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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.

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The Austin Human Resource Management Association's mission is to promote professionalism, effectiveness, and understanding in the Human Resource Management field.

The Austin U.S. Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Department of Commerce is part of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, a federal agency. 

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system in the United States has proven that the majority of marketplace problems can be solved fairly through the use of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education. 

The Biotechnology Commercialization Center's mission is to help commercialize and incubate UTHealth and Houston-based technologies, while increasing the number of Texas-based companies. 

901.527.2583

The Blues Foundation established the HART Fund (Handy Artists Relief Trust) for Blues musicians and their families in financial need due to a broad range of health concerns.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America provides Emergency & Disaster Grants to radio and television broadcasters find themselves in acute financial need and do not have insurance to cover their losses after a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tornado, or wildfire, extreme flooding, house fire, or other serious misfortune. 
 

The Bunker targets existing veteran-owned tech startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to come, create, and conquer the business world through their ideas, hard work, and strategy. 

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

The Cascades Alliance provides free full-service consulting service to non-profit organizations to help establish waste-based (reuse or recycling) revenue-generating social enterprises.

The Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College has been a leading provider of nonprofit workforce and career development in Central Texs for 20 years.