Jefferson Enterprises
Carolyn learned about WESST after attending a community event in Roswell. She was interested in having a food truck and came to WESST in September 2022. Carolyn wanted to learn more about the food truck business and how to test her idea for the market in Roswell. “I was relatively new to the area and needed to know how to start,” says Carolyn. She was working hard but had limited resources to launch a food business on the scale she was imagining. “I did not know how to write
Kelly Eaves Farmers Insurance Agency
Kelly Eaves is the owner of the Aztec, New Mexico Farmers Insurance Agency. Beginning her career in the insurance industry right out of high school in 1989, Kelly has a people-oriented, passionate heart for the insurance business and her customers. Kelly loves the opportunity to get to know people and understand their unique life situations. This allows her to be able to talk about how insurance can provide her clients with peace of mind — whether protection against a potenti
Kosh Solutions
Kosh Solutions was founded as a home-based business in 2005 by Koert Council and Joshua Fristoe to provide quality computer and IT consulting service to an under-served market in Las Cruces, New Mexico. After six months of providing IT support on an hourly basis, Kosh moved out of their living room and into a Las Cruces commercial building. During this same period, Kosh principals achieved Certified Systems Engineering status with Microsoft Networks. During the ensuing two ye
Leyva's Dog Training
Amy Levya is a stay-at-home mom and entrepreneur. When she was looking for an appropriate location for her mobile and training business for dogs, Amy needed to find a location and option that worked for both her business and her family. She loves working with dogs and wanted to keep her business small-scale to ensure she was prioritizing being a stay-at-home mom to her two small children. In August 2024, she learned about WESST through the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce while
Libélula Financial
Brenda partnered with her husband to start J&B Gardens, a family-owned landscaping business. She began taking care of their bookkeeping needs while continuing to work with another contractor as a full-time office manager. Brenda then decided to open her own business: Libelula Financial, a bookkeeping service that assists businesses with acquiring the permits and applications needed to become registered businesses. She focuses on working closely with the Spanish-speaking commu
Medical Practice Solutions
Tina Cleveland and Marie Lapina launched Medical Practice Solutions on January 1st, 2010. Despite the fact that they were starting a business during tough economic times, both women committed themselves to their challenge. Since then, they have leveraged their own industry experience as well as financing and technical assistance from WESST to build a solid enterprise. Medical Practice Solutions offers medical billing and credentialing services to health care providers. The fi
Oku Advantage
Mary and Frank Valencia, owners of Oku Advantage, learned about WESST through a fellow Rio Rancho entrepreneur. Oku is a new start-up business, and Mary says “we had no idea where to begin” and were looking for a resource like WESST to provide training and consultation. They knew what kind of work they wanted Oku to pursue, but had no idea how to find the opportunities to move it forward. In late 2024, they signed up for WESST’s free three-part Government Contacting training
Peaceful Pet Sitters, LLC
Peaceful Pet Sitters LLC is a well-managed, pet caring business. With all employees bonded and insured, they are the only company in New Mexico using communication technology that offers GPS tracking during each visit, including real-time email updates upon arrival and departure. Each Pet Care Associate is screened to ensure that special requests are completed. Peaceful Pet Sitters is not just a dog and cat service. They have taken care of turtles, chickens, ducks, horses and
Pi Luna Press LLC
Pi Luna used to live a double life. By day she worked as a math tutor at the Santa Fe Community College. This job eventually grew into a teaching position. By night, she was an artist. Her two worlds couldn’t be more different, and she longed for a way to integrate them. After graduating from Goddard College with a master’s degree in fine art, she had hefty student loans. She needed to work longer hours as a math teacher to make ends meet. She was too busy teaching to create