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Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
~478 over 4 years
Effort
1 to 2 days
Can you get this?
✓Must be a New Mexico entrepreneur or business
✓Small business loans available via CDFI microlender
✓Consulting open to any stage of business
✓No discrimination by race, sex, age, disability
Your real odds
WESST has supported 478 businesses over 2021–2025, so volume is steady but not massive, and your odds depend on your application quality rather than beating a crowd of competitors on a single deadline.
Applications are rolling, and approval hinges on your loan application and business plan quality because WESST operates as a CDFI, not a grant competition with fixed selection rounds.
What it takes
Contact WESST to discuss eligibility1 to 2 days
Develop or refine your business plan1 to 4 weeks
Submit application with required documents1 to 2 weeks
Worth knowing
WESST's consulting and lending services work together, and at least one client was guided step by step through the loan process with help developing the business plan, so engaging their free consulting before you apply is worth doing.
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