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. Call 512-974-7800, email SmallBiz@austintexas.gov or visit our website for information about all our services and resources.

Organization Phone Number Description
SCORE Small Business Disaster Preparedness Resources

SCORE is here to help small businesses be better prepared for unplanned business interruptions. 

Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program

Section 108 provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects. 

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) of Austin

The mission of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is to provide the best free, confidential one-on-one counseling and educational services to the Greater Austin small business community.

Shared Capital Cooperative 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. 

SIMS Foundation 512.494.1007

The SIMS Foundation provides mental health and substance use recovery services and support for musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent family members. Through education, community partnerships, and accessible managed care, SIMS seeks to destigmatize and reduce mental health and substance use issues, while supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of the music community at large.

Six Square Austin's Black Cultural District

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

Small & Minority Business Resources Division - City of Austin

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. 

Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. 

Small Business Administration - COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan
 
This loan provides economic relief to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue.
Small Business Administration - Debt Relief

The SBA is providing a financial reprieve to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

 

Small Business Administration - Disaster Loan Assistance

Federal disaster loans for businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners, and renters. 

Small Business Administration - Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provides loans to help businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus crisis. 
Small Business Administration - Shuttered Operators Grant

Emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by the COVID pandemic. 

Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery

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

Small Business Administration Prepare for emergencies

Additional business resources from the the Small Business Administration. 

Small Business Division - City of Austin

The mission of the Small Business Division is to foster job creation and support the growth of new and existing businesses by providing capacity building information, tools, and resources.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research / Research and Development that has the potential for commercialization. 

Small Business Investment Company (SBIC)

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

Small Business Lending Fund - U.S. Department of Treasury

The Small Business Lending Fund provide up to $30 billion in capital to qualified banks and other targeted lenders with assets of less than $10 billion. 

Small Business Lighting Program - City of Austin

Austin Energy offers small business and small non-profit customers up to an 80% discount to install high-efficiency lighting. 

Small Business Technology Transfer

The Small Business Technology Transfer is a program that expands funding opportunities in federal innovation research and development.  

Society of Marketing Professionals (SMP) Austin

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

Souly Austin - City of Austin

The Souly Austin District Incubator aims to support the creation and retention of stable, organized commercial districts through the formation of merchants associations. 

https://www.southarts.org/ 404.873.2148

In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State Arts Agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee — with additional funding from other public and private donors such as the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — South Arts supports artists and organizations through a rich and responsive portfolio of grants, fellowships, and programs.