Small Business Resources

The Business Success Center provides assistance for new and established businesses in Austin, Texas.

The UT Professional Development Center (PDC) helps individuals meet professional and personal goals and helps organizations develop employees and improve performance through its program, consulting, coaching and facilitation services.

The Texas State Small Business Development Center works with existing and startup small business to help them grow and compete in today's global economy.  

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.

Women in Jazz Association, Inc. provides Concert Series and Vocal Performance Workshops for performance opportunities and experiences of local professional and amateur jazz vocalists. 

Get quick, detailed information and referrals to health and human service organizations in your area. 

ABC is a commercial and industrial construction trade association, representing 22,000 members nationwide.  

ALPFA's mission is to empower and develop Latino men and women as leaders of character for the nation, in every sector of the global economy. 

The Austin Asian American Bar Association seeks to serve the mutual professional, social, mentoring, and community interests of Asian American lawyers and lawyers with interest in the Austin Asian American community. 

ARMA International is a not-for-profit association and the leading authority on managing records and information.

The Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce is the leading partner for driving local economic growth for businesses with ties to Asia and Asian Americans. 

Austin Blues Society represents the past, present and future of blues music through education, commemoration and preservation. 

The Austin Creative Alliance aims to advance, connect and advocate for Austin's arts, cultural, and creative communities. 

The Austin Film Society is a non-profit organization that empowers the Austin community to make, watch and love film and creative media by showing great films and premiers.

The Austin Museum Partnership is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes and facilitates collaboration within the museum community for the benefit of our museums and the community at large. 

SMP's mission is to advocate for, educate and connect leaders in the building industry. 

Professional organization representing the software, Internet, information technology, new media, semiconductor, hardware and telecommunications industries. 

The City of Austin's Brownfields Revitalizations Office has grant funding available to provide free environmental site assessments, such as Phase I ESAs, which are needed for due diligence during property acquisition. 

The City of Austin Recycling and Reuse Enterprise Resource Guide provides information on local programs, services, resources, community groups, and regulations relevant to you as a zero waste entrepreneur. 

Get answers and assistance with issues you have regarding the City of Austin. 

The City's Music & Entertainment Division is an economic development accelerator and centralized resource center for Austin's music industry, and an active community partner for Austin's citizens, community groups, and neighborhoods. 

The Austin Green Business Leaders Program can help you protect the environment save money, and make Austin a more livable place.  

BizAid Business Orientation provides a general overview of opening a small business or re-evaluating an existing business during its growth. 

The Family Business Loan Program is a public-private partnership between the City of Austin, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and participating private lenders to offer low-interest loans to qualified small businesses that are expanding and creating jobs.