The City of Austin Small Business Division offers a comprehensive directory of small business resources offered by local, state, and federal governments and non-profit agencies. Our goal for the City of Austin Small Business Resources Directory is to increase awareness and use of the programs that provide aid in the development of your business. Call 512-974-7800, email SmallBiz@austintexas.gov or visit our website for information about all our services and resources.

Organization Phone Number Description
Southern Equality Fund: COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants

Campaign for Southern Equality has created a rapid response grant round to quickly route funds to individuals, families, and community organizations across the LGBTQ South. The grant round will be distributed through CSE’s Southern Equality Fund. 
 

Southern Smoke Foundation

Southern Smoke Foundation provides funding to individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis. 

Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC)

The mission of the SMSDC is to create an opportunities for minority businesses enterprises to grow, and to actively add value for corporate members through positive business relationships. 

Stand With Austin Fund

The Stand With Austin Fund was established in partnership with the Entrepreneurs Foundation to receive charitable donations to support nonprofits assisting individuals and small businesses most negatively impacted by the cancellation of SXSW and least able to recover on their own.

State Bar of Texas Legal Disaster Hotline

The State Bar of Texas legal hotline helps people find answers to basic legal questions and connects them with legal aid providers following declared disasters.  

State Energy Conservation Office - Renewable Energy Incentives

All the renewable energy incentives offered by the State of Texas. 

State of Texas Alliance for Recycling Central Texas Regional Group

The mission of STAR Central Texas is to act as a resource to help advance recycling practices through education in the Central Texas region.

Sundance Documentary Fund

The Sundance Documentary Fund assists non-profit films on the development of documentaries on social issues. 

Sustainable Arts Foundation

The Sustainable Arts Foundation is a non-profit foundation supporting artists and writers with families.  

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund

COVID-19 resource for financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
 

Tax Incentives in Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones - U.S. Department o…

Provides substantial tax incentives for business that hire local residents, upgrade their equipment needs, and build or rehabilitate commercial property, in designated Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones. 

Texans for the Arts

Texans for the Arts is a grass-roots 501(c)4 non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Texas.  

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts provides Texas artists and arts organizations with legal and accounting assistance to enable them to maximize their potential, shape our cultural landscape, and contribute to the creative economy.

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is responsible for regulating, inspecting, and taxing the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages within the state. 

Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations

The Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations is the statewide membership association reflecting and promoting Texas' growing nonprofit community in all its diversity. 

Texas Back in Business

Texas Back in Business is the Hurricane Harvey Relief Program for Texas small business. It is a job and economic development program, funded by Congress in 2018, designed to help small businesses damaged by Hurricane Harvey to recover.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

TCEQ is the state agency responsible for most recycling-related regulations including landfill permits, electronics recycling, and hazardous waste laws. 

Texas Commission on the Arts

The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is to advance our state economically and culturally investing in a creative Texas. 

Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources

Texas CBAR offers a Pro Bono Legal Referral Program designed to connect eligible non-profits and microenterprises with volunteer attorneys who provide legal assistance on business, corporate, and legal matters that do not involve litigation. 

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

The Texas Comptroller's office is the state's chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator and treasurer. 

Texas Cottage Food Law

Everything you need to know about running your legal home food business. 

Texas Cultural Emergency Response Alliance

The Texas Cultural Emergency Response Alliance (TX-CERA) is an affiliation of institutions and persons interested in preserving the cultural heritage of Texas. 

Texas Department of Agriculture

The Texas Department of Agriculture provides information on agriculture financing, community development, grants, and additional resources to support Texas businesses and agriculture. 

Texas Department of Insurance

The Texas Department of Insurance regulates insurers and other companies that conduct insurance business in Texas, and assists Texas-based insurance consumers.