Small Business Resources

I Respect Music supports a musician's right to receive pay for radio airplay. 

ICA seeks to change the nature of work by advancing businesses and institutions that center worker voice, grow worker voice, and build worker power. 

From the forms you need to quick access to information on hot tax topics like EINs, independent contractors and the new health care legislation, this IRS site makes doing your taxes as painless and simple as possible.

Real support for bluegrass professionals in times of emergency need. 
 

The International Trade and Investment Program works to link Austin businesses with international markets and business partners, and increase foreign direct investment in the city. 

Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the federal government declares their location to be a major disaster area. 

James Beard Foundation, a non-profit advocate for the food industry, is fundraising for food and beverage businesses right now and has a sign-up to be notified when the application is live.
 

This fund offers financial support, housing assistance and pro bono medical care for musicians who have made a living playing blues, jazz, and roots music. 

The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides emergency support to US based visual artists working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and/or drawing, who have suffered significant losses after natural or manmade disasters that have affected their community. 

The Julia C. Butridge Gallery supports emerging through professional artists by providing exhibition space by application.

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

We offer a variety of bookkeeping & financial management solutions, as well as tax preparation and tax consulting.

COVID-19 resource for small business loans. 

The Latino Arts Residency Program fosters the development of Austin-area Latino arts organizations and artists in all disciplines in an effort to build and enhance quality, sustainable community arts and cultural programming. 

Austin Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) of Central Texas, Inc. is a nonprofit service that provides a trusted sources for Austin area attorney searches.  

Lending Tree offers a $50,000 grant to help small businesses that are having trouble scaling.  One award per year. 

LIFT Development Enterprises, Inc. is a community development organization and micro-small business accelerator with a mission to help underserved and under represented small business owners to overcome the challenges they face due to lack of access to capital and to assist them in increasing business capacity resulting in higher revenue growth and providing premium wage jobs. 

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. 

Grant program dedicated primarily to LIVE MUSIC venues. 

Pro bono legal service. Apply online. 

The "Love, Tito's Small Business Grant Program" will provide 10 grants of $25,000 each to small business owners. 

Free one-on-one support sessions, skilled volunteers offer small business assistance in financial management, sales & marketing, technology, and operations.

The Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2010 modifies and extends the energy efficient appliance credit for certain dishwashers, clothes washers, and refrigerators manufactured after December 31, 2010.