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The grant application from Dentistry Divine Smile seeks funding to establish a Dental Lab Technician trade school in Luna County, New Mexico. The funds will be used for acquiring necessary lab equipment and supplies, compensating teachers and new staff, and promoting the program through advertising.
The business already has a location secured and a qualified instructor ready to teach. Recruitment strategies include catering to self-paying students and those seeking financial aid, scholarships, or student loans. Advertising efforts will target local high schools in Deming, Las Cruces, Lordsburg, and Hatch.
Approving this funding is justified by the lack of other dental lab technician training programs in New Mexico, with the nearest option being a dental school in El Paso, Texas, which is two hours away. The high school population in the area is expanding, providing a pool of prospective students who can gain valuable skills for employment in local dental offices. The potential for franchising the trade school is also highlighted.
Competition is minimal, with the closest alternative being Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, over 330 miles away. The application emphasizes its competitive advantage, noting the absence of similar programs within a 500-mile radius. The school would serve surrounding communities, reducing the need to outsource dental lab services to other states, thereby offering students practical, hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies in a fully equipped lab environment.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: dentistry divine smile
Location: DEMING, NM, United States
Length of Operation: 11plus
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $500k to $1M
Annual Gross Expense: $500k to $1M
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
establish a Dental Lab Technician trade school in Luna county; to purchase lab equipment and supplies needed to start the program; pay teachers to teach students in training; pay new staff; advertise to promote new business
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Business Plan
I already have the facility location available and a Dental Lab technician who is willing to teach prospective students; plan on recruiting students either self-pay; financial aid; scholarship services or student loans; doing advertisements to all the local high schools in the area like Deming New Mexico; Las Cruces New Mexico; Lordsburg New Mexico; Hatch New Mexico there are no opportunities like a dental lab technician trade school available in the state of New Mexico; there is a dental school in El Paso Texas which is two hours away; Las cruces New Mexico has about 5 High schools and growing; Deming New Mexico have four high schools and growing; Silver City New Mexico has two high schools and growing; Lordsburg New Mexico has one high school and growing all these cities are within one hour drive from Deming New Mexico; these prospective students will have the skills to obtain jobs from local dentist statewide; the potential for the trade school to franchise is promising
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Self Identified Competition
In my area, the closest competitor is in Tucson Arizona at Pima community college which is about 330 miles away from luna county; there is no other competitor within 500 + miles radius I am in New Mexico and there are no competitors in New Mexico; All surrounding cities and communities will have the Benefits and conveniences of the Program; My location provides dental services that will benefit from the program as well as thousands of dollars of dental laboratory work will not have to be shipped to other states; as we will have the ability to make it in the laboratory at a discounted fee by the student trainee. My current location will provide a variety of lab work as I currently provide full dental service; including orthodontic appliances; removable partial denture as well as complete denture prosthesis Therefore, students will have hands-on experience as dental lab technicians with the latest in today's technology.
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