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Free Learning Resources for
Food Enterprises
Explore practical tools and recorded webinars created to help food and retail businesses grow sustainably. From funding readiness to operational strategies, these free resources offer guidance and inspiration for every stage of your business journey.
Loan Readiness and Borrower Best Practices with Vida Mejor Capital
Join Julie Cranston and Scott Lopez of Vida Mejor Capital and New Mexico Food Pathways as they share insights on loan readiness and responsible borrowing. This webinar explores how understanding your business’s impact and financial outcomes can strengthen your ability to attract lenders. Topics include financial management, credit health, building relationships with bankers, identifying predatory lending, and preparing complete loan applications
Capital Ready: Preparing Native-Owned Food and Ag Businesses for Grant and Lending
"Capital Ready" helps Native-owned food and ag businesses understand the basics of grants and loans. It covers key documents and systems needed to become capital ready and highlights funding opportunities for Native and rural businesses.
Employment Services Overview from NM Department of Workforce Solutions
This webinar from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions provides an overview of their Employment Services Division, highlighting support for job seekers, collaboration with businesses and schools, and access to services through 26 America’s Job Centers across the state.
Business Development Basics
This webinar provides essential business development strategies tailored for both Native-owned and non-Native-owned food enterprises and food retail businesses. It is the first installment in a four-part series designed to strengthen business fundamentals, financial readiness, and long-term sustainability
Building a Strong Workforce: Hiring, Training, and Retaining Rural Talent
"Building a Strong Workforce" focuses on hiring, training, and retaining talent in rural food and ag businesses. It covers workforce needs, effective hiring and training practices, and strategies to build loyalty and keep great employees.
Food Business Resource Series: Business Consulting Resources
The Food Business Resource Series is a collaborative initiative between New Mexico Food Pathways and the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute. This series is designed to connect food entrepreneurs across New Mexico with practical business consulting services, tools, knowledge, and resources to support sustainable growth.
Food Business Resource Series: Ag and Tax
The Food Business Resource Series is a collaborative initiative between New Mexico Food Pathways and the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute. This particular series focuses on tax and accounting, offering guidance specific to agricultural businesses in New Mexico.
Food Business Resource Series: Grants and Loans
The Food Business Resource Series is a collaborative initiative between New Mexico Food Pathways and the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute. This video provides information on microgrants and innovative financing options available in New Mexico.
Food Business Resource Series: NMSU CES
The Food Business Resource Series is a collaborative initiative between New Mexico Food Pathways and the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute. This video series features business resources from the Arrowhead Center at NMSU.