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Business
Start up Help
Texas
ACCION
Texas
109 North San Saba, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (888) 215-2373 or (210) 226-3664 (San Antonio inquiries)
Fax: (210) 226-2258
E-mail: info@acciontexas.org
URL: http://www.acciontexas.org/
"ACCION
Texas provides credit to small businesses that do not have access to
loans from commercial sources. Through these small 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, Texas 78759
Phone: (512) 305-0000
Fax: (512) 305-0009
URL: http://ati.ic2.org/
"ATI
supports promising high growth companies in a variety of
technology-based industries, through a targeted services package which
includes strategic advice, access to financing, marketing & PR
support, benefits program, mentoring, and turn-key infrastructure."
Bill J. Priest
Institute for Economic Development
1402 Corinth Street, Dallas, Texas 75215
Phone: (214) 860-5900
Fax: (214) 860-5815
URL: http://www.billpriestinstitute.org/
"The
Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development was established in
1989 as a combined effort of the Dallas County Community College
District and the private sector to support economic development in
Dallas County. As weve grown through the years, so have our programs
and services. Today we offer: Assessment, performance improvement and
customized training services for businesses and organizations of all
types; Career training and job placement services; Job profiling, job
listing, and resume referral services; Office space and support
services for entrepreneurs; Small business start-up, management, and
capital access assistance; Assistance with patents, copyrights,
trademarks, and government procurement; International trade assistance;
and Testing services."
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Business Investment Growth
(BIG Austin)
4100 Ed Bluestein Blvd., Suite 207, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512) 928-8010
Fax: (512) 926-2997
E-mail: info@bigaustin.org
URL: http://www.bigaustin.org
"Businesses
Invest in Growth (also known as BiG, or BiG Austin) is a dynamic
micro-enterprise development organization that provides education,
training, consulting and seed capital to Central Texas entrepreneurs.
BiG is a nonprofit organization that provides the tools for
entrepreneurs to start, strengthen and/or expand their businesses in
order to achieve economic success."
City of
Waco Business Development Resources
City of Waco
PO Box 2570
Waco, Texas 76702
URL: http://www.waco-texas.com/bizresources.htm
CoSERVE
1201 West University Dr., International Trade & Technology
Building, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Phone: (956) 381-3361
URL: http://coserve1.panam.edu/2001/index.html
"The
Office of Center Operations and Community Services (CoSERVE), the
public service division of The University of Texas-Pan American, 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."
Houston Technology Center
410 Pierce Street, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 658-1750
Fax: (713) 658-1744
E-mail: info@houstontech.org
URL: http://www.houstontech.org
"The
Houston Technology Center (HTC) is a business accelerator and resource
center dedicated to supporting, promoting and assisting entrepreneurs
and emerging companies emanating from greater Houston's key technology
sectors: energy, life sciences, information technology and
NASA-originated technology."
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McLennan
Community College Small Business Development Center
Small Business Development Center, 401 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas
76701-2108
Phone: (800) 349-SBDC or (254) 714-0077
Fax: (254) 714-1668
E-mail: sbdc@sbdc-waco.com
URL: http://www.mclennan.edu/sbdc/sbdc.html
"SBDC
staff members provide free one-on-one counseling to business owners or
prospective business owners. In your first meeting with a counselor, a
preliminary assessment will be made. We work with established and
start-up businesses, as well as with individuals who are planning to go
into business."
Neighborhood
Housing Services of Dimmit County
301 Pena Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
Phone: (830) 876-5295
Fax: (830) 876-4136
E-mail: nhsdc@brushco.net
URL: http://www.ruralisc.org/nhsdc.htm
"Neighborhood
Housing Services of Dimmit County (NHSDC) was founded in 1986 to
stimulate investment, improve the quantity and quality of affordable
housing, and promote long-term economic development in Dimmit County,
Texas. Responding to requests from two contiguous counties, NHSDC now
also works in Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Uvalde, Maverick, Zavala, Val
Verde, and Real counties."
Roadmap to
Starting a Business in Texas (Note: PDF File)

URL: http://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc-tx%20rd.pdf
Rural Development and Finance
Corporation
711 Navarro Street, Suite 104, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: (210) 212-4552
Fax: (210) 212-9159
E-mail: webmaster@rdfc.org
URL: http://www.rdfc.org/
"Our
mission supports the creation and retention of jobs and economic
opportunities in distressed rural areas. RDFC is a capital and
information resource for rural and historically underserved markets in
the United States."
Services Cooperative
Association
9600 Long Point Road, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77055
Phone: (713) 932-7495
Fax: (713) 932-7498
E-mail: service@servicesca.org
URL: http://www.servicesca.org/
"A
self-funded, Texas chartered, not-for-profit, educational, business and
professional development cooperative association for Market Expansion,
Business Development, Intra / Entrepreneurial Education and
Professional Growth. Named "One of Houston's Core Entrepreneurial
Groups" by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation."
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Southern Dallas Development
Corporation
1402 Corinth, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75215
Phone: (214) 428-7332
Fax: (214) 426-6847
URL: http://www.sddc.org/
Service Area:
Portions of the City of Dallas.
Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
The Agriculture Program of The Texas A&M University System
Room 112, Administration Building, College Station, Texas 77843-7101
Phone: (409) 845-7800
Fax: (409) 845-9542
E-mail: agextension@tamu.edu
URL: http://texasextension.tamu.edu/
Texas
Department of Economic Development
Office of Small Business Assistance, P.O. Box 12728, Austin, Texas
78711-2728
Phone: (512) 936-0223
TDD: (512) 936-0555
Fax: (512) 936-0435
URL: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ecodevo/
Office
of Small Business Assistance
URL: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/sba/
Guide
to Starting a Small Business
URL: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/sba/guide
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Texas
Department of Insurance
Insurance Resource for Small Businesses
Texas Department of Insurance
MC-113-1C, P.O. Box 149104, Austin TX 78714-9104
Fax: ( 512) 475-2005
E-mail to PIO@tdi.state.tx.us
URL: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/smbiz.html
"Resources
for Small Employers . . .Small Employer Plans/Insurers Offering
Plans/Purchasing Cooperatives. More resources are available at TDI to
help with your insurance needs."
Tyler Area Business Incubator
Suite #119 (RTDC), Tyler Junior College Regional Training &
Development Complex
Phone: (903) 510-2982
Fax: (903) 510-2978
E-mail: ttad@tjc.edu
URL: http://www.tjc.edu/tabi/
"A
creative consortium including Tyler Junior College, TJC's Regional
Training and Development Complex, the City of Tyler arid the Tyler
Economic Development Council joined together to take Advantage of
Tyler's unique development as a center for biotechnology, medical and
surgical technology, and other high-tech innovation with the creation
of the Tyler Area Business Incubator."
Women's
Business Enterprise Alliance
Enterprise Bank Building
1900 North Loop West, Suite 270
Houston, Texas 77018-8100
713-681-9232
713-681-9242 (Fax)
URL: http://www.wbea-texas.org/public/default.aspx
"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."
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