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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
612.767.2100

Shared Capital Cooperative is a national loan fund and federally certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides financing to cooperative businesses and housing throughout the United States. 

Sign up for small business health care at HealthCare.gov.

Six Square Austin's Black Cultural District comprises approximately six square miles of central east Austin.  

800.628.5115

Small businesses in Texas with newly hired workers can receive grants to cover employee training.

Small Business Administration offers training materials to understand the disaster recovery process after a disaster has occured. 

Small Business Investment Company program facilitates the flow of long-term capital to small businesses.  

SMBR assist local businesses with bonding needs, Disadvantaged, Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise certification, and a plan room that provides drawings from the City of Austin and other local public and private entities. 

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

Some of the statues and regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor require that notices be provided to employees and/or posted in the workplace. 

Southern Smoke Foundation provides funding to individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis.