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07 Feb Things Are Looking Up on Main Street
Small business owners are the most optimistic they’ve been in seven years. This according to a Wells/Fargo Gallup Poll released last Thursday, February 5, 2015. Now at an index of +71, optimism among proprietors of Main Street businesses has increased steadily over the last two quarters. Business owners are feeling good about their current situation and are optimistic as they look to the future. While Gallup reports that the small business index has yet to...03 Feb Who Buys a New Mexico Business?
Buyers buy a small business for many of the same reasons that sellers sell businesses: They want to secure their futures. Our job is to recognize who is serious and who is not to save our sellers effort, time and frustration. We have put safeguards in place to help protect our clients from frivolous tire-kickers. If the buyer is not serious, the sale will never close, and the sellers’ time will have been wasted. As...06 Jan Santa Fe’s Year in Review
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The year just passed was a strong year for Sam Goldenberg & Associates. During 2014, we put under contract or sold 13 New Mexico businesses, expanded our staff, and strengthened our presence as the exclusive Sunbelt Business brokerage for the state of New Mexico and southern Colorado. We redesigned this website, as well as launched SunbeltNewMexico.com, and made important strides in improving our marketing platforms for our clients. While some back-patting may be permissible, credit is...
02 Jan Santa Fe: America’s Best Small City
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In July 2014, readers of Condé Nast Traveler voted Santa Fe as the best small city in the United States. With a rating of 81.2, Santa Fe edged out such scenic California coastal communities as Carmel-by-the-Sea, Napa and Santa Barbara. Condé Nast attributes Santa Fe’s popularity to its multi-cultural blending of Native American, Spanish and Mexican influences. These influences are very much alive in the community today. They are dynamic, evolving, and contribute to the community...
02 Jan Santa Fe: A City for Hipsters
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We weren’t surprised or disappointed that Santa Fe came in at number 19 for Hipster Culture in Travel+Leisure’s 2013 rankings. While Santa Fe has its fair share of epicurean sensibilities, “Hipster” doesn’t quite capture the local spirit. Here it’s less about trends, skinny jeans, and vinyl records, and more about doing as you please. This explains the City Different’s variety of cultures and subcultures. Santa Fe’s infamous “come as you are” dress code can mean anything,...
02 Jan Santa Fe: One of Kiplinger’s Top Choices
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Kiplinger, a trusted source for personal and business financial advice since 1947, nominated ten mid-sized American cities as great places to live. Good jobs, affordable homes and plenty to do indoors and out was the criteria it used. According to these attributes, Santa Fe ranked No. 4. Kiplinger writes that tourism, nearby Los Alamos Labs, and the health-care sector contributed to Santa Fe’s economy. Needs for Santa Fe’s medical services are expected to grow as the...
02 Jan Santa Fe: a Cozy City
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What exactly makes a city cozy? The Huffington Post took its cue from Environmental Health & Engineering to rank the ten coziest cities in America. This environmental consulting firm reviewed accessibility to parks, restaurants, and coffee shops, subtracted for stressful lifestyles, and added in aesthetic concerns to makes its determination. Usage rates of fireplaces and portable heaters were also factored in. According to this criteria, Santa Fe emerges as the third coziest city in the...
02 Jan Santa Fe: Best Trail-Running City
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In March 2014, Outside Magazine selected Santa Fe as the runner-up for the world’s best trail-running city in its 2014 Travel Awards. According to Outside, Santa Fe is second only to the Italian Dolomites. With this periodical headquartered in Santa Fe, the staff knows of what they write. Whether your taste runs to rock climbing, mountain biking or leisurely walks, a ten minute drive or less from the downtown puts you at several trail heads. The...
02 Jan Santa Fe: A Thriving Artisan Beer Scene
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Thrillist.com shined the spotlight on Santa Fe’s artisan beer brewing culture in its November 2, 2014 article. This online magazine dedicated to food, drink and travel ranked Santa Fe No. 8 as small cities that deserve national attention for its finely crafted IPAs, stouts, and lagers. Santa Fe is home to eight respected breweries, which compliment the city’s enthusiasm for locally sourced foods. Outside Magazine sponsors the Bike & Brew Fest in mid-May to help celebrate...
01 Jan Santa Fe: a Top Historic Destination
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USA Today’s Best 10 List singled out Santa Fe’s Canyon Road as the second most iconic street in America. That’s not all. Over the last year, USA Today and 10Best have also picked Santa Fe as one of the places to go for a Quintessential Fall Weekend Trip, 10 Best Romantic Winter Weekend Getaways, the number one destination for The Most Fabulous Girls’ Trip Getaway. it also recognized Santa Fe as a city that knows how to...
01 Jan Santa Fe: Awards & Accolades
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If you buy a business in Santa Fe, you will be enjoying more than an income; you will be living in one of America’s favorite small cities, according to a variety of respected publications and readers polls. As the United States’ oldest capital city, Santa Fe’s Native American, Spanish and Old West heritages blend together to create a city that is rich in history, artistic, walkable and welcoming. Santa Fe enjoys an average of 285 sunny...
01 Jan Santa Fe: One of AARP’s Best Retirement Destinations
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If sunny skies and a lively cultural scene define your idea of the good life, AARP puts Santa Fe on its top ten list for the Sunniest Places to Retire to. “Today, it [Santa Fe] is also a magnet for art lovers, artists and retirees attracted by clear light, mountain scenery and creativity,” writes the publication of this 40-million-strong membership organization. If you are not ready to retire, but want to slow down your pace...
01 Jan Travel+Leisure’s World’s Best Cities 2014
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In its annual selection of the best cities in North America, Travel+Leisure magazine put Santa Fe at No. 7 in 2014. Santa Fe, with a population just slightly under 70,000, more than holds its own against Quebec City, New York City and Boston, according to this high-end travel magazine. To view the complete article, go to Travel+Leisure’s World’s Best Cities 2014 Winners. Return to Santa Fe: Awards & Accolades.
