Los Alamos Small Business Development Center

The Los Alamos Small Business Development Center offers FREE, confidential business consulting, training courses, resources and business plan assistance for northern New Mexico businesses. Whether you already own a small business or are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, the SBDC can help you climb the ladder of success. We will work with you to get on the right track and support you as you face the challenges of today's business climate.

2010 Los Alamos Success Client... NMC

The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is a non-profit research and educational institution established in 2006 by the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to achieve common objectives:

1. Strategic partnerships with government, industry and other universities,
2. New research and educational programs in the state, and
3. Collaborative opportunities for students, faculty and staff that support recruitment and retention.

Since its inception, the NMC has seen remarkable growth, doubling in size every year for the last 4 years. In FY11, the NMC had $25M in grants and contracts, occupied 20,000 square feet of space in the Los Alamos Research Park, earned a gross income of $3.5M and employed ~70 employees (~20 FTE).

Continued growth of the NMC in Los Alamos depends on expanding the NMC’s research portfolio to include laboratory research. NMC was just approved for a $2M Economic Development Grant by the County to develop laboratory facilities to establish world-class laboratory infrastructure in Los Alamos’ Entrada Research Park to attract Dr. Richard Sayer of the Donald Danforth Institute Plant Science Center, St. Louis, and his research team. Dr. Sayer and his team bring with them $4.5M in research programs to the NMC. These programs will bring together scientific talent from universities, LANL and industry to perform biological research in areas that include vaccine delivery, the control of mosquitoes that carry malaria and cost-competitive solutions to bio-energy challenges. The addition of the 24,000 square foot laboratory facility will also create $6M in additional wages in the first year alone.

Additional benefits from NMC’s upcoming activity is the potential for commercialization of aspects of Dr. Sayer’s research. These commercial activities would have a high likelihood of being developed in Los Alamos, where they can benefit from proximity to Sayer’s guidance and supporting staff and facilities.
The NMC’s business plan and track record strongly support the county and state economic growth and diversification strategies.

• NMC brings millions in new economic activity to the county and the state. In the past 3 years, the NMC has attracted $15 million in grants and contracts for research and education programs to Los Alamos that would not have otherwise come to the county as well as $10M in LANL contracts.
• NMC creates high quality technical jobs. The current average salary in the NMC is ~$60K on an annual basis. 80% of the positions are technical.
• NMC supports recruitment and retention of technical staff. This unique partnership of the County, LANL and the NMC together has assembled a package capable of attracting a nationally recruited, world-class research scientist.




The Los Alamos Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is the place to visit for no-charge, confidential, professional advisement and support.

If you are interested in learning more about what we can do for you and your business, please send us an email and Follow us on Twitter to receive updates regarding upcoming workshops and business tips.

The SBDC offers:

• Free one-on-one business counseling
• Training workshops for small business
• Referrals to local resources
• Sponsorship of local Youth Business Grant Program

Topics include:

• Bookkeeping & Accounting
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Business Start-up & Financing
• Gross Receipts Tax
• Marketing
• Management Assessment
• Management Policy
• Business Plan Development
• Productivity Issues
• Proposal Preparation

Our workshop series uses expert presenters to address the educational needs of small businesses and organizations in Los Alamos. Customized training courses/programs can be developed by special arrangement.

Valuable workshop topics include:

• Legal Forms and Issues
• Tax Preparation
• Advertising & Public Relations
• Marketing & Customer Service
• Recruiting & Team Building
• Leadership & Management Skills
• Business Plan Development
• Time Management & Productivity Issues
• Bookkeeping and Accounting
• Personnel Policies and Issues
• Cash Flow Analysis

Local Business Partners
Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce
Los Alamos MainStreet
Los Alamos Business Incubation Program
Coronado Ventures Forum
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos Research Park

For more information or to sign up for one of our workshops, please call (505) 662-0004 or click here to view our current schedule.

Don Wright, Center Director
Emiley Bainbridge, Certified Business Analyst
Bryan Farmer, Certified Business Analyst
Heather Campbell, Administrative Assistant
UNM-Los Alamos
Small Business Development Center
190 Central Park Square
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 661-4803
(505) 662-0099 fax

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

If you are interested in learning more about what we can do for you and your business, please send us an email.