Small Business Resources

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. 

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.

COVID-19 resource for non-profit organizations serving populations affected by the virus.

The Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College has been a leading provider of nonprofit workforce and career development in Central Texs for 20 years. 

ArtUs Co is a non-profit organization that supports local artists by providing affordable spaces for them to create, share, and sell their work.

AMEP Austin was born in June 2018 as a chapter of the Association of Business and Professional Women, a national association that encompasses Spanish-speaking women in the United States of America with the aim of projecting women in business, professional, social, family and cultural fields.

The ACA is a non-profit organization serving Asian businesses in the Greater Austin Metropolitan and surrounding areas. 

The mission of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Austin Chapter is to facilitate ethical and effective philanthropy in Central Texas. 

Accion is a nonprofit organization that increases access to business credit, makes loans and provides training to enable entrepreneurs to realize their dreams and be catalysts for positive economic and social change. 

Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012-a free program designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country.  

The Association of Women and Minority Contractors of Texas (AWMCTX) is dedicated to educating, promoting, and supplying business development services to women and minority-owned businesses in the construction industry. 

The ACC Bioscience Incubator aims to provide a fully equipped and affordable lap space to the Austin life science community. 

The SIMS Foundation provides mental health and substance use recovery services and support for musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent family members. Through education, community partnerships, and accessible managed care, SIMS seeks to destigmatize and reduce mental health and substance use issues, while supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of the music community at large.

Austin Energy offers small business and small non-profit customers up to an 80% discount to install high-efficiency lighting. 

Pitch competition to turn raw materials that are leaving local businesses into the new materials.  

Compliation of vaccination resources for businesses, employees, and musicians.

PeopleFund is a non-profit 501(c)(3) based in Austin, Texas that provides loans, financial and technical assistance to people who are left out of the financial mainstream.

HAAM provides access to affordable healthcare for greater Austin’s low-income, working musicians, with a focus on prevention and wellness.

Our U.S. Early-stage program attracts top founds from around the world and provides access to the tools, resources, and talent founders and corporate innovators needed to make transformational impact, without taking any equity. 

The ECDC provides transactional business law representation to entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.

Future Front nurture spaces where women and LGBTQ+ creatives, founders and leaders can grow together. Currently, they produce The Front Market and Festival, host year-round workshops and meet-ups, as well as create resources for resilience in creative industries.

Financial Coaching is a free service provided by trained volunteers who can work with you one-on-one to make sure you have the tools, resources, and encouragement you need to reach your financial goals.

Business Contracts provides review, approval, and execution of business contracts required for the procurement of services for The University of Texas at Austin. 

Qualifying businesses can earn up to $1,800 in rebates to start, expand or improve recycling, composting or other zero waste programs.