Public-Private Partnerships
October 2011
Santa Fe’s PureColor, Inc. (SFBI client) and the New Mexico Small Business Association are proud to announce a recently established partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Lab is supporting PureColor with $20,000 of in-kind services, includes usage of facilities and high tech imaging equipment, as well as personnel and analytical chemistry services to aid ongoing product development efforts. This is a great example of public-private partnership, New Mexico’s strong sense of community, and the Lab’s efforts to support local entrepreneurs.
SFBI is proud to be awarded a PNM Reduce Your Use Grant, through the PNM Resource Foundation. The foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations across New Mexico who are committed to energy efficiency. With our grant funds we are purchasing new energy efficient kitchen appliances and Smart Strip surge protectors for SFBI client companies. Thank You PNM!
The Business Weekly 2011 awards recognized SFBI’s leader, an SFBI client and graduate! The Who’s Who in Technology awards includes people who have made important contributions to moving technology in New Mexico, regardless of their field. The honorees were selected by a panel of experts in technology. Congratulations go to: Marie Longserre, President/CEO of SFBI (Facilitator Category), Rick Sanders, Phase One Ventures (Investor Category) and David Franklin, TheRealPlanet.com (Entrepreneur Category). Thank you Business Weekly for recognizing our colleagues.
Our thanks to all who attended SFBI’s Open House in December. It was a successful networking event with over 200 attendees. It was a great opportunity for people to tour the facility and visit with SFBI Clients and Economic Development Partners. A special ‘thank you’ to Mayor Coss for his kind words of support. A BIG thank you to our partners for their efforts setting up displays, providing invaluable information about their programs.
Santa Fe Business Incubator is pleased to announce the launch of their new Co-working Program. On October 1, 2010, SFBI opened the doors to a co-working office, providing dedicated, furnished workstations, access to SFBI’s Council of Business Advisors, meeting rooms, wi-fi, shared office equipment, networking opportunities and access to on-site workshops, seminars and business-related events to entrepreneurs in the community who need the space, resources and know-how to grow their businesses to long-term success.
