Nuevo León Seeks to Strengthen Its MSMEs

The World Trade Center Monterrey-UANL has launched a strategy called “Desarrollo Sin Desfase” (Development Without Disparity), aimed at strengthening businesses located outside the metropolitan corridor.

The program is operated in partnership with Capital Comun Nuevo León and with the support of the Nuevo León Council for Strategic Planning. Its goal is to decentralize competitiveness by bringing specialized training, consulting, and financial tools directly to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 17 rural and semi-rural municipalities.

Given these challenges in finding reputable suppliers within local supply chains, the initiative adopted the international SBDC (Small Business Development Center) model. During the project presentation, Eugenio José Reyes, director of the WTC Monterrey-UANL, emphasized that the initiative must generate concrete and measurable results.

The results would be evaluated based on job creation and retention, increased sales for participating companies, and the direct economic impact on the communities.

In turn, Abraham Hernández, Secretary of Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Development at the UANL, underscored the importance of aligning the university’s resources with the real needs of the productive sector.

Likewise, the director of the Upper Secondary Education System, Sandra Elizabeth del Río, emphasized that the geographical distribution of the university’s campuses serves as an operational link connecting academia, businesses, and local communities.

To support these advisory services, the program aims to utilize the infrastructure of 17 high schools and UANL campuses outside the metropolitan area, which serve as outreach and advisory centers in areas where access to professional services and traditional bank credit is often limited.

With financial support from the Trust Fund for the Creation and Consolidation of Productive Employment in the State of Nuevo León (FOCRECE) and partner institutions.

The program is expected to provide advisory services to 600 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and train more than 6,000 people. It also aims to create and sustain approximately 1,000 formal jobs, driven by the projected increase of US$713,800 in new sales.