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06/04/2026

SAFE Grants Are Now Open! 🚨

SAFE Grants are still open for applications. These grants are for Santa Fe small businesses that have been affected by a crime incident in the past year or are looking to implement crime prevention and safety improvements.

SAFE is part of the Office of Economic Development's Community Investment Program, brought to you in partnership with the City's Community Services Department.

- Learn more: santafenm.gov/safe-santa-fe-grant-program
- Apply here: joinsourcelink.com (SAFE Grant application)

06/03/2026

¡Únete para esta próxima serie! Se ofrecerán refrigerios gratis.

🔗 https://clients.wesst.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=10460065

06/03/2026

¡Se ofrecerán refrigerios gratis! Esta serie de cinco sesiones de Herramientas para tu Negocio está diseñada para introducir a empresarios prospectivos y dueños de pequeños negocios a las herramientas fundamentales necesarias para construir un negocio sostenible. Las sesiones pueden tomarse como una serie completa o de manera individual, dependiendo de las necesidades de cada participante.

Regístrate ahora: https://clients.wesst.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=10460065

06/02/2026

🚀 Grow your business with the City of Santa Fe's SPUR Grant Program!

Eligible businesses can apply for reimbursement-based grants of up to $20,000 to support expansion, modernization, marketing, equipment upgrades, professional services, and more.

📅 Applications are open through June 30.

Learn more and apply today!

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

We have so many new national small business initiatives launching that we decided to tell you about ALL of them in one upcoming webinar! ✨

🔗Register now: awbc.org/resources

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to scale, this free info session is designed for small business owners who are ready to grow with the right tools, funding opportunities, and support behind them.

Come learn, connect, and leave with a plan and resources to confidently take your next step.

You’ll walk away with:
💸Grant opportunities you can apply for NOW
📝Free training to strengthen your business skills
💳 Credit counseling and financial resources
🎟️ Invitations to events and summits designed for entrepreneurs
👀 First look at A BRAND NEW OFFER — and you’ll get first access!

This one session could make all the difference in where your business goes next.

06/01/2026

See you this Thursday! Still time to register: https://clients.wesst.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=20460058

Join us next Thursday for our next session of Her Voice, Her Story with Monica Jojola, Teena Redhorse, M.Eng, PE, PMP, and Kali Orozco, facilitated by Heather C. Gomez. Whether you are just starting out or scaling your business, Her Voice, Her Story will leave you inspired and empowered.

https://clients.wesst.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=20460058

05/31/2026

Roman McCabe, based in Farmington, NM, is a rodeo announcer and the owner of McCabe Experiential Learning , specializing in team dynamics, consultation, and facilitation.

"The support WESST has provided for my business feels like they want me to be successful with my business and life. It has given me that confidence when the hard days of business happen."

Learn more about him on our website: https://www.wesst.org/post/mccabe-experiential-learning

05/30/2026

I am deeply honored and grateful to share this news: as a Japanese calligrapher, I have been selected as one of the artists for SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico at The Harwood Art Center.

The exhibition will run from June 11 through July 25 and will feature two of my works. As part of the program, I am honored to receive an award and participate in a series of professional development workshops.

I feel truly fortunate to be standing at a new starting line at this stage of my life. After a series of injuries and hand surgery, I found myself naturally returning to the Japanese elements I had once intentionally set aside to be accepted and assimilate into American society. Perhaps the time has come to reclaim a missing piece of myself and allow it to take its place in the work I do today.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunities I have been given in New Mexico and for the many people who have supported me over the years.

Moving forward, whether in piano, calligraphy, or other fields, I will try not to label or categorize myself. I will simply follow what feels right in each moment and let it shape my work, wherever it leads, in whatever form it takes.

WESST

05/29/2026

Lifting Literacy Across New Mexico 📚

The Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant, implemented by the State of New Mexico’s Public Education Department (PED) and Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD), aims to improve the pre-literacy skills of children under age 5 and increase the percentage of students who meet the state’s language and literacy proficiency standards by providing families and educators with high‑quality instructional materials, training in their use, and essential classroom literacy resources.

How Do You Apply?
Submit an application by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Access the application by visiting https://tinyurl.com/mpm6yw4h.

View the Birth – Age 3 flyer here https://tinyurl.com/5h3ux5vy.
View the Age 3 – 5 flyer here https://tinyurl.com/yxmefdj3.

La subvención del Programa Estatal de Desarrollo Integral de la Alfabetización (CLSD), implementada por el Departamento de Educación Pública de Nuevo México (PED) y el Departamento de Educación y Atención a la Primera Infancia (ECECD), tiene como objetivo mejorar las habilidades de prealfabetización de los niños menores de 5 años y aumentar el porcentaje de alumnos que cumplen con los estándares estatales de competencia lingüística y de alfabetización, proporcionando a las familias y a los educadores materiales didácticos de alta calidad, formación para su uso y recursos esenciales de alfabetización para el aula.

¿Cómo se presenta la solicitud?
Envía tu solicitud antes de las 17:00 horas del lunes 1 de junio de 2026.

Acceda a la solicitud visitando https://tinyurl.com/mpm6yw4h.

Vea el folleto para edades de nacimiento a 3 años aquí https://tinyurl.com/5h3ux5vy.
Vea el folleto para edades de 3 a 5 años aquí https://tinyurl.com/yxmefdj3.

Visit nmececd.org for more information about early childhood programs and resources. Be sure to follow to join our community and stay updated! ✨