Resources
Resource Library
Guides and Manuals
- Startup Guide
- Starter Kits
- Guide to Creating a Business Plan
- Guide to Structuring a Business
- Guide to Selecting Accountants and Lawyers
- Guide to Business Financing FAQS
- Guide to Alternative Lending Resources
- Guide to Business Insurance
- Guide to Creating a Marketing Plan
- Guide to Social Media
- Guide to Educating Training Resources
- Business Bonding
- Employer Resource Guide
- New Business Guide
Advice and Counseling
- SCORE Houston
- University of Houston Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- University of Houston Procurement Technical Assistance Center"
- Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)
- U.S. Export Assistance Center
Non-Profit Lenders
- BCL of Texas
- LiftFund
- PeopleFund
State
- Chapter 380 Grants and Loans
- Data Centers Tax Exemptions
- Freeport Exemptions
- Historically Underutilized Business Certification Program
- Reinvestment Zones
- Qualified Research and Development Tax Exemptions
- Skills Development Fund
- Texas Enterprise Fund
- Texas Enterprise Zone Program
- Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program
- Texas Small Business Fund
- Type A/Type B Sales Tax Exemption
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program
Federal
- Disaster Assistance
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Small Business Administration 504 Loan
- Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan
- Small Business Investment Company Program (SBIC)
- Small Business Innovation Research Program
- Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
- State Trade and Export Promotion Program (STEP)
- Surety Bond Guarantee Program