The Path To Prosperity

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By City Alive

March 12, 2020

Growing New Opportunities


The path to prosperity in Albuquerque starts with homegrown businesses. City Alive partners believe that anyone, regardless of race, income, and background, should have the support and resources they need to turn good ideas into opportunities to succeed.

This week we bring you two stories that show what happens when Albuquerque joins forces to support homegrown business leaders.

Together, we can contribute to a more prosperous and equitable Albuquerque for all who seek it.



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How Yadira Exited a Cycle of Debt.


What happens when you trust low-income families to know what is best for them?


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When Yadira Armendariz was pregnant with her third child, she knew that the income from her husband’s construction job wasn’t going to be enough to keep them afloat. But she found the support she needed to build a successful and growing childcare business through the Family Independence Initiative and Nusenda.

How Yadira Exited a Cycle of Debt


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The ABQ Collective: An Accidental Incubator.


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In 2000, Katherine and Bob Riolo were selling birdhouses on the side of the road in Corrales. Now they run a full-service entrepreneur co-op. Without meaning to, Katherine Riolo admits, they’ve pioneered a new business incubator. “Definitely by accident,” she laughs.

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Our Call to Join Forces is where your idea to improve Albuquerque’s entrepreneurial ecosystem finds the partnerships and collaborators that can move it from idea into action.


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Connecting the Dots...


From getting a loan, to accessing training and support, our city’s hardworking entrepreneurs and their families don’t always get a fair hand. City Alive is one of the ways Albuquerque leaders come together to change that. Through City Alive, leaders and their organizations, collaborate to ensure that all hard working entrepreneurs in Albuquerque—regardless of race, income, or background—have the support and resources they need to turn good ideas into business that succeed.

Learn more about our partners.


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