After 32 years in the industry and 25 years in business, our business model is very simple; provide our customers with access to high quality consulting and advisory services. Our strategy is to assemble a team of agile, experienced & professional technical experts to get the job done. Our value driven services are designed to empower your project or business with the tools needed to succeed. Talk to us today about how we can support your growth, teach you how to diversify and put you on a solid track to success and profit
Southwest Business Development Consultants, LLC is an Albuquerque, New Mexico based American Indian firm established in 1999 with a vision of providing comprehensive business, community and economic development services to American Indian & Minority-owned businesses, tribal enterprises, tribal organizations, local, state, and federal government agencies and private sector firms. SWBDC utilizes a “One Stop Shop” value added collaboration of professional consultants, architects, engineers, researchers, planners, construction firms and other specialty firms. In addition SWBDC possesses access to local, regional, and national government, non-profit, and private financial institutions and other diverse business resources
Southwest Business Development Consultants, LLC is proud to announce that on September 1, 2021 the firm was selected and re-awarded a grant from the Minority Business Development Agency (U.S. Commerce Department) to support business development in Indian Country.
The Four Winds Diversified (FWD) Project “Community & Business Training, Economic Development, Partnerships, Job Creation……Rural American Indian Communities Moving Forward” is a project conceived by Southwest Business Development Consultants, LLC in partnership with Data Management of NM.
The project provides access to unlimited opportunities, access to capital, and access to resources & new markets for American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian and Minority-owned businesses located in the Southwest rural reservation lands and local community areas.
There is NO COST for our core services, which will focus on Entrepreneurship, Small Business Training, Federal Set-Aside Training & Coaching, Community & Economic Development and Small Business Resource Referral and Identification. The purpose of the Project is to provide the following services
1. Federal Contracting Strategies, Training & Coaching. Assessment & Certification Services for Federal Set-Aside Programs such as the SBA 8(a) Certification Program, HUB Zone, WOSB, SDVOSB, & Buy-Indian Act Initiatives
2. Quarterly Small Business Training, One-On-One Meetings & Consulting Services
3. Access to Opportunities / Access to Resources / Access to Capital
To schedule an Initial Consultation with our professional staff please contact:
Michael D. Peacock, Senior Business Consultant, 505-342-8046 – mpeacock@swbdc.com
Russell F. Pedro, Senior Certification & Training Specialist, 505-382-8605 – rfpedro@dmnm.co
TEAMING PARTNERSHIP
Russell F. Pedro, President & CEO of Data Management of New Mexico, LLC. is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, one of the 19 Pueblo Tribes of New Mexico. Russell is passionate about creating jobs and opportunities by helping our Native Youth, minority and Native-owned small businesses, Tribes and Tribal Organizations. Achieving this, by identifying resources and applying valuable business expertise towards the accomplishment of promoting Native American and minority business, while driving community, tourism and economic development initiatives. Russell was the recipient of the Martin Olsen Memorial Scholarship from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management and the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship from the University of New Mexico (UNM), where he concentrated in Entrepreneurial Studies and Travel Tourism Management. In, 2008 he received a Professional Certificate, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth - Minority Business Program.
Mr. Pedro possess over 17 years’ experience in providing comprehensive business and economic development services and training to individuals, minority and women-owned business, our Native youth, Native American Tribes and Tribal Organizations in New Mexico and across the United States through past affiliations with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Native American Business Development Center Network, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico (AICCNM), the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) and Data Management Group, LLC. All organizations promote community, tourism, job creation and economic development.
Russell successfully provided management and technical (M&TA) expertise to over 200+ clientele in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Washington State, California and Arizona in the areas of: Small Business (101) Training, Conference Facilitation, Business Plan Development, Administrative Management, Marketing Research & Development, Procurement Assistance & Packaging, Business Registration & Certifications, Organizational & Operation Management, Loans, Financial Packaging, Bonding Assistance, Database Management, Grant Writing & Research, Course Instruction & Training, Project Management, Tourism Familiarization (FAM) Tours, SBA 8(a) Packaging, Small Disadvantage Business (SDB), HUB Zone, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Certifications, System for Awards Management (SAM) Registration, Housing & Economic Development Assessments, Survey Development and Business Community & Economic Development Research.