ACCION Texas 2014 S. Hackberry San Antonio, TX 78210 Direct: (210)226-3664 http://www.acciontexas.org The mission of ACCION Texas is to provide credit to small businesses that do not have access to loans from commercial sources. Through its loans and services, ACCION Texas helps microentrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create additional employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.
Austin Technology Incubator 3925 West Braker Lane Austin, TX 78759 Direct: (512)305-0000 Fax: (512)305-0009 http://www.ati.utexas.edu The ATI is a nonprofit organization that harnesses local business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance, and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition from early stage ventures to successful technology businesses.
BiGAUSTIN 1050 East 11th Street Suite 350 Austin, TX 78702 Direct: (512)928-8010 Fax: (512)926-2997 info@bigaustin.org http://www.bigaustin.org BiGAUSTIN assists small businesses to successfully grow by providing comprehensive education, tailored business counseling and flexible loans.
Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development 1402 Corinth St Dallas, TX 75215 Direct: (214)860-5900 http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/bjp/ Driving our continuing efforts is our Vision to be the workforce development and business performance improvement leader in Dallas. We work on this vision using three key commitments: Respect, Relationships, and Results. We offer many services to support your needs, including training, assessment, and advisory services.
Houston Technology Center 410 Pierce St Houston, TX 77002 Direct: (713)658-1750 Fax: (713)658-1744 http://www.houstontech.org Houston Technology Center (HTC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, is Greater Houston’s business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas.
McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center 1400 College Drive Waco, TX 76708 Toll Free: (800)349-7232 Direct: (254)299-8141 Fax: (254)299-8054 sbdc@mclennan.edu http://www.mccsbdc.com The purpose of the MCC SBDC is to promote economic and community development in our seven county service area by fostering the development and success of small businesses. We serve individuals and communities by providing high quality counseling, training and information consistent with the goals of MCC, SBA, NTSBDC and local partners.
Rural Development & Finance Corporation 230 Pereida Street San Antonio, TX 78210 Direct: (210)212-4552 Fax: (210)212-9159 webmaster@rdfc.org http://www.rdfc.org The Rural Development & Finance Corporation is a private nonprofit that works to help rural communities build enduring assets through home ownership, business lending, and expanded financial proficiency.
Services Cooperative Association 9600 Long Point Road Houston, TX 77055 Direct: (713)932-7495 Fax: (713)932-7498 service@servicesca.org http://www.servicesca.org The methodology of the co-op is to teach entrepreneurship in a synergistic environment, conducive to the growth of emerging enterprises, where early stage entrepreneurs have the opportunity to interact with owners of established companies for a demonstration of the ability to be self-sufficient and self-reliant common to all successful enterprise development projects while utilizing SCA’s Rapid Growth System to supply the components necessary for accelerated business growth, including: Market Expansion, Business Development, Entre/Intrapreneurial Education and Professional Growth.
Small Business Development Program – City of Austin One Texas Center 505 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 Direct: (512)974-7800 Fax: (512)974-7740 http://www.cityofaustin.org/sbdp The Small Business Development Program (SBDP) fosters job creation and supports the growth of new and existing businesses by providing capacity building information, tools and resources.
Southern Dallas Development Corporation 351 W. Jefferson Blvd Suite 600 LB 106 Dallas, TX 75208 Direct: (214)948-7800 Fax: (214)948-8104 info@sddc.org http://www.sddc.org SDDC makes loans directly or in partnership with conventional banks through the loan funds that we support. Our small business loan funds provide fixed-interest rate, term loans for permanent working capital, machinery, equipment, commercial real estate acquisition and development. SDDC’s boundaries and primary target markets are generally south of the Trinity River and I-30, although we are authorized to make loans throughout The City of Dallas and the enterprise zones.
Texas Cooperative Extension Office Texas AgriLife Extension Service 106 Jack K. Williams Administration Bldg 7101 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-7101 Direct: (979)845-7800 AgriLifeExtension@ag.tamu.edu http://texasextension.tamu.edu/ Extension is an educational organization provided by the U.S. government, the state government through Texas A&M University, and your county government.
Texas Department of Economic Development, Small Business Advocacy Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Direct: (512)463-2000 Fax: (512)463-1849 http://governor.state.tx.us/ecodev/business_resources/sba/ The Mission of Small Business Advocate is to bridge the gaps that inhibit entrepreneurial growth, and to foster the development of Small Businesses within the State of Texas. This is accomplished through partnerships with Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, Academic Resources, and Economic Development Agencies located throughout the Lone Star State.
Texas Department of Insurance, Insurance Resource for Small Business 333 Guadalupe PO Box 149104 Austin, TX 78714-9104 http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/business/smbiz.html Insurance Information & Advice for the Business Community
Texas Pan-American Office of Center Operations and Community Services 1201 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78541 Toll Free: (888)432-4033 Direct: (956)381-3361 http://www.coserve.org/coserve/index.html The Office of Center Operations and Community Services (CoSERVE), the public service division of The University of Texas-Pan Amercian, is a national model for economic development and community development and provides education, training, and professional expertise to local, state, national and international communities to improve the quality of life and foster innovative solutions to economic challenges. CoSERVE is an umbrella organization for twenty-three centers.
Tyler Area Business Incubator Tyler Junior College – West Campus 1530 SSW Loop 323, Suite #119 Tyler, TX 75701 Direct: (903)510-2982 Fax: (903)510-2978 ttad@tjc.edu http://www2.tjc.edu/busincubator/ A creative consortium including Tyler Junior College, the City of Tyler and the Tyler Economic Development Council joined together to create a central location where local start-up and fledging businesses can be nurtured and grow into successful entrepreneurs with the creation of the Tyler Area Business Incubator.
Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance 1900 North Loop West Suite 270 Houston, TX 77018-8120 Direct: (713)681-9232 Fax: (713)681-9242 http://www.wbea-texas.org The WBEA is an affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and serves as the third-party certifying organization for women-owned business enterprises (WBEs). Businesses that are at least 51% owned by a woman and meet specific criteria as outlined by WBENC standards and procedures are eligible for this certification — a designation that is not only recognized but required by most major corporations and governmental agencies as a purchasing criteria.
The mission of ACCION Texas is to provide credit to small businesses that do not have access to loans from commercial sources. Through its loans and services, ACCION Texas helps microentrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create additional employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.
