Sunday, January 15, 2012

Small Business Grant | "Anderson School offers consulting"

By : Journal Staff 
Source : http://www.abqjournal.com
Category : Small Business Grant 

The Anderson School of Management is offering free consulting services to small New Mexico technology businesses to help them find larger markets and better financial returns.

“This program helps New Mexico develop skilled talent and our businesses to develop their markets,” said Sul Kassicieh, UNM Distinguished Professor and Anderson’s endowed chair in economic development.

Students and their faculty advisors in the Management of Technology Program at the Anderson School are now accepting applications will analyze markets, competitors, value propositions, the disruptive technology commercialization path and financial forecasts.

The consultations are free to small New Mexico tech companies who have less than 500 employees and a state gross receipts tax ID number, the Anderson School said in a news release.

The program can offer the services for free thanks to funding from Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program. The funding pays for student time as well as faculty mentorship.

“The grants … help small New Mexico companies enhance their business and give our students a great experience working with real companies,” Kassicieh said.

The service is in addition to consultations offered by the UNM Small Business Institute at the Anderson School to help small non-tech business owners create business, expansion, and marketing plans for a $500 fee. More than 200 small tech companies have received free help from NMSBA over the past 15 years.

Source : http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/01/16/biz/outlook/anderson-school-offers-consulting.html