Women's economic selfsufficiency team, corp. (albuquerque)

Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team, Corp. (Wesst) received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. Wesst will deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services to women entrepreneurs and economically disadvantaged business owners across New Mexico. Services include business training, financial literacy education, technical assistance, business counseling, and capacity-building support designed to help women-owned small businesses start, grow, and sustain viable enterprises while removing discriminatory barriers to economic participation.

Operating through its multi-location service delivery model spanning Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Las Cruces, Roswell, and Farmington, Wesst will provide one-on-one business counseling, business incubation and acceleration services, financial management education, and networking opportunities. As a federally-designated Women's Business Center and intermediary lender, Wesst leverages this award alongside its existing microloan operations and complementary SBA and Minority Business Development Agency funding to serve underserved women and minority entrepreneurs across the state.