Small Business Resources

Southern Smoke Foundation provides funding to individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis. 

The mission of the SMSDC is to create an opportunities for minority businesses enterprises to grow, and to actively add value for corporate members through positive business relationships. 

The Stand With Austin Fund was established in partnership with the Entrepreneurs Foundation to receive charitable donations to support nonprofits assisting individuals and small businesses most negatively impacted by the cancellation of SXSW and least able to recover on their own.

The State Bar of Texas legal hotline helps people find answers to basic legal questions and connects them with legal aid providers following declared disasters.  

All the renewable energy incentives offered by the State of Texas. 

The mission of STAR Central Texas is to act as a resource to help advance recycling practices through education in the Central Texas region.

The Sundance Documentary Fund assists non-profit films on the development of documentaries on social issues. 

The Sustainable Arts Foundation is a non-profit foundation supporting artists and writers with families.  

COVID-19 resource for financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
 

Provides substantial tax incentives for business that hire local residents, upgrade their equipment needs, and build or rehabilitate commercial property, in designated Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones. 

Texans for the Arts is a grass-roots 501(c)4 non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Texas.  

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts provides Texas artists and arts organizations with legal and accounting assistance to enable them to maximize their potential, shape our cultural landscape, and contribute to the creative economy.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is responsible for regulating, inspecting, and taxing the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages within the state. 

The Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations is the statewide membership association reflecting and promoting Texas' growing nonprofit community in all its diversity. 

Texas Back in Business is the Hurricane Harvey Relief Program for Texas small business. It is a job and economic development program, funded by Congress in 2018, designed to help small businesses damaged by Hurricane Harvey to recover.

The successful outcome for TXFED is for local food producers and farmers markets to increase customers and sales, develop new market opportunities, and create jobs leading to economic sustainability of Texas local food systems. 

TCEQ is the state agency responsible for most recycling-related regulations including landfill permits, electronics recycling, and hazardous waste laws. 

The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is to advance our state economically and culturally investing in a creative Texas. 

Texas CBAR offers a Pro Bono Legal Referral Program designed to connect eligible non-profits and microenterprises with volunteer attorneys who provide legal assistance on business, corporate, and legal matters that do not involve litigation. 

The Texas Comptroller's office is the state's chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator and treasurer. 

Everything you need to know about running your legal home food business. 

The Texas Cultural Emergency Response Alliance (TX-CERA) is an affiliation of institutions and persons interested in preserving the cultural heritage of Texas. 

The Texas Department of Agriculture provides information on agriculture financing, community development, grants, and additional resources to support Texas businesses and agriculture. 

The Texas Department of Insurance regulates insurers and other companies that conduct insurance business in Texas, and assists Texas-based insurance consumers.