Arrowhead Center offers a full range of student entrepreneurship programs designed to meet students where they are, whether you are exploring your first business idea, launching a startup, or learning to invest in other ventures. Our entrepreneurship programs for students at NMSU provide free mentorship, hands-on learning, and real-world experience that builds resume-ready skills for the classroom and the job market. From K–12 through graduate school, our programs are open to students at every stage and every background. Explore the student startup programs below and find the path that fits your goals.
The Nusenda FinTech Lab at Arrowhead Center fosters innovation in financial technology by providing mentorship, resources, and business development support to entrepreneurs creating solutions that transform financial services and expand community impact.
Studio G is Arrowhead Center’s student business incubator, providing free resources, mentorship, and networking to help NMSU students and recent alumni launch, grow, and scale their business ideas across a wide range of industries.
The Bold Idea Challenge is a pitch competition for NMSU students and Borderplex community members to bring their ideas to life across UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) categories, with an emphasis on Technology/Fintech. Presented by the Nusenda FinTech Lab, the challenge builds problem-solving, presentation, and pitching skills while offering recognition, prizes, and a resume-worthy entrepreneurial experience
Innoventure is Arrowhead Center’s K–12 entrepreneurship education program, inspiring students across New Mexico and the Borderplex to think creatively, solve problems, and explore possibilities through hands-on lessons, camps, and competitions.
Aggie I-Corps is Arrowhead Center’s innovation training program, helping students, faculty, and researchers explore the commercial potential of their research-based ideas through mentorship, funding, and hands-on learning focused on customer discovery and market fit.
The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship strengthens the region's student startup programs and entrepreneurial ecosystem by fostering innovation, supporting new ventures, and expanding access to capital for student and community business growth.
FIRE Venture Fellows is a competitive program training NMSU and UTEP students in venture capital and startup investment. Over one semester, fellows gain hands-on experience evaluating real companies and developing investment theses in their chosen sectors.
