Small Business Resources

SAM.gov is the official U.S. government website for people who make, receive, and manage federal awards. 

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has created the COVID-19 Disaster Fund that is now available to eligible SAG-AFTRA members who have been impacted by this pandemic. 

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

Worldwide network of over 550 vetted arts residencies and deadline listings.

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

Based on the current and most urgent needs of our community, this round of funding will be disbursed via grocery gift cards of denominations up to $100.

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

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.

UTSA Procurement Technical Assistance Center provides assistance to small business owners to expand their business into federal and state markets with government agencies, and military installations. 

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. 

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.

COVID-19 resource for small grants program for professional—published or produced—writers in acute or unexpected financial crises. 

Nonprofit Quarterly provides research-based articles for nonprofits about management and governance. 

Professional association of the nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA is a national, not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that champions public support for the arts in America.

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

The Music Maker Relief Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit, was founded to preserve the musical traditions of the South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. 

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.

This fund offers financial support, housing assistance and pro bono medical care for musicians who have made a living playing blues, jazz, and roots music. 

The mission of the Democracy at Work Institute is to expand the worker cooperative model to reach communities most directly affected by social and economic inequality, specifically people of color, recent immigrants, and low-­wage workforces.

ICA seeks to change the nature of work by advancing businesses and institutions that center worker voice, grow worker voice, and build worker power. 

If you are or have been a professional in the business of bluegrass and are in a time of emergency need, apply to the Bluegrass Trust Fund.

Real support for bluegrass professionals in times of emergency need. 
 

In partnership with Live Nation, Music Forward Foundation, a charitable 501c3 organization, has established Crew Nation— a global relief fund for live music crews. Live Nation has committed $10 million to Crew Nation – contributing an initial $5 million to the fund, then matching the next $5 million given by artists, fans, and employees dollar for dollar. Music Forward Foundation will be administering the fund, and managing the application, review, and award process.