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.
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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. |
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Southern Smoke Foundation | Southern Smoke Foundation provides funding to individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis. |
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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. |
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Texas Grant Watch | GrantWatch lists the most grants for nonprofits, small businesses and individuals. |
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Opportunity Fund | Opportunity Fund is committed to supporting existing and new small business customers who are financially struggling amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. |
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Texas Workforce Commission | Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. |
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Center for Women Entrepreneurs Veteran Women Grant | 940.898.2000 | Female veterans in Texas who own or are starting a business can apply for this annual program to receive $5,000 in grant funding. |
National Association for Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Texas | NAIFA's mission is to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of its members. |
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Texas eGrants Application | Use the Texas.gov eGrants website to search for, view the details of, and find contact information for competitive funding announcements from Texas State agencies. |
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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. |
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The Association of Women and Minority Contractors of Texas | 512.551.2215 | 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. |
Wefunder | COVID-19 emergency funding for businesses. |
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Behind the Scenes | COVID-19 resource for financial support for entertainment technology industry professionals, or their immediate dependent family members, who are seriously ill, injured or been hospitalized with Covid-19 and is in financial need. |
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1 Million Cups | 816.932.1000 | 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. |
Accion | 866.245.0783 | 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. |
American Federation of Musicians | 800.762.3444 | COVID-19 resource guide for musicians. |
Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Austin Chapter | The mission of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Austin Chapter is to facilitate ethical and effective philanthropy in Central Texas. |
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Austin Contractor Association (ACA) | The ACA is a non-profit organization serving Asian businesses in the Greater Austin Metropolitan and surrounding areas. |
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Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals | 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. |
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Americans for the Arts | COVID-19 Resource page for artists and art organizations. |
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Association of Performing Arts Professionals | COVID-19 resource page for artists with information and webinars regarding disaster management for artists. |
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Artist Relief | To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States. |
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Artists' Fellowship, Inc. | COVID-19 resource that financially assists professional visual artists and their families in times of emergency, disability or bereavement. |
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National Endowment for the Arts | COVID-19 resource page and informative FAQ document for artists and arts organization. |