Small Business Resources

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. 

ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as the Internet's first "crowdfunding" platform, connects artists with fans in order to share the excitement and beauty of the creative process.

BiGAUSTIN is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive training services, one-on-one assistance, and loans to individuals who want to achieve self-sufficiency by starting their own business. 

Business & Community Lenders of Texas (BCL) is a nonprofit economic development organization providing business lending, Small Business Administration (SBA) and community development programs. 

CDC offers a variety of small business loans, primarily the SBA 504 Loan Program, throughout Texas. 

Central Texas CDC is a public non-profit corporation created for the purpose of facilitating public sector financing programs in Texas. 

The Community Development Bank (CDB) offers financial assistance in the form of loan programs that provide flexible capital and technical assistance to small and minority businesses that are expanding or relocating to low-income areas. 

The Core Cultural Funding programs provides funding to large and small non-profit organizations. 

The Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Development Department provides leadership and management for the City's Cultural arts program and for the economic development of arts and cultural industries. 

The city of Austin provides cultural arts programs for the Austin community by contracting with arts organizations for specific services.  

The Energy Department supports a number of grant, loan and financing programs. 

Our mission is to strengthen the fabric of East Austin neighborhoods by promoting housing affordability & economic diversity; preserving and enhancing its history, culture, and nature; and investing in its small businesses and public spaces that are unique to East Austin.

Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that provides training, coaching, and support to aspiring and existing business owners who face barriers to growing a successful business. 

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. 

Fundera offers small business financing, business credit cards, and small business insights. 

GrantsAlert.com's goal is to help America's K-12 teachers and schools find the funding they need educate our children. 

The Houston Business Development, Inc. assist small business owners by providing flexible and affordable loans to expand their businesses and work closely with banks and commercial lenders to provide bridge financing. 

Just invests in low-income female entrepreneurs to create more resilient communities in America. 

COVID-19 resource for small business loans. 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, LiftFund has a disaster relief loan for small businesses up to $50,000 with up to 120-day payment deferment. We have a product for new clients and for current clients. 

The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program works to make the world a smaller place by giving artists of different cultures the opportunity to work together, in the hope that lasting friendship and understanding will develop. 

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

National information resource on grants and other opportunities for artists and for all those who support them. 

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.