance provided must not be available through the private sector at a reasonable cost.
Signup to be a Subject Matter Expert!
The NMSBA program is looking to expand expertise offered to New Mexico startups. If you are a faculty member, instructor, or graduate student at NMSU or DACC with technical or commercial expertise, please fill out the interest form below. The NMSBA team will be in touch shortly!.