October 2020
HELLO Muleshoe People! Do you own or manage a business? Are you thinking about starting a
business of your own? The Muleshoe EDC offers several resources to help your business thrive
in Muleshoe, Texas. The Muleshoe EDC has partnered with entrepreneurial development group,
Leading EDG, to bring quality business consulting services right to you. Best of all, these
business/entrepreneurial services are completely free to anyone who lives in Muleshoe.
Free? So, what’s the catch? There’s no catch. These services are completely funded by the
Muleshoe Economic Development Corporation. Leading EDG works in several cities across
West Texas, thus, infusing an abundance of knowledge and ideas into our community. Leading
EDG utilizes a network of strategic alliances with an A-list team that includes experts in
financial management, sales training, business coaching, intellectual property, social media, and
more (www.leadingedg.com). Leading EDG has met with over 34 clients in Muleshoe, who are
current business owners and several who are navigating different startup ideas.
So, let’s say you wake up one day with a brilliant business idea. Leading EDG will take your
idea and walk with you through every step of the startup process up to the point of opening a
storefront, or even an online store. Meeting with Leading EDG can help you accomplish a strong
business plan, along with financial projections, sales and marketing strategies, and exploring
available loan programs.
Perhaps you own a business, and you are ready to take the next step towards expansion. Leading
EDG can help with that too. Here are a few services Leading EDG offers for existing businesses:
(Services are not limited to what is listed. Leading EDG and MEDC can connect you with any
resource you need to operate your business to its maximum potential.)
• Accounting systems
• Business plan and financial projections for lenders
• Help set pricing
• Launch new products
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Sales and marketing plans
• Set up online business
• Steps to bid on government contracts
• Valuation of the business
Scheduling a meeting is easy and highly encouraged. Leading EDG has a designated business
facilitator that comes to Muleshoe twice a month (usually every other Tuesday). Your business
facilitator is Cameron Winegar from Lubbock, Texas. Cameron works out of the Muleshoe
Training Facility from 8-5 and is available to meet in-person, via Zoom, Skype, Facetime, or
simply by phone call.
Book your meeting today by calling Cameron Winegar at (806)577-6172 or email
cameron@leadingedg.com. Please feel welcome to contact me, Carina Reyes at (806)272-7455
or by email at creyes@muleshoetx.org if you have any questions about scheduling a meeting.
Leading EDG is scheduled to be in Muleshoe on the following dates: October 13, October 27,
November 10, November 24, December 8, and December 22, 2020.