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.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance providers help businesses with general tasks such as setting up an enterprise, launching the business, or creating a business plan, typically free of charge or for a small fee. Professional Service providers offer task-specific services such as legal or human resource needs that are often offered for a consulting or advising fee.
BioMedSA
BioMedSA is a non-profit organization that supports the healthcare and bioscience industry in San Antonio and beyond, offering programs, resources, and membership benefits to promote growth and innovation in these fields.
CPS Energy2Business (E2B) Team
The CPS Energy2Business (E2B) team is a hands-on, mobile group committed to serving our small and medium-size business customers.
Culturingua
Culturingua is a San Antonio based organization dedicated to supporting current and aspiring middle eastern, north African, and south Asian small business owners through community and economic development.
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.
Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal
The Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal will provide you with the most relevant resources and contacts to help you find success. This important tool offers a customized list of useful business resources to assist you in starting or growing your business in Texas.
greater:SATX Regional Economic Partnership
greater:SATX is the regional Economic Development Organization for the San Antonio MSA. We lead business attraction and advancement efforts.
InCube Labs
We are a multi-disciplinary life sciences lab focused on developing and commercializing breakthrough innovations. We seek to understand the biggest challenges in healthcare and develop innovative and effective treatment solutions that have the potential to improve the lives of millions of patients.
SBA District Office San Antonio
The SBA District Office in San Antonio is a regional office of the U.S. Small Business Administration that serves 55 counties in south central Texas. Its mission is to support small business growth and economic development in the region by providing a comprehensive range of services and resources.
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.
The Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance and Business Permit Office
The Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance and the Business Permit Office assist small and medium Texas businesses through advocacy, entrepreneurial support, education and technical assistance.
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 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 Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The San Antonio SBDC offers integrated services to meet the needs of experienced small business owners as well as individuals interested in starting a business.
VelocityTX
VelocityTX is an innovation center in San Antonio supporting bioscience companies with lease space, incubator programs, and funding opportunities to accelerate their growth.