SOUTH VALLEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER Whether you already own a small business or are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, the Small Business Development Center in Albuquerque's South Valley can help you climb the ladder of success. The SBDC offers FREE management consulting, training courses, and government procurement assistance for central New Mexico businesses. A Good Business Plan Is Like A Road Map, You Need One To Negotiate The Twists And Turns On The Route To Success Forever Young Day Spa 2008 CLIENT OF THE YEAR My name is Patricia Castillo-Quinn a native New Mexican of the Old Town area in Albuquerque, New Mexico and owner of Forever Young Day Spa. What has made me successful as a business women, are first and foremost my upbringing and role model, my mother, Elizaria Cortez. I was always taught with hard work and perseverance all dreams could become a reality. With my role model and my life time ambition of always wanting to be a business owner it became a reality for me in May 2006. This was after my retirement from State Government for 26 years. Growing up in Old Town also offered me the opportunity to interface with the locals and with many tourists. During my youth I always received many positive remarks from tourists; that the people of Old Town were very kind and hospitable. All these memories assisted me in the choice I made as to where I would open up my business. Forever Young Day Spa became the official name of my business based on the baby boomers generation. As a baby boomer myself and with all the advances our generation has made I felt that was the perfect name. My success has been because of the many business partners that have graciously worked with me and assisted me in providing services for locals and tourists. I have also participated in numerous programs that have afforded me the opportunity to give back to the community. Some of these programs are YDI (Youth Development Incorporation) assisting young teenagers in attending school and working, in-turn preparing them for the workforce. I have also provided gratis services for women re-entering the workforce after being incarcerated. This has assisted them with a higher self-esteem and a positive attitude. I want to thank first and foremost my Lord Jesus and my husband Jack Quinn, they have been my rock through the many phases of building up my business. I could not have done this without them and their support. I would also like to thank Steven Becerra and Tobias Montoya from the South Valley Small Business Development Center for all their guidance and assistance in my business achievement. I would like to close with one last thought, “It is in giving that we receive”. The South Valley helps entrepreneurs start new businesses and grow their existing ones. We provide FREE: • One-on-one business counseling • Referrals • Technical training • Computer training • Access to information(library,computer,database) • New Business Orientation • Workshops and seminars The South Valley SBDC offers special assistance to: • Woman and Minority-Owned Businesses • Young Entrepreneurs • Spanish Speaking Clients We offer additional expertise in the areas of: • International trade (importing/exporting) • Procurement • Taxation • Finance • Accounting The SVSBDC links federal, state and local resources in a network of services to help you reach every milestone along the route to success: • Writing a business plan • Designing a marketing plan • Assembling a loan packages or financing plan • Setting up a bookkeeping system • Using a computer for business applications • Analyzing financial statements • Doing business with the government • Entering global markets • Solving technical problems Local Business Partners ACCION (505) 243-8844 Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (505) 842-9003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce (505) 766-9545 Barelas Community Development Corporation (505) 242-7888 Johnny Boards LLC (505)254-1147 The Loan Fund (505) 243-3196 Rio Grande Community Development Corporation (505)452-8525 SBA (505) 248-8225 South Valley Economic Development Center (505) 877-0373 WESST Corp. (505) 241-0794 Veterans Business Outreach Center For more information or to sign up for a new business orientation session, please call (505) 248-0132. SBDC Staff Steven Becerra, Director Patricia(Trish) Abbin, Business Specialist Solomon (Sol) Madrid, Business Specialist Rosa Hermosillo, Administration Support Specialist Liliana Ramirez, Technical Support Eddie Sosaya, Procurement Contact located at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Building South Valley Small Business Development Center 1309 4th Street Suite A SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 248-0132 (505) 248-0127 fax Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, M-F svsbdc@abq.com