El Monte Sagrado
The NMML block is sold out.  Additional rooms will be offered at 15% off the best available rate.  Please contact Amanda Romero directly at 575-737-9892 if you wish to take advantage of this special offer.

Sagebrush Inn
All rooms are sold out.  Feel free to check for any cancellations by calling the hotel directly at 800-428-3626. 

Comfort Suites
All rooms are sold out.  Feel free to check for any cancellations by calling the hotel directly at 888-751-1555.

CORRECTION:
The Hotel Don Fernando de Taos’ phone number is 575-758-4444. 

NMML  Annual Conference PROGRAM CORRECTION:
Thursday Fun Run & Walk begins with registration at 6:30 am at Taos High School Baseball Field Parking Lot, and shotgun start at 7:00 am.

The League’s Board of Directors endorsed the project as part of our efforts to support and expand economic development in our state, including in the villages and small towns where 690,000 of New Mexico’s 2.1 million people live.

The project launched in March, giving cities all winter to tailor materials to their specific needs, to update their websites and to test the new system.

Building Private Business

 The Center for Economic and Policy Research ranks New Mexico third among states with the highest number of public-sector employees per capita, with almost 20 percent of its residents employed by the government. These jobs elevate the quality of life in New Mexico, but we need to create more private sector jobs and become less dependent on state, federal and other government entities for employment.

More growth in the private sector would make New Mexico less vulnerable to external budgets and expand the economy through increased gross receipts taxes, which support about 70 percent of municipal spending.

Until now, our economic development agencies have emphasized attracting outside employers to the area because this activity delivers the largest and most visible results. But those employers traditionally flock to our largest cities, leaving small towns at a competitive disadvantage. Unless a small-town entrepreneur knows of the many federal and state programs that exist and can drive to the closest one to explore its services, he loses out and his community is denied employment opportunities and increased local tax revenue.

Invitation to Success

The New Mexico Municipal League believes we can help private sector growth by putting information about resources directly in the hands of the entrepreneurs and business owners who visit municipal offices to register or re-register their ventures. By encouraging business startups and encouraging businesses to join the system, communities reap tangible economic benefits.

A business owner registering with their municipality will receive a packet of business resource information that includes a greeting from the mayor, an explanation of how registration helps her, information about how to plan and launch a business and where to get help. A city website will offer more resources, including a link to Finance New Mexico, our partner in this project and a clearinghouse for free and low-cost business resources since 2007.

If the business owner renews his/her registration by mail, they will receive a flier inviting them to visit the town website or talk to municipal employees about business-building resources. Communities too small to host their own websites will direct business owners directly to the Finance New Mexico website, where they can learn where to find financing, mentoring and other assistance.

 Click here to go to Finance New Mexico for more information