Congressman hosts small business administrator in Las Cruces

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., visited local businesses along Main Street in downtown Las Cruces Feb. 22 before hosting a small business roundtable with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.

“The roundtable featured a diverse array of small businesses, who discussed their successes, challenges and ways the SBA could better support small businesses,” Vasquez’s office said in a news release. 

“There are over 150,000 small businesses in our state, and they account for 99 percent of all businesses in New Mexico,” Vasquez said. “Our national economy – and our local economies – are built on the backs of small businesses. That’s why I’ve hosted a series of small business roundtables in diverse communities over the last month. My goal is to ensure that we can build local, generational wealth by supporting entrepreneurship. Understanding their challenges, as well as their successes, allows me to support policies that directly impact job creation in New Mexico. One thing is clear – we need to ensure that SBA’s resources are well-known and accessible to all of New Mexico, especially our rural communities across the district,” he said.

Vasquez spent the morning speaking directly with business owners along Main Street. The roundtable was held at Cruces Creatives makerspace. The two also toured Full Circle Mushrooms in La Mesa, New Mexico.