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Small Business Resource Directory

Small Business Resources

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.

Organization Phone Number Description

PAL provides financial assistance to elderly musicians for medical and living expenses. Preference is given to blues artists, though musicians in other genres may be eligible depending on available funds. 

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.

Pitch competition for military veterans and military spouses entrepreneurs who are looking to start or grow a business venture. 

Pitch competition for innovative Nonprofit organizations. 

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

800.733.8394

Pro bono legal service. Apply online. 

512.476.5550

Pro bono legal service.  Apply online. 

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

Provides grants for all legitimate expenditures relating professional work and personal living, including medical expenses, for visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.

Provides small business owners, their employees, and retirees access to innovative services, resources, and benefits.