Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department
The Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department (SBED) supports new and existing businesses in Bexar County through programs, resources, and networking opportunities.
Professional & Legal Services
Professional service providers include support with matters related to accounting, legal, human resources, and other task-specific services that are often offered for a consulting or advising fee. Technical Assistance providers offer general support such as assistance writing a business plan or launching an enterprise, typically for free or a small fee.
Enventure San Antonio
Enventure is a Houston-based nonprofit with programs designed to support life science innovators at every stage of the process, from needs finding, to business model development, to clinical strategy, and beyond.
SBDC Center for Government Contracting at UTSA
The SBDC Center for Government Contracting at UTSA is a specialty center under the Texas South-West Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network at the University of Texas at San Antonio. It provides services to assist small businesses, with a focus on veteran entrepreneurs, women-owned businesses, employers, small to medium manufacturers, and cybersecurity compliance.
South Texas Business Lawyers
Our mission is to Educate, Support, and Advise every small to medium-sized business and startup in South Texas.
Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
If your company is experiencing a decline in sales and a decline in employment levels due to the adverse effects of foreign competition, you might qualify for assistance in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, employee training, information management or new product development from SWTAAC. SWTAAC provides management and technical assistance to U.S. manufacturing and service firms that qualify for trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974. The Southwest TAAC is one of eleven nationally operated centers responsible for the administration of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program.
UT San Antonio Office of Commercialization
The UTSA Office of Commercialization in San Antonio, Texas supports UTSA faculty in commercializing their research through resources, programs, and guidance on intellectual property processes, as well as fostering university-industry partnerships and supporting economic development.
UTSA APEX Accelerator
The UTSA Apex Accelerator is a specialty center of the UTSA Institute for Economic Development (IED) assisting small and large businesses with no cost advising, training, and networking with local, state, federal and DOD agencies in support of large-scale expansion.
UTSA Historically Underutilized Business Office
The University of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) initiative is to encourage and assist participation by such businesses in the contracting and purchasing process. It is UTSA’s policy to be committed to maximizing, when available, the number and value of purchases with HUBs.
UTSA MBDA Centers
The San Antonio MBDA Business Center is dedicated to helping the minority entrepreneurs flourish and grow in today’s marketplace.
UTSA SBDC Technology Commercialization Center
The Texas SBDC Technology Commercialization Center supports high-tech entrepreneurs in Texas by offering management advisory services, programs like the Texas SBIR/STTR Assistance Pathways Program, an Innovation Development Bootcamp, and hosting events like Texas Encountering Innovation to help businesses pitch their innovations to federal agencies.
UTSA Valdez Institute for Economic Development
The UTSA Institute for Economic Development is home to 11 centers that provide low or no-cost advising and training to entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, and communities.
YWCA San Antonio
The YWCA San Antonio is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, eliminating racism, and promoting racial justice and gender equity. With a mission of “Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women,” the YWCA has been serving the San Antonio community for over 109 years.