Business Resources

Business Registrations

Anyone wishing to engage in business within the unincorporated areas of Sandoval County must file a registration form with the Sandoval County Clerk's Office and obtain a valid business license. View the new business registration form.

As of January 1, 2020, New Mexico state statute requires lodgers' tax remittance and business registration compliance for short-term rentals (STRs). The lodgers' tax rate in Sandoval County is 5% (0.05) on the total daily room rate charged. The annual business registration fee is $35.

Outdoor Business Assistance Program

A New Kind of Resource for New Mexico's Outdoor Rec Companies

Now is the ideal time to build and launch your marketing strategy. As the economy roars back, the old ways of doing business are not coming with it.

Customers have new behaviors and expect to discover experiences in new ways and through different channels. This means it is time to refresh your marketing strategy to stay relevant and grow sales.

Creative Startups, based in New Mexico, has accelerated growth in over 500 companies around the world. With expertise in applied learning, their courses are beloved by entrepreneurs seeking hands-on, practical knowledge that has immediate effects on business growth.

The resource is for New Mexico-based business owners seeking to:

• Increase marketing reach and decrease marketing expense
• Gain new customers and tap into more markets
• Drive traffic to their website and convert to sales
• Simplify social media and newsletters
• Create compelling, low-cost graphic designs

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Small Business Development Centers

The New Mexico SBDCs provide small business assistance with planning, marketing, financing, small business start-up, entrepreneur training, and other specialized areas to help grow and strengthen businesses in New Mexico.

Whether you have an established business or want to start a new one, you can obtain no-cost confidential assistance in these areas:

• Business expansion
• Business start-up
• Business plan development
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Financing
• Marketing
• Management
• Tax and legal resources
• Human resource issues
• E-commerce
• Government contracting
• International trade
• Buying and selling a business