Mission
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at NMSU Doña Ana Community College can help you achieve your dreams! We offer no-cost, confidential, quality counseling and guidance for business owners, prospective owners, and managers. Whether you have been in business for some time or are starting or purchasing a business, the SBDC can help you address many issues.
What We Offer
Whether you own or are thinking about starting a business, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Dona Ana Community College's team of professional advisors provide one-on-one confidential consultations at no cost. We offer assistance with how to manage a business, develop a business plan, create marketing strategies, and find financial resources. Additionally, we will provide assistance with how to prepare the business loan package for a lender. Seminars and workshops are also available to improve business and management opportunities.
The SBDC at DACC, serving Dona Ana and Sierra Counties, is a member of the New Mexico SBDC Network comprised of 19 centers across the state. It also provides assistance with government contracting through the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) Program as well as International trade through the International Business Accelerator (IBA) program.
Specialized Consulting
Specialized one-on-one, confidential consulting can help you develop an individualized plan for your business and create alternatives for solving marketing problems, including record keeping, accounting, and inventory control.
Business Education
The SBDC staff offers individualized workshops on various topics such as business management, marketing, record keeping, cyber security, disaster assistance, and business planning. These workshops can help you avoid serious and costly mistakes.
The SBDC offers business consulting on various subjects, including business start-ups, effective marketing strategies, writing a business plan, business financials, and other areas of concern you may have identified. In addition, special arrangements can be made for an SBDC consultant to visit your business site to discuss strategies.
Our team of experienced, professional business consultants can help you:
- Develop a business plan to start a new business or make an established business more efficient
- Develop a marketing plan
- Learn effective record-keeping, management, accounting, processes, and inventory control.
- Create alternatives for solving business marketing issues
- Find financial resources and prepare business loan packages
- Improve your business and management skills through seminars and workshops
- Explore business ownership opportunities
- Develop an exit or succession plan
Programs
Catalog
An index of noncredit programs provided by the Small Business Development Center and WDCR