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Caroline Lee feels that Northern New Mexico and Santa Fe have 鈥渇antastic resources鈥� for small business owners, founders and entrepreneurs. However, she fears not enough of them are aware.

鈥淲e have found that it is sometimes not easy for these people to find the resources they need to help their businesses and, often, they need those resources quite quickly,鈥� Lee said. 鈥淚t takes a bit of legwork to get to the right people to solve your business problems.鈥�

That鈥檚 where programs like the newly launched come into play. It was created in partnership with New Mexico State University鈥檚 Arrowhead Center and the Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, which will aid with funding.

鈥淭he Navigator program is about working smarter and making sure our small businesses can quickly connect to the resources they need,鈥� OED Director Johanna Nelson said in a statement. 鈥淏y partnering with Arrowhead Center, we鈥檙e ensuring that Santa Fe鈥檚 entrepreneurs don鈥檛 have to navigate challenges alone; they have a clear path to support growth and opportunity.鈥�

Lee, the senior program manager, said Navigator is exclusive to founders, owners and entrepreneurs who live or work in Santa Fe. The program helps small businesses generate revenue, create jobs and build a strong foundation for conducting work in the city.

Once a business signs up for the program, it officially becomes a client of Navigator. From there, Lee conducts one-on-one consultations to discuss a business鈥� needs and 鈥渦ntangle鈥� what the issues are. There is no timeline for the program, she said, as long as someone needs help, the 鈥渄oor is always open.鈥�

Lee said the program has both direct resources and core partners that have a 鈥渓ong history鈥� of helping the small business community. That includes the Santa Fe Business Incubator, Regional Development Corp., the Women鈥檚 Economic Self-Sufficiency Team, the New Mexico Angels and SCORE鈥檚 Northern New Mexico branch.

Navigator is also putting together a micro-grant program, which Lee anticipates will go live in the near future. Applications and awards will be administered and overseen by the Arrowhead Center and RDC.

Lee noted that there are plenty of community events for small businesses and, in an effort to get more eyes on them, Navigator curates a calendar to 鈥渟hine a spotlight鈥� on them and get others involved. Navigator also offers a Native American Services program with dedicated OED liaison Deborah Torres, as well as Spanish-speaking resources, Lee said.

鈥淔rom an economic development standpoint, the ability to have a centralized place for resources for small businesses is such a huge undertaking, which is why it鈥檚 hard to put together,鈥� Lee said. 鈥淏ut once you have it, it鈥檚 such a wonderful resource to the community.鈥�