One of the obstacles most commonly reported by entrepreneurs — particularly first-time business owners — is the difficulty obtaining capital to start or expand a business. WESST helps to fill this gap by providing small business loans for women and other entrepreneurs who encounter this difficulty. As a microlender, we specialize in financing viable businesses that don’t meet the criteria of banks or other traditional lenders.

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Women's Business Center

One-on-One Consulting and Training Designed to Help Women Become Self Sufficient Through Self Employment

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Client Stories

"WESST empowered us from the very beginning. I am grateful for the inspiration they gave to both me and my daughter to take the next steps and believe we can do it."

Faith Archie
Active Bodies Focused Minds Childcare LLC
Roswell Region

"WESST provided personal services that met my needs. Starting a small business is very scary, but they have made it possible for me, and my family is so proud of what I have been able to do."

Diana Henson
Mrs. Bee’s Children’s Books, LLC
Roswell Region

"WESST and Patty Sipe gave me the support and services I needed to launch my business. They believed in me as an entrepreneur and as a person, helping me with the funding needed to make my dream possible."

Anika Gusterman Amon
AGA Smör, LLC
Santa Fe Region

"I always want to inspire women who are struggling in this economy, and I want to give them the confidence to pursue and achieve their dreams, like WESST has helped me pursue my own."

Josefina Verduzco
Casa Fina Mexican Cuisine
Albuquerque Region

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WESST Enterprise Center

WESST Enterprise Center, a mixed-use business incubation facility in east downtown Albuquerque. The Silver LEED-certified incubator is a hub for entrepreneurship and small business development in Albuquerque and beyond. The 37,000-square-foot facility offers state-of-the-art amenities and business assistance programs for up to 20 light manufacturing, service, professional and technology businesses. Today, the Enterprise Center is home to small business members in the technology, health care and biotechnology industries.

WESST is a home to entrepreneurs providing a support system of consulting, training, incubation, and lending to help all New Mexicans start, strengthen, and grow their small businesses through sustainable business models, financial empowerment, and job creation.

WESST es un hogar para los emprendedores, brindando un sistema de apoyo a través de asesoria, capacitación, incubación y financiamiento para ayudar a todos los Nuevo Mexicanos a iniciar, fortalecer y hacer crecer sus pequeñas empresas mediante modelos de negocio sostenibles, empoderamiento financiero y la creación de empleos.