The City division that owns Austin small-business training, educational events, coaching, Kiva access, market-intelligence tools, and program updates.
Fees may applyOnlineIn personService: English
- Best for
- Finding current City programs, workshops, coaching, and small-business announcements in one place
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- The division page is public; each class, event, coaching service, loan, rebate, or linked program sets its own requirements, availability, and cost
- Before you go
- Use the division page for current offerings, then confirm the selected program's registration, geography, deadline, and fee terms.
The State's official financing map to SBA resources, nonprofit lenders, Texas credit initiatives, workforce grants, federal grant catalogs, and cash-flow help.
Free accessOnlineService: EnglishService: Spanish
- Best for
- Comparing the main public and nonprofit capital pathways available in Texas
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- This is a directory; every linked loan, grant, lender, and training program sets separate requirements and terms
- Before you go
- Use the page as a map, then verify the selected provider's current eligibility, repayment, fee, deadline, and availability terms.
Official registration instructions for contractors working on permitted projects in Austin, including account and trade-license requirements.
Fees may applyOnlineService: English
- Best for
- Preparing to perform permitted construction work in Austin
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Registration path and state-license evidence depend on contractor type
- Before you go
- Select the exact contractor type and complete registration before permitted work.
Official City information for MBE, WBE, DBE, ACDBE, and SBE certification programs and their current eligibility paths.
Free accessOnlineService: English
- Best for
- Evaluating a City-administered business certification
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Ownership, control, size, location, business history, and program-specific evidence can apply
- Before you go
- Complete vendor registration first when required and use only the current certification checklist.
No-cost regional employer services covering recruiting, job matching, hiring events, labor-market insights, training pipelines, apprenticeships, employee upskilling, and layoff assistance.
No-cost advisingOnline and in personService: English
- Best for
- Williamson or Hays County employers hiring workers, developing skilled-trade talent, or planning training and retention
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Employer consultation is no-cost, while individual training funds, wage subsidies, workers, occupations, and partner programs apply separate geography, approval, and eligibility rules
- Before you go
- Contact the official Business Services team with the worksite county, positions, hiring timeline, training need, and current workforce size before assuming a program will fund an expense.
A county-organized collection of high-utility local coaching, business research, contracting-readiness, improvement-grant, incentive, and entrepreneur-support programs.
Fees may applyOnlineIn personService: EnglishService: Spanish
- Best for
- Finding geographically specific help after statewide and federal guidance is too broad
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Every linked program sets separate city or county boundaries, business stage, employee, property, census-tract, matching-fund, reimbursement, application-window, library-card, certification, and funding rules; Spanish service is explicitly confirmed for San Marcos SMTX BOOST (formerly ThinkB!G), not every program in the collection
- Before you go
- Open the exact local program and verify current eligibility, available funding, deadlines, required approvals, reimbursement terms, language access, and intake instructions before spending or applying.
Reviewed October 12, 2026Official page: EnglishIndependent listing
Browse official resources8 official links+
Each link opens the named provider's official page. Eligibility, availability, deadlines, registration, fees, funding, and service area can differ by provider; verify the current terms before acting or paying.
SBA's official gateway to Women's Business Centers, counseling, training, capital pathways, the WOSB federal contracting program, and online learning.
Free accessOnlineService: English
- Best for
- Finding the official federal owner for counseling, capital, or WOSB contracting help
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Counseling, loans, training, and certification each have separate location, ownership, control, size, and program requirements
- Before you go
- Choose the exact SBA pathway and confirm its current criteria before applying or seeking certification.
A free Texas program offering veteran entrepreneurs business planning, capital guidance, fundamentals, training, referrals, and direct business support.
No-cost advisingOnline and in personService: English
- Best for
- Texas veterans starting a business or strengthening an existing veteran-owned business
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Veteran status, Texas service scope, individual assistance, verification, and program requirements apply
- Before you go
- Use the official program intake and confirm the current service, verification, and event requirements with a veteran business consultant.
Central Texas coaching and workshops in English and Spanish on planning, marketing, cost control, and operations.
No-cost advisingOnline and in personService: EnglishService: Spanish
- Best for
- Entrepreneurs who want explicitly bilingual, local support
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Program intake, schedule, and workshop terms vary
- Before you go
- Choose the English or Spanish official intake path and confirm current availability.
Direct county owners for development, repair, floodplain, septic, driveway, utility, commercial-construction, building, and fire-system requirements outside incorporated city limits.
Fees may applyOnlineIn personService: English
- Best for
- Contractors and property owners determining which county approvals may apply before work starts
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Requirements depend on the property's incorporated-city, extraterritorial-jurisdiction, or unincorporated-county location and on the exact scope; county, city, utility, fire-district, and state approvals can overlap
- Before you go
- Confirm the property's jurisdiction and project scope with the responsible county and city offices before bidding, scheduling, demolition, excavation, repair, or construction.
Reviewed October 12, 2026Official page: EnglishIndependent listing
Browse official resources3 official links+
Each link opens the named provider's official page. Eligibility, availability, deadlines, registration, fees, funding, and service area can differ by provider; verify the current terms before acting or paying.
Official county entry points for vendor onboarding, bid registration, current solicitations, procurement instructions, forecasts, and electronic proposal submission.
Fees may applyOnlineService: English
- Best for
- Contractors, suppliers, and service businesses pursuing county construction, repair, maintenance, professional-service, or commodity opportunities
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Each county, solicitation, commodity code, insurance requirement, disclosure, prequalification, and third-party bidding platform controls its own registration and response rules; registration never guarantees an invitation or award
- Before you go
- Choose the county, create only the account required by its current instructions, select accurate service categories, and review the complete solicitation before submitting or paying for optional platform features.
Reviewed October 12, 2026Official page: EnglishIndependent listing
Browse official resources3 official links+
Each link opens the named provider's official page. Eligibility, availability, deadlines, registration, fees, funding, and service area can differ by provider; verify the current terms before acting or paying.
A short City questionnaire that gives initial permit guidance for residential projects and directs users to confirmation resources.
Free accessOnlineService: English
- Best for
- Early permit research before defining a project schedule
Eligibility · Before you go+
- Eligibility
- Guidance only; staff confirmation and other permits or approvals may be required
- Before you go
- Complete the questionnaire and follow its instruction to confirm the result with the City.
