On Turning Mayors into Entrepreneurial Ambassadors Photo Credit: Alison GoldBy Alison Gold, founder of Optimistic AnthropologyJune 11, 2019Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinLast month, City Alive was invited to present at the Kauffman Foundation’s annual Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship in Kansas City. The conference brings mayors, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship experts together to discuss ways to promote startup activity and encourage higher levels of entrepreneurship …
On Supporting Young Innovators: A talk with Kyle GuinPhoto Credit: Shutter BombsBy City AliveMay 22, 2019Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinWhen it comes to keeping and attracting young innovators in our state, opportunities are key. Over the last five years, education institutions and leaders in the private, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors have been making investments to generate more opportunities, especially in the realm of …
Education and Employment – Evolving to Bridge the Workforce GapBy Angelo Gonzales | Chief Strategy Officer, United Way of Central New Mexico Jessica Nojek | Executive Director, Mission: Graduate, United Way of Central New Mexico May 22, 2019Graduation season is upon us, and with that, we asked the experts at Mission: Graduate to give us a window into their evolving …
Buy Local, Invest in Our EconomyMay 8, 2019Image: Felix Mauro Torres, Owner & Operator of Southwest Heritage Mill Local shops encourage it. It is on signs at farmers markets. The “buy local” message is a call to collectively lift up local businesses. But it isn’t just about “feeling good”. Buying locally has real economic advantages that make us all better …
How to Reimagine Native Creative EconomiesBy Lee Francis IV | Owner, Native Realities LLCApril 24, 2019Photo of artist Rod Velarde, Indigenous Comic Con 2016 The Land of Mañana. It implies an ease of life; one in which you have no cares or worries till tomorrow. It’s a phrase of warmth and sunsets, of living life at a different speed. It’s …
Top 7 Reasons New Mexico is Perfect for the Space IndustryBy Casey DeRaad | Founder and Director, New Space New MexicoApril 2, 2019We are on the cusp of a new Space Age. The space industry anticipates more advances in the next decades than we have seen since the launch of Sputnik in 1957.The space industry is becoming less sci-fi and …
First, Fix the Roof:How community stabilization loans increase entrepreneurship in communities of color.For many entrepreneurs of color, the first step to owning a business begins long before applying for a business loan. It begins with a roof repair. It begins with a new timing belt. It begins with finding reliable, affordable childcare. The barriers to business ownership for entrepreneurs of …
Why Big Organizations Support Small Square, CNM, Nusenda are part of a new wave of entrepreneurial supportTo be successful, a startup needs to be profitable, marketable and scalable. It also needs to be attractive to qualified employees, pay competitively, have solid financial backing and access to liquid capital. Easy, right? The high cost and high risk of startup entrepreneurship is …
Welcoming New Leaders to City AliveJanuary 24, 2019 Last month we announced our new goal: Working together to close the gap in business ownership and leadership with a focus on people of color. To make sure that we live up to this goal in the years to come, we’ve added pivotal leaders in Albuquerque to our team. City Alive’s leadership …
What does it mean to be an ‘ecosystem’ anyway? The internet is a web. The interstate is an artery. The economy is an ecosystem. For the human brain, explaining complex ideas with analogy and metaphor helps us relate and understand quickly. In the case of the economic metaphor, however, the imagery not only works to explain the complexity of inputs …
