Highlights
2021
- Mercom recertified by the US Small Business Administration as a #hubzone small business. HUBzone certified small businesses hire employees that reside in Historically Underutilized Business Zones.
2020
- Mercom’s CEO, Stella Mercado, highlighted on https://scribblesc.com/podcast/of-note-stella-mercado-providing-innovative-solutions
- Navanti Partner
- Mercom recertifies Navy SeaPort NxG Contract as Small Business
- Mercom awarded hundreds of Task Orders on Department of State GITM Contract Catalog
2019
- Mercom awarded Department of State GITM Contract Catalog
- API Partner
2018
- ServiceNow Partner
- Mercom awarded Navy SeaPort NxG Contract
- AWS Partner
- Dell LOS Partner
2017
- Received certification from the Small Business Administration (SBA), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program.
- Recertified CMMI DEV 3 Certification
- Raised $50,000 for local non-profit, Teach My People, during the 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
2016
- Raised $61,000 for local non-profit, Teach My People, during 10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
- Announced a strategic partnership with AVI/SPL
- Polycom’s Gold Level Partnership
- Received General Dynamics Mission Systems’ 2016 Soldier’s Network Defender of the Year award for the company’s innovative and cost-effective support of the US Army’s Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 program
2015
- Donated over $150,000 in 2014 to local schools and non-profits
- Awarded NASA SEWP V contract – $20 Billion IDIQ for 10 Years
- Awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) CIO-CS contract $20 Billion IDIQ for 10 Years
- Awarded Department of State (DOS) contract
- Awarded GSA Schedule 58I, Professional Audio Visual Solutions
- Re-certified International Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001-2008
- DiversityBusiness.com ranked Mercom #76 in “Top 100 Hispanic American Owned Businesses in the US”
- Inc. magazine ranked Mercom #1049 in “Inc. 5000”
2014
- Raised $43,000 for local non-profit, Teach My People, during 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
- Achieved CMMI DEV 3 Certification
- DiversityBusiness.com ranked Mercom #85 in “Top 500 Hispanic Owned Businesses In the US”
- DiversityBusiness.com ranked Mercom #4 in “Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses In South Carolina”
- DiversityBusiness.com ranked Mercom #226 in “Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the US”
- Inc. magazine ranked Mercom #2667 in “Inc. 5000”
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce ranked Mercom #37 in “South Carolina’s Top 100 Ranking of Privately Held Companies”
- Cisco US Federal Authorization approved
- Symantec Data Loss Prevention certified
- EMC Services Implement Partner certified
2013
- Hispanic Business ranked Mercom as #79 in “Top 500 Hispanic Owned Companies in US”
- Hispanic Business ranked Mercom as #40 in “Top 50 Exporters”
- Inc. magazine ranked Mercom as #2965 in “Inc. 5000”
- EMC Federal Partner of the Year
- Polycom’s Choice Partner Program For 2013 – Gold Solution Advisor
2012
- Awarded $500 million Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Information Operations, and Information Assurance (ISR/IO/IA) MAC Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
- Awarded $500 million Network and Communications Equipment (COMMS) MAC Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
- Awarded National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Enterprise Strategic Hardware Operations Procurement (ESHOP)
- Hispanic Business 500 recognized Mercom as # 163 in “Top 500 Hispanic Owned Companies in the US”
- Recertified ISO 9001:2008 Certification
2011
- Awarded $500 million Audio Visual (A/V) Multiple Award Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
- Raised $27,000 for Teach My People during 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
- Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce awarded Mercom “Outstanding Small Business”
- Inc. magazine recognized Mercom as #204 in “Fastest Growing Government Services Companies”
- Inc. magazine recognized Mercom as #2414 in “Inc. 5000”
- Hispanic Business 500 recognized Mercom as # 110 in “Top 500 Hispanic Owned Companies in the US”
- Everything Channel named Mercom in “VAR500 Top Technology Integrators”
- Awarded 8(a) STARS II Governmentwide Acquisition Contract from General Services Administration (GSA)
- Awarded $500 Million Command & Control (C2) MAC Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
- Awarded $500 Million Audio Visual A/V MAC Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
2010
- Raised $20,100 for local non-profit, Teach My People, at 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
- Inc. 5000 ranked Mercom as #1611 in “Inc. 500” with three-year sales growth of 177%
- Awarded SeaPort-e contract
- Awarded $250 million Radio Multiple Award Contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
2009
- Raised $18,500 for local non-profit, Teach My People
- Awarded $3.5 million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) contract
- Joined Office Depot Tier One Partnership
- Awarded $500 million Multiple Award Contract (MAC) from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR)
- Achieved our ISO 9001:2008 Certification
2008
- Accepted into DOD Mentor Protégé Program with General Dynamics
- Inc. magazine recognized Mercom as #181 in “Inc. 500”
- Inc. 500 recognized Mercom as #16 in “Top 100 Government Services Companies”
- Hispanic Trends recognized Mercom as #22 in “Fastest Growing Companies”
- Hispanic Business recognized Mercom as #2 in “Fastest Growing Companies in the US”
- Entrepreneur Magazine recognized Mercom as #17 in “Hot 100 Fast Growing Companies”
- DiversityBusiness.com ranked Mercom in “Top 500 Woman Owned Businesses”
- Washington Technology ranked Mercom as #11 in “Fast 50 Government Contractors”
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce recognized Mercom as #2 in South Carolina’s Fastest Growing Companies”
2007
- Accepted into SPAWAR Defense Small Business Technology and Readiness Resource (DSTARRs) Program
- Opened Federal Office
- Corporate Headquarters moved to larger location in Pawley’s Island, SC 29585
- Inc. 500 recognized Mercom as #24 in their “Fastest Growing Companies In the Southeast”
- Inc. 500 recognized Mercom as #8 in their “Top Companies in Government Services”
- Inc. 500 recognized Mercom as #100 in their “Fastest Growing Companies In the US”
- Hispanic Business recognized Mercom as #341 in their “Top 500 Hispanic Owned Companies in the US”
2006
- Hispanic Trends recognized Mercom as #3 in their “Entrepreneur List”
- DiversityBusiness.com recognized Mercom as #37 in their “Top 100 Woman Owned Business”
- Hispanic Business recognized Mercom as #453 in their “Top 500 US Hispanic Owned Companies”
2005
- Corporate Headquarters moved
- DiversityBusiness.com recognized Mercom as #8 “Top Diversity Owned Businesses in South Carolina”
2004
- Received US Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Certification
2002
- Received HUBZone Certification
2000
- Mercom founded and incorporated in Delaware