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MEP Success Stories from New Mexico

Farmington Engraving Business Accelerates Beyond COVID and Taps Into "Hot" Market

Reported Year
2024
Rapid expansion brought production challenges. Cummings turned to the Business Enterprise Center at San Juan College for help, where she was introduced to New Mexico MEP Innovation Director Denise Williams. Cummings and her staff worked with Williams to map processes that provided clarity for employees and streamlined production. Customer service

Immigrant is Turning Thread into Gold

Reported Year
2024
Fuller, who had creative and production experience but lacked financial, computer, and management skills, learned about New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, from a garment manufacturer within her business network. New Mexico MEP Innovation Director Denise Williams began working with Fuller to identify knowledge gaps and production

Rural Business Poised for Sale with Help form New Mexico MEP

Reported Year
2024
Moreland mentioned to a Cuba resident who worked in economic development that he was ready to sell the business and retire. His wife, Leda, who handled administrative work for the business, had recently been forced to retire due to a health issue. Moreland knew he needed documentation to fill in where his wife left off and enable a new owner to

ETV's KeenAI™ Military Application Aims to Protect Deployed Trrops

Reported Year
2024
The Department of Defense and NASA recognized the value of ETV’s patent-pending KeenAI™ technology; and since 2022, ETV has been working through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) process to create prototype inspection systems that meet the performance requirements of strategic military and defense applications. The interactive creative

New Mexico MEP Helps Largo Tank & Equipment Increase Profit Tenfold

Reported Year
2023
In 2014, Adam Wagoner attended a Lean 101 workshop conducted by Denise Williams, New Mexico MEP’s Northwest Region Innovation Director, when he realized MEP strategies were a good fit for his company’s culture of employee development and promoting from within. Since then, and with the help of New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, the

New Mexico MEP's Work with Aztec Company Shows Power of Relationships

Reported Year
2023
After meeting ICE's president, Chris Jaquez, at an economic development event in 2017, New Mexico MEP Innovation Director Denise Williams visited the company to talk about services offered by New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, and explore any issues the company was experiencing. Jaquez invited her to attend a company meeting, and

Salsa Business Expands with Help for New Mexico MEP

Reported Year
2023
The pace of production was taking a toll on workers who prepared everything by hand. When Schneider learned about New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, from the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, she reached out for help with becoming more efficient and profitable without sacrificing quality or losing staff. She hoped New

New Owners Put Silver City Tile Company on Path To Growth

Reported Year
2023
Customers waited four to five months for product delivery – an unsustainable interval for a growing business. The New Mexico Economic Development Department introduced the Whites to New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, which engaged the company’s entire staff to analyze all production elements and identify wasteful steps and

ABC Canvas Saves Money with Moving Assistance from New Mexico MEP

Reported Year
2022
Waldroup, who has owned other businesses, knew he needed help filling in the gaps of his manufacturing knowledge, and he invited New Mexico MEP Innovation Director Denise Williams to work with the company. Over the course of five years, Williams led onsite workshops and helped the company streamline its processes, maximizing use of its 4,000 square

Pet Accessory Company Scales Up With Help From New Mexico MEP

Reported Year
2022
In 2021 it was clear that Mimi Green had outgrown its space, and the couple embarked on a move to a larger building at 2428 Baylor Drive SE near the Albuquerque airport. The Jackson-Millers had worked with New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, previously to streamline operations and maximize the efficiency of their storage, sales