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"Building Lea County's economy one business at a time."
Located on the campus of New Mexico Junior College in the new Training and Outreach Facility at 4000 West Millen Drive, the Small Business Development Center is the leader in providing quality small business assistance in Lea County. We want to ensure that you get all the help you need to prosper in today's competitive environment. Whether you are just getting started, expanding, or already established in the communities of Lea County, we're here to help you every step of the way.
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We are committed to providing quality direct assistance, entrepreneurial education, and resource links for potential and existing small business to strengthen the economy of New Mexico.
This mission is implemented daily by a dedicated staff so that entrepreneurs and small business owners are empowered to contribute to the economic development of Lea County through:
Creation and retention of jobs
Increased sales revenue
Investment of new capital
Longevity of small business
2008 New Mexico Junior College - Small Business Development Center Star Client
The Third Day, LLC: Mitchell Baxter
Five years ago Mitchell formed an LLC with his parents and purchased an existing business. Through Mitchell’s hard work during the past five years, the sales space of the original business has been expanded to four times the original size and the sales volume has tripled from the first year’s sales. This increase has also created five new jobs with the total work force now numbering eight employees. The original product lines included trees, shrubs, bedding plants, and lawn and garden chemicals. During the past five years, new product lines that have been introduced have included organic fertilizers, ponds and pond care products, Christmas ornaments and live Christmas trees, garden flags, outdoor bistro furniture sets, outdoor décor, wind chimes, bath and body supplies, candles, and faith oriented decorations.
One of the unexpected discoveries during the past five years of operation has been the amount of physical labor involved in operating the business. Another pleasant surprise has been how well the sale of wind chimes has been. This was the first new product line selected by Mitchell. A high end product was chosen and the sales volume has exceeded all expectations. The vendor who supplies the garden flags sold by The Third Day indicated to Mitchell that his business has the highest sales volume of any company in the territory which includes Albuquerque and other market areas much larger than Hobbs.
Brandon Hunt was the business specialist at the SBDC at New Mexico Junior College who assisted with the startup of The Third Day. Mitchell mentioned that the quality business plan developed with the assistance of the SBDC at New Mexico Junior College assured the acquisition of the business loan utilized to purchase the business. The SBDC was praised by this client for assisting with the completion of the loan application. Mitchell’s mother who is an accountant and used to volumes of paperwork, said the application process was certainly simplified with the assistance given by Mr. Hunt. The assistance with the creation of the company logo was another service provided by the SBDC that was deemed especially helpful.
Mitchell’s plans include continued growth and expansion during the next several years. He has a very optimistic outlook for the economic growth in Lea County and is excited about the future in this booming part of New Mexico.
Our services include business counseling from experts on financing, marketing and business planning. We also offer workshops designed to help small business owners succeed. Our office staff is bilingual and can offer all services in Spanish.
The RESOURCE CENTER has a broad selection of resource materials on managing and growing a small business. This includes a selection of Entrepreneur Guides, periodicals, magazines, videos, DVDs and books on expanding or starting a business. These resources can be checked out and reviewed by SBDC clients in their own home. Our Resource Center is linked with the Estacado Library Information Network (ELIN) program. This provides an added convenience for our clients located in the various communities of Lea County and expands the resources made available by accessing public and private library collections.
Local Business Resource Partners
New Mexico Junior College - Continuing Education 575.392.5544
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce 575.397.3202
Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce 575.393.1030
MainStreet Hobbs 575.391.7651
Economic Development Corporation of Lea County 575.397.2039
Lovington Chamber of Commerce 575.396.5311
Job Service Employer Council 575.393.5180
Business Partners in Action
Eunice Chamber of Commerce 575.394.2755
Tatum Chamber of Commerce
Jal Chamber of Commerce 575.395.2620
New Mexico Health Insurance Alliance 800.204.4700
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To take advantage of our innovative services and allow the SBDC to help you with your business ideas, contact us at:
New Mexico Junior College
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Training & Outreach Center
1 Thunderbird Circle
Phone: 575.492.4700
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Robert M. Bensing, EdD., Director
Brandon E. Hunt, Business Specialist
Anita Salcedo Thomas, Department Secretary
New Mexico SBDC is partially funded under Cooperative agreement No 7-603001-Z-0032-19 by the U.S. Small Business Development Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Development Administration through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of all the co-sponsors or participants' opinions, findings, conclusions, recommendations, products or services. All of SBDC's programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Special arrangements for the handicapped will be made if requested in advance.
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